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Cops want politicians to review INDECOM
WESTERN BUREAU:Former chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, Constable Franz Morrison, has suggested that Minister of National Security Peter Bunting and his opposition counterpart, Delroy Chuck, should collaborate on the planned review of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Act.
Cops hold 'Bebe' and 'Killer Bee' in lotto raid
Kenrick Stephenson, otherwise called 'Bebe', a well-known and well-connected figure in western Jamaica, was arrested during an operation led by the lottery scam task force.
Bad teachers get free pass
Procedural errors by some school boards and principals have allowed some bad teachers to remain in an education system from which they should have been ejected.
Thwaites wants code review
Education Minister Ronald Thwaites wants a review of the Education Act (1980), which governs the running of public- educational institutions.
Rags to riches to rags again
Western Bureau:Worry is now the dominant emotion gripping Montego Bay, St James, as the business, commercial and social sectors begin to contemplate a future without the infamous lotto scam, which has been a major financial pillar in the city in recent years.
Sobering up!
Hundreds of breathalyser tests performed by the police during the first four months of this year have revealed that an overwhelming majority of Jamaicans are heeding the warning not to drink and drive.
Bill passed - Senate OKs interim payments legislation
THE SENATE yesterday passed a bill which is to make lawful the award of interim payments by judges in the Supreme Court, which since March 2003 has been unlawful.
Net billing licences awarded
ELEVEN PERSONS yesterday collected the first batch of net billing licences offered by the Government that will allow them to sell the excess electricity they generate to the national grid.
Bill passed - Senate OKs interim payments legislation
THE SENATE yesterday passed a bill which is to make lawful the award of interim payments by judges in the Supreme Court, which since March 2003 has been unlawful.
Net billing licences awarded
ELEVEN PERSONS yesterday collected the first batch of net billing licences offered by the Government that will allow them to sell the excess electricity they generate to the national grid.
Early aid for slow learners
A NEW policy is being introduced to ensure that students with learning disabilities receive early intervention.
Crash hot spots to be exposed
DESPITE MULTIPLE initiatives and the dedicated work of many, road crashes remain the second-leading cause of violent deaths in Jamaica and, according to the National Road Safety Council, the risk is especially high for young drivers.
Osmond Samuda - Santa Cruz's veteran shoemaker
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth:THE GLEANER recently spent some time with Osmond Samuda, alias Sergus or 'Shooi', a shoemaker who operates in the town of Santa Cruz.
Stakeholders aim to preserve the Portland Bight Protected Area
MAY PEN, Clarendon:INGRID PARCHMENT, executive director of the Caribbean Coastal Area Management (C-CAM) Foundation, is hopeful that soon there will be a proper...
Fun and excitement at Crayons Count
AT 4:30 p.m. when it came to an end, the excited children didn't want to go. For the previous two and a half hours, they were having the time of their lives by The Gleaner's North Street, Kingston, car park that was transformed into a giant playground and learning centre with lots of fun and exciting things for them to do.
JCF reviews enforcement operations
THE JAMAICA Constabulary Force (JCF) has announced several changes in the way it collaborates with other state agencies to conduct enforcement operations.The changes came after the Police High Command, in a statement released yesterday, conceded that...
People's report
As a football lover, I am very concerned that there is not a football field in the parish suitable to play a Red Stripe Premier League match.
Cops want greater access to private firearm licences
WESTERN BUREAU:THE VEXED issue of inaccessibility to private firearm licences by some members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) became a point of discussion by delegates at the Police Federation's 69th annual...
Cayman FACTA task force established
THE CAYMAN Islands government this month set up a task force to oversee the enactment of a United States measure to catch tax dodgers called the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Holy duty
Newly installed Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Right Reverend Dr Howard Gregory, is urging the church to dissociate itself from tainted money, which continues to circulate in the society where corruption is rampant....