Cops' fury Politicians, entertainers, criminals lashed
AN INCENSED Raymond Wilson, president of the Police Federation, yesterday launched an all-out verbal assault on elements of the society who he said, are "accommodating criminals and benefiting from the spoils of their evil deeds."
Gleaner products are number one! - Command 70 per cent market share
THANKS TO you, our valued readers and advertisers, The Gleaner Company is still the king of all print media in Jamaica! Information from the 2005 All Media Survey released by the independent research company, Media Research Services Limited...
Street: selling and surviving
MARSHAIS just 13 years old and she is embarrassed to be selling on the streets. Her mother, 31-year-old Yvonne,says the teenager usually hides when she sees any of her friends or her teachers.
New facility opens for the physically challenged
THERE IS now a place where people who are physically challenged can shop for products to make life easier. Independent Living, which is located at 10 Merrick Avenue, Kingston 10, opened its doors to the public yesterday and is stocked...
When prostitution becomes an option
A 13 YEAR-OLD boy, who is in a private children's home in Kingston, is living out his own disturbing legacy of emotional and sexual abuse. The boy was pointed out by a caregiver at the home. At first glance, before the chilling story tumbled from the...
Two generations of abuse
LAST YEAR, the Bridgeport police, in Portmore, St. Catherine, held two teenage girls who were employed as dancers at an exotic nightclub on the Port Henderson Road in Portmore. The police were investigating allegations that underage girls were...
Access to Information Act - All gov't agencies, departments on board by July
THE ACCESS to Information Act was implemented in the Ministry of Land and Environment on Friday, May 20, bringing the head offices of all Government ministries into compliance with the legislation since...
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