Archive for October, 2008

Successive governments have introduced legislation to give the security forces and the courts more power to fight crime. From the Gun Court Act to the Suppression of Crimes Act in 1974, and several others too numerous to mention, legislators have sought to pass laws…

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WESTERN BUREAU: Counselling sessions are expected to begin today at the Anchovy High School in St James, where a watchman was shot and killed yesterday morning.School administrators suspended classes after the body of the guard, 57-year-old Lloyd Miller…

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As Jamaica continues to grapple with the massive crime problem, more fingers are pointing at DJs’ ‘gangsta’ lyrics as one of the causes of the violence. With lyrics which boast of evil intent and murderous lifestyle, the DJs, who are heroes to many young men…

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Today, The Gleaner, in supporting the efforts of Minister of National Security, Colonel Trevor MacMillan, Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, and Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Stewart Saunders, takes another look at crime, how it…

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CRIMES AGAINST women and children have been increasing. According to police statistics, the murder of women has gone up by 30 per cent up to September when compared to the same period last year. More than 700 children have gone missing since the start of year…

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Scores of studies on Jamaica’s crime problem have concluded that any attempt by the security forces to rein in criminals will be doomed to failure if there is not a corresponding move to attack the social problems facing the island….

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MANDEVILLE, Manchester: THE OCCUPANTS of a Toyota Townace van travelling along the Winston Jones Highway in Manchester on Monday afternoon are now thanking God after narrowly escaping death.The occupants – three teachers and a student from Porus Primary…

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Some 104,830 farmers are currently registered under the National Farmer Registration Programme, with 2,177 added since September, when the programme was rebranded and relaunched.Additionally, since October 2007, 11,000 farmers were registered…

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