COP KILLINGS RISE - Repeat offenders causing concern
HUMAN RIGHTS activists have raised an alarm over a spike in the number of civilian killings by the police even as the incidence of murder is showing a downward trend for this year.
Music, healing and education (Part 1)
IN ONE part of the city, under the lofty roof of a well-known venue for the performing arts, an event of some importance is clearly about to take place. Well-dressed humans, many holding important positions in the body politic, are milling about...
Black UK cops overlooked
IN THE same week that outgoing chairman of the Police Officers' Association complained about the highersalaries being paid to British detectives recruited to his rank, black officers from Scotland Yard are claiming they did not get a fair opportunity...
Parents lobby ministry in St George's row
CONCERNED PARENTS and teachers from St. George's College are appealing to the Ministry of Education for its intervention into the school board's selection and pending appointment of a new female principal.
Millions spent caring for seniors
IT TAKES cash to care, and the Government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars catering to the needs of the elderly. But the money hardly goes very far.
Living on a penny pension
SUPPOSE you had to live off your pension alone? If you are like Louise Morgan, who served Glenmuir High as an auxiliary worker for a number of years, the little money coming in by way of pension is merely a drop in the bucket.
Pornography - budding business
ON A damp, chilly night at the beginning of the rainy season, a throng of hedonists crowds the stage at a popular nightclub in the Corporate Area to watch live sex onstage.
Challenging myths of CARICOM
IN THE first week of July, the Heads of government of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will meet for their annual conference. This year, the conference is being held against the background of a strenuous push over the past two years...
Senior citizens keeping active, living longer
SINCE ITS inception in 1976, the St. James arm of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) has been providing a worthwhile support system for the aged.
East St Andrew residents fear hurricane season
'WE ARE preparing to pack our kits and run'. Those are the words of resignation from residents of the Papine Development area in East Rural St. Andrew, who fear that the current hurricane season could result in their demise.
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