GLEANER editors’ forum - Abusive women wrecking homes, says psychologist

An increase in aggressive behaviour among the nation’s women is chasing men away from the home and wrecking family life, said psychologist Dr. Grace Kelly. “We have to validate our men. If we were to look in some homes where people are married and the way some women treat their men…

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‘Fight crime on all fronts’

Fighting crime in 2008 needs a massive mobilisation of the nation comparable to the scale of that of a general election to effect meaningful change. So says Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Linval Bailey in an address to the Kiwanis Club of North St.Andrew last Thursday evening.

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Morrison appointed Court of Appeal judge

C.Dennis Morrison, Queen’s Counsel, has been named a judge of the Jamaican Court of Appeal, an appointment welcomed warmly by members of the legal profession. His appointment was made by the Judicial Service Commission, and takes effect on May 1. John Leiba, president of the Jamaican Bar…

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Row over schools issuing condoms - Students taped having unsafe sex on campuses

Claiming that some students are having unprotected sex on school compounds, youth advocate Lawman Lynch yesterday renewed calls for condoms to be made available in schools.”All senior students, ages 16 and over in all secondary and high schools, should have condoms available …

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Cops label confessor a traitor - Policemen fire salvos at Lyn-Shue - Could destroy colleagues’ careers

WESTERN BUREAU: WHILE HE is now a hero to the church community which has hailed his confession as ‘the right thing to do’, some policemen are labelling Detective Constable Carey Lyn-Shue a traitor, saying he has breached the code of silence among colleagues. …

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