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24-hour helpline for children with mental health issues
THE Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is looking to set up a 24-hour helpline that will provide support for children with mental health issues.State Minister Alando Terrelonge, who made the disclosure, said that the move is in keeping with the Government's... Read More
7 senior cops promoted
THREE senior superintendents of police have been promoted to assistant commissioner in the latest round of promotions by the Jamaica Constabulary Force, announced in the Force Orders yesterday.They are:Leonardo Brown – Technology Branch; Andrew... Read More
PHOTO: NEW PRESIDENT
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr (right) pins the lapel of newly installed president of The Mico University College Guild of Students, Andrew Hinds, during Thursday's installation ceremony at the institution on Marescaux... Read More
CHRONIC CORRUPTION
THE majority of Jamaicans should not be surprised about the arrest and charge of former Education Minister Ruel Reid, as they already think local politicians are corrupt.An islandwide survey conducted between August 24 and September 18 by the Don Anderson-led Market... Read More
Security ministry to implement pilot social intervention project
THE Ministry of National Security will be implementing a one-year strategic social-intervention pilot project in 21 communities, aimed at reducing crime and violence, particularly those perpetrated by youth. Read More
Haiti in turmoil
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — An opposition group has named members to a “commission of transfer of power” even as a senior advisor to President Jovenel Moïse said the head of state will not resign.At the same time, opposition parties yesterday... Read More
Bahamas deports 112 Haitians
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas has deported more than 100 Haitian nationals less than two weeks after Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis warned illegal migrants they should either leave the country voluntarily or be “forced to leave” following the passage of Hurricane... Read More
Evangelicals stick by Trump
WASHINGTON, DC, USA — As the threat of impeachment looms, President Donald Trump is digging in and taking solace in the base that helped him get elected: conservative evangelical Christians who laud his commitment to enacting their agenda. Read More
Lions kill cattle, so people kill lions. Can the cycle end?
LOIBOR SIRET, Tanzania (AP) — Saitoti Petro, a tall, slender 29-year-old, is marching with four other young men who belong to a pastoralist people called the Maasai. Beneath the folds of his thick cloak, he carries a sharpened machete. Read More
No longer 'chucking' it
Faced with a barrage of criticism over comments he made on Wednesday, following the arrest of his former Cabinet colleague Ruel Reid and four others on corruption charges, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck yesterday backtracked to muted applause from his Opposition counterpart, Senator Donna... Read More
Ruel Reid's wife should take leave from CMU, says judge
PARISH Court Judge Vaughn Smith yesterday advised that Sharen Reid, wife of embattled former Education Minister Ruel Reid, take leave from her post as legal affairs manager at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), given charges laid before her in a matter now before the... Read More
How Ruel, co-accused allegedly milked over $50m in State funds
FORMER education minister and Senator Ruel Reid and his four co-accused are alleged to have milked more than $55 million from the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) and in excess of $1 million from the Ministry of Education. Read More
Parliamentary committee shelves CMU probe
PARLIAMENT'S Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) has decided to end any further probe into activities of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) and the Ministry of Education, which the police have now linked in a multimillion- dollar corruption matter allegedly... Read More
UWI Antigua campus accepts first set of students
THE University of the West Indies (The UWI) Five Islands Campus in Antigua and Barbuda, officially welcomed 147 students at its inaugural matriculation ceremony, recently. Read More
Smiling Ruel, subdued Pinnock face court
IT was a somewhat subdued group of co-accused who faced the Corporate Area Parish Court in St Andrew yesterday, in an alleged corruption matter that has rocked the country. Read More
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