Too dangerous! - Ministry says no to legalising stun guns, pepper spray
THE MINISTRY of Justice has said that it has no intention of legalising stun guns and pepper spray, as the self-defence devices are too deadly. This is in response to a call by Opposition Spokesman on Justice, Delroy Chuck...

Housing Act debate suspended
A FIRM stance by Opposition Members of Parliament yesterday, forced the government to suspend the debate on a resolution to amend the National Housing Trust (NHT) Act.

Free medical clinic at Church on the Rock
THE KINGDOM Covenant Ministries is currently hosting a Jamaica medical mission at the Family Church on the Rock, St. Andrew.One hundred and seventeen medical practitioners and volunteers from Canada and the United States are in the island...

Clueless on CCJ - Nearly half of all adults know nothing about regional court
MORE THAN half the island's population over the age of 18 are clueless on what the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is about. A Gleaner-commissioned Don Anderson poll found that while a small number of the clueless hold a mistaken understanding...

'License teachers'
MOST JAMAICANS think teachers should be licensed to ensure greater accountability in the profession, according to the findings of a Gleaner-commis-sioned Don Anderson poll. The poll, which was conducted between June 2 and June 30...

Cut the tax load - Finance Ministry asked to find alternative tax structures - Patterson
THE FINANCE Ministry has been asked to seek ways to lower the amount of tax Jamaicans pay, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson announced yesterday. This would be the second such move in recent times...

Government asked to reinforce Palisadoes against hurricanes
CIVIL ENGINEER Cowell Lyn has suggested that Government 'armour plate' the coastline along the Palisadoes Road as a way of protecting the roadway that connects the city to the Norman Manley International Airport...

Seaview water treatment plant repaired
CORPORATE AREA residents served by the Seaview water treatment plant in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, should by now be getting water in their pipes. Residents served by the Stony Hill facility had been without piped water since Hurricane Dennis...