You're being watched!
THE PROMISED Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are now up and running in sections of the Corporate Area as part of the security strategy being employed by the police force to combat crime.

A twist of fate
FOR DESMOND 'Soldier' Gordon, a local fisherman, the news that another boatload of Haitian refugees - the third in less than a week - had just landed in Manchioneal, Portland, didn't seem like "here we go again".

Gleaner Editors'forum - Management training critical for school heads
"THE EDUCATION system is a handcuff to the modern way of running an organisation. The returns on investment is unsatisfactory in terms of use of resources, because some decision makers in the schools do not know how to manage the funds...

Jamaica on alert
THE MINISTRY of National Security confirmed yesterday that the Jamaica Defence Force is now on standby with the rest of CARICOM to move in with peacekeeping forces, should the civil unrest in Haiti deteriorate further.

Gov't consultants booted
THE GOVERNMENT has slashed the number of advisers employed to its agencies, laying down new regulations and definitions for consultants, in an effort to reduce the $326 million a year salary package paid to consultants.

Haitian influx worry J'cans
SOME JAMAICANS are now worried over the Government's decision to keep accepting Haitians fleeing civil unrest in their country. But Government has vowed that it will not turn away any Haitian from its shores as the crisis escalates.

When will democracy come to Haiti?
THE PRESENT situation in Haiti should come as no surprise to those of us who have studied and analysed Haiti's history of dictatorship and culture of violence. What is surprising is that it has taken the international community...

Churches making a killing from funerals
JAMAICAN CHURCHES are making big bucks from funerals especially from persons who are non-members.