Jamaica Gleaner
Deadly water - Untreated fluid sold for drinking
A Sunday Gleaner investigation has revealed that three of the untreated water sources being frequented by the water trucks failed a standard bacteria test known in environmental health circles as multiple-tube fermentation.
Categories: General News
Miller stands alone - 'Dudus' divides Church
Miller stands alone'Dudus' divides ChurchA matter for the courtsA great deal of desperate drivel has been recently spoken and written regarding the relationship between the Extradition Act and the Interception of Communications Act.
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United States vs its 'backyard' - Washington always wins
THE FACE-off between Washington and Kingston over reputed Tivoli Gardens enforcer Christopher 'Dudus' Coke has revived memories of similar clashes between the United States and countries in this region.
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Water - A piped dream
A decade into the 21st century and Jamaica still remains the land of wood and no piped water for more than 800,000 Jamaicans who are still not being served by the National Water Commission (NWC), the parish councils or private providers.
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Water: Untreated and bacteria-infested
While you may not take a drinking glass to the untreated water sources, if the fluid, chilled with ice, is presented to you on a hot sunny day, you would not detect contamination with the naked eye. The water looks clean. But looks are sometimes deceiving.
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Jamaica's killing streets - Garrison politics the crux of crime
The following is an excerpt from the recently published book Killing Streets and Community Revival, authored by Horace Levy, University of the West Indies research fellow and member of the mediation group Peace Management Initiative. See Part 2 in tomorrow's Gleaner.
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Tough inner-city realities
Four years ago, the UWI and UNESCO teamed up to produce a series of public-interest videos, one of which was titled Seeing Red - The Science of Violence. In 11 short minutes, the video paints a compelling picture of how the seeds of the violent behaviour are sown in the earliest years of our lives.
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Barbados shuts out dancehall
A BARBADOS minister of government has moved to shut out toxic Jamaican dancehall music from his country.
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'Dudus' pressure
The pressure on the Bruce Golding administration to send the worrying extradition request for Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke to the courts continues to mount.Three more powerful organisations have...
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Reese moved because of Armadale?
The government has given the clearest indication yet that the fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correction Centre was behind the planned transfer of permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese.Since...
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Saving youth at risk
The University of the West Indies' School of Education on the Mona campus recently staged a two-day conference titled 'Improving Literacy for Adolescents and Youth At Risk'.The conference, which was held March 11-12...
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'Mr Portmore' tells the untold story
Kennedy Reid can certainly be called 'Mr Portmore', because he has spent the last 12 years of his life studying the landscape, the people and the history of the Sunshine City.
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Champs 100 tour a hit at Herbert Morrison
The Gleaner 'Champs 100' crew touched down in the Second City yesterday as Herbert Morrison Technical played host to the nomadic pre-ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Championships celebrations yesterday afternoon.
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Fighting moral decay
Mark Kerr-Jarrett started a letter with, "It is amazing how immune we have become to the gradual moral decay of society [...] "
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Senate tightens Government's money-management guidelines
THE SENATE yesterday passed companion pieces of legislation to enhance the Government's fiscal management and accountability framework.Senators gave the nod to the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act, with three amendments and the Financial...
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KSAC's lottery licence request rejected
The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has denied the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation's (KSAC) application for a city lottery.Derek Peart, executive director of the BGLC, told The Gleaner the KSAC was not...
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Don't tell, Woman convicted for asking for another's silence
A woman, who made several telephone calls to a complainant who was raped asking her not to report the matter to the police, was yesterday convicted by a Home Circuit Court jury.
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Hutton's forced to close branches
Hutton's Educational Unit may be forced to close its education centres in Linstead and Spanish Town as a result of financial difficulties.Director Neville Hutton, in admitting that the institute was encountering cash-flow...
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US slams Government's approach to corruption
THE United States Department of State was blunt in its criticism of the Jamaican Government yesterday when it accused the administration of being lacklustre in relation to the fight against corruption in the public sector. In its 2009 Country Report...
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Bashed again!
Just over one week after the United States flayed Jamaica in its annual Narcotics Control Strategy Report, the country has received another low grade from the Americans....
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