Have you seen my childhood?
NEW, DARING and brazen rules of engagement within the island's criminal gangs are costing the nation's children their lives. Since 2003, a total of 398 children have been killed by violent means either due to gang warfare or personal attacks, including abductions, rape and murder.
Welcoming home our Olympians
Gleaner photographers Norman Grindley and Peta-Gaye Clachar captured scenes from the motorcade which paraded Jamaican Olympians who participated in the recent Beijing Games through the streets of the Corporate Area on Friday, as well as from the sports...
'Worse yet to come' - US financial crisis will affect food imports such as rice, wheat products, poultry and beef.
It is only a matter of time before the financial crisis in the United States (US) will affect the pockets of local consumers, as food prices are expected to increase, say local and international food producers.
Ministry moves to set up safe zones
Expressing shock and outrage at the "brutal and callous attacks on our children", Minister of Education Andrew Holness said yesterday that steps were being taken to ensure that children were safe and secure moving to and from, and at school.
Autism in need of urgent focus
THE NUMBER of Jamaicans living with autism is on the rise. Leading professor in the field in Jamaica, Dr Maureen Samms-Vaughn, confirmed two years ago that the numbers had increased from approximately two diagnoses per year in the 1970s to 40 per year in 2006. She restated this in a recent television interview.
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