The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA), the agency mandated to safeguard the rights and well being of children in Jamaica, is reporting a disturbing development in the church - that of reports of sexual abuse against children by senior members...
Insults flew like poisonous darts across the political divide in Gordon House Wednesday night, penetrating deep into the psyche of its intended targets and triggering a mix of rancour, laughter and the rapid hammering of the chairman's gavel during...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2015 | 5:54 PMEdmond Campbell
One major stakeholder in the education process has indicated that Government failed to engage it at a critical point when decisions were being made to introduce new policy to cauterise the unethical recruitment of students to high schools based on...
Published:Tuesday | February 24, 2015 | 6:26 PMEdmond Campbell
It will soon take just a few years of delinquency in the payment of property taxes to cause landowners to lose their property if legislation tabled in Parliament yesterday is approved.The legislation, tabled in the House of Representatives, gives...
Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2015 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell
MINISTER WITH responsibility for electoral matters, Phillip Paulwell, yesterday denied suggestions that the Government is strapped for cash to pay a new political ombudsman and hence the long delay in appointing someone to the post.Former Political...
Published:Sunday | February 15, 2015 | 7:18 PMEdmond Campbell
An analysis of fatal crashes on the country's roads in 2014 has shed light on some stark realities in terms of various factors fuelling the nation's alarming statistics on road deaths.The Mona Geoinformatics Institute (MGI) carried out a detailed...
Published:Friday | February 13, 2015 | 2:39 PMEdmond Campbell
RETURNED OPPOSITION members of the Upper House, Dr Christopher Tufton and Arthur Williams, have made it clear that they will not be muzzled at the next sitting of the Senate even if the Supreme Court has not made a declaration on a petition to ascertain whether they remain senators, in accordance with the Constitution.
Published:Thursday | February 12, 2015 | 11:23 AMEdmond Campbell
MOTORISTS WHO drive a vehicle without insurance coverage could run into trouble with the law as a parliamentary committee reviewing the Road Traffic Act has recommended that the police should have the power to seize uninsured vehicles when the...
Published:Monday | February 9, 2015 | 4:16 PMEdmond Campbell
DESPITE VARIOUS challenges facing their constituents several first time members of parliament are reporting successes in the implementation of a number of educational projects in their constituencies. Speaking at a Gleaner Editors’ Forum a...
Published:Friday | February 6, 2015 | 6:00 PMEdmond Campbell
A SMALL group from the Rastafarian community watched with keen interest and waited patiently yesterday as the Senate debated for nearly five hours the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act, 2015, which was later passed with five amendments. Justice Mi...
Published:Monday | February 2, 2015 | 12:06 PMEdmond Campbell
“SOMETIMES YOU can’t sleep at nights,” confessed Dr Andrew Wheatley, a first-time Jamaica Labour Party member of parliament who is by no means a political neophyte but concedes that being a representative of the people at this level is not an easy job.
Published:Monday | February 2, 2015 | 12:01 PMEdmond Campbell
Difficult assignments don’t usually scare Denise Daley, the People’s National Party member of parliament for East St Catherine. But Daley admits that her early parliamentary encounter had left her stupefied at the time, as there were no clear guidelines or formal instructions on how she should carry out her legislative duties.
