War on sex abuse - Gov't creates child crisis hotline to beef up crime unit
Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday instructed the task force on child abuse prevention to move immediately to implement the recommended short-term initiatives to address the crisis of violence. The immediate strategies to be implemented will include moves...
New testing regime to aid sickle-cell detection
A pioneer in sickle-cell research has embarked on a prevention programme in Manchester.Professor Graham Serjeant and his team at the Sickle Cell Trust, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, have been offering a series of free screening...
Region signs EPA today
After months of heated debate and contentious negotiations, representa-tives of at least 13 regional states are now in Bridgetown, Barbados, for the long-delayed signing of the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement...
STATIN to add prostitutes, ganja farmers to data
Prostitutes, higglers and ganja farmers could soon find their output captured in local official data as part of efforts by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) to accurately measure the country's gross domestic product (GDP)."We will try to capture underground ...
Judges get 50% more pay
MEMBERS OF the judiciary have received a 50 per cent increase in basic salaries for the financial years 2007 to 2009. They are to receive retroactive payments from April 1, 2007. The Independent Commission for the judiciary, which was mandated...
Economic confidence climbs - survey
Business and consumer confidence in the economy picked up between July and September, but companies, more than consumers were concerned about the current global financial meltdown and its impact on their operations.The results of the latest survey...
Adventists launch out on humanitarian mission
The worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church is celebrating 100 years of Harvest Ingathering. Through this programme, the church solicits funds from the public to assist in its humanitarian work. The 100th anniversary programme was launched on October 4....
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