Restorative justice seen as path to peace
INNER-CITY RESIDENTS' mistrust of security forces in Jamaica has been well documented for several years. Government is hoping to see some improvement in that area with the implementation of restorative justice.
...Reducing burden on judiciary system
THE MINISTRY of Justice will continue to use restorative justice as part of improvements to the judiciary system. Restorative justice, said Permanent Secretary Carol Palmer, would reduce the burden on the justice system...
Stalled FTAA talks a concern to CARICOM
CASTRIES, St. Lucia: PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson said yesterday that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was greatly concerned that the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations have stalled.
Kingston lock-ups overcrowded
SEVERAL CORPORATE Area police lock-ups have become so overcrowded that the police fear they may run out of room to house other persons who run afoul of the law.
'Nigerian volunteer nurses just a drop in the bucket'
THE NURSES Association of Jamaica (NAJ), though grateful, says the 43 volunteer nurses the Nigerian government has deployed to Jamaica is insufficient to address the chronic shortage of these professionals.
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