PALS intervenes... Set to implement critical incident management intervention for select schools
PALS Jamaica launched its critical incident management intervention for select schools yesterday. The event took the form of a two-hour workshop for principals and select staff of the participating schools. The schools that comprise the pilot are August Town Primary, Denham Town...
Electronic voting device strikes again
Two persons were unable to vote due to an apparent glitch with the electronic voter identification and ballot issuing system (EVIBIS) during the local government elections on Wednesday, according to Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections...
Government of Jamaica to give new timeline for development approvals
Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday announced that in the near future it will take 90 days to complete all approvals for new developments once the plan has been submitted and no breaches have been found therein. He made the announcement yesterday ...
Prime Minister of Jamaica off to CARICOM heads meeting
Prime Minister Bruce Golding left the island yesterday to head Jamaica's delegation to the 12th special meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Guyana. The three-day meeting is scheduled to end tomorrow...
Drug council targets use of Ecstasy
The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) will be prioritising programmes to target alcohol, beady and ecstasy use, according to Executive Director Michael Tucker. Mr. Tucker was speaking at a recent public forum hosted by the NCDA at Eden Gardens.
Cayman government admits error - Health minister says pregnant Jamaican should not have been sent home
An independent investigation ordered by the Cayman Islands Ministry of Health has concluded that the decision to advise a Jamaican woman, who had gone into labour, to fly to Jamaica to give birth was a mistake. In a statement sent to The Gleaner on Tuesday the Minister of Health...
Golding to review secrecy laws
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has mandated the committee reviewing the libel and slander laws to also review the Secrecy Act. The Prime Minister says he is inclined to abolish the secrecy laws now in effect for government officials, but he wants the committee to advise him...
Heritage Expo scheduled for next week
The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) will be holding its Heritage Expo at Seville Heritage Park, St. Ann next, Thursday. The expo, scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m., will be celebrated under the theme 'Celebrating Our Heritage - The Freedom Journey'.
Of tunnel vision and greener grass
"I can see the cattle on a thousand hills, as beautiful as they are far away. I must go and fetch me some cattle. Oh, how I wish I had a cow in my backyard!" In a very real sense, man has been cursed by the concept of the 'grass being greener on the other side'. Multiplied thousands across...
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