Allen case goes to Court of Appeal
MILLICENT FORBES, mother of 13-year-old Janice Allen, has taken her case to the Court of Appeal. Yesterday, she filed an appeal against the majority decision in the Judicial Review Court, which turned down her application to have a jury's verdict quashed.
Women still not fairly represented in Jamaica
WHILE JAMAICA has made some strides in gender equality, spokespersons on gender issues say there is more to be done.
Emergency response team still not ready
THE EMERGENCY response team, which has a mandate to rescue children who are victims of abuse and neglect, is late in coming.
Kern Spencer pledges to develop NE St Elizabeth
PARLIAMENTARY secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Kern Spencer, was selected unopposed as the People's National Party (PNP) caretaker for the constituency of North East St. Elizabeth on Sunday.
Killings continue in Spanish Town
SPANISH TOWN: FOUR PERSONS were shot dead and two others injured in Spanish Town, St. Catherine in less than 12 hours over the last two days.
Remodel Operation PRIDE, say activists
THE WESTERN: Jamaica-based social advocacy group, Community Organisation for Management and Sustainable Development (COMAND ), is proposing that the government remodels the problem-plagued Operation PRIDE...
|
