Patterson ends on good note
ON THE eve of his departure, 46 per cent of those interviewed in a recent Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll believe that outgoing Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has done a good job. However, a sharp 34 per cent of the 1,008 persons surveyed...

Taxing the old
FEES PROPOSED under changes to the pension law would amount to a new tax on retirees, says William McConnell, member of a Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) committee studying the reforms.

The duppy woman of New Hall
THE DUPPY woman ran straight at me with her hands in the air! I thought to myself, alright, this is it, the duppy inside her is about to jump into me and I'll have to spend the rest of my life being called the duppy man.

'Condom skills should be taught in the classroom'
DR. PETER Figueroa, chief of epidemiology and AIDS in the Ministry of Health, believes condom skills should be taught in the classroom. Dr. Figueroa stressed yesterday that there must be some drastic changes in the sex education curriculum...

Call for stern penalty in Info Act
THE PARLIAMENTARY Committee reviewing the Access to Information (ATI), Act, may be looking at attaching criminal penalties for government institutions which flout the law. This consideration was put forward by committee member, Senator Trevor Munroe...

UNICEF concerned with Jamaica's child labour figure
THE UNITED Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) remains concerned that a significant number of Jamaican children are involved in child labour and living in poverty.