'Protect our girls' More calls to raise the age of consent
OFFICIALS FROM at least two children's welfare groups yesterday backed a proposal from Opposition parliamentarian, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, that Government should raise the age of consent from 16 years old.
Turn off that joyful noise! - Church celebrations curtailed by Abatement Act
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: GOSPEL LOVERS in and around Spaldings, who attended a watch night service and concert on Wednesday night, had their festivities curtailed by the authorities who insisted that the Noise Abatement Act be observed.
'J'can beef is safe'
MINISTER OF Agriculture Roger Clarke is assuring Jamaicans that it is quite safe to consume local beef, despite the mad cow scare generated in the United States.
First murder of 2004
JAMAICA HAS already seen its first murder of the year with the death of 34-year-old Mark Anthony Grant, labourer of an Orange Street address, downtown Kingston.
Accreditation dispute for review April
A JUDICIAL review into a long standing accreditation row between the Mandeville-based Liberal Arts College of Jamaica (LACJ) and the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) has been set for April, the arts college said Wednesday.
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