Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Sunday | December 6, 2009
'JAILED' AT HOME - Crime sends Jamaicans behind gates
At least one group of realtors is predicting that Jamaica may be overrun by gated communities should the Government fail to get crime under control. "Most of the developments going forward are going to be gated communities. People feel more secure in these properties. The price for these units is much higher, but they sell faster," said Edwin Wint, president of the Realtors' Association of Jamaica. Read More...
A Call to Action (Editorial Series) - Do it or leave!
Jamaicans have for decades complained about the state of our country - its poor economic performance, its poverty, its poor management, its crime, its violence. Many people have become fed up with the seeming inaction on the part of those we elect and the bureaucracy we pay to put things right. Things cannot continue as they are; certainly not in these exceptional times. Read More...
Men under threat - The Promise, The Perpetrator, The Plundered
It is a truism often repeated but it is worth repeating time and again - Jamaican men are fast becoming an endangered species. Between January 1 and November 30, almost 1,230 men were murdered across the island, and this does not include those killed by members of the security forces. Read More...
Problems at the ports? Danville's fix - Change the scanners; put all security duties under Customs
Outdated and inefficient scanners and a hodgepodge security system are leaving big holes at the nation's ports and allowing contraband, including guns, to slip through. Since last year, the police have pointed to the drugs-for-guns trade between Jamaica and Haiti and blamed this for the continuous flow of illegal firearms into the island ... Read More...
Where do the children play?
A SOCIAL worker has sounded the alarm at the way in which many urban areas, especially gated communities, appear to be developing. Read More...
Running to the hills - Phenomenon a sign of Jamaica's social divide, says university lecturer
A LOCAL university lecturer believes 'running to the hills' for high-end housing solutions is just another means of sustaining the socio-economic chasm that divides Jamaica's haves from the have-nots. Read More...
Gleaner wins seven !
The Gleaner newspaper copped the lion's share of the awards as the curtains came down on Journalism Week Friday night. The Gleaner won seven of the 14 awards presented at the awards ceremony, staged by the 66-year-old Press Association of Jamaica. Read More...
