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Government looking at violence insurance for teachers
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THE Ministry of Education is considering implementing an insurance package to compensate teachers who are attacked and injured by unruly students while on the job.
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Chinese lament waste of money on Sligoville mini-stadium
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NEARLY seven years after the Chinese Government spent $248 million to construct a mini-stadium in Sligoville, St Catherine, as a gift to the Jamaican people, the facility not only remains underutilised but now lies in ruins.
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Three social issues for Sectoral Debate
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THREE important social issues will be highlighted in the continuing Sectoral Debate this week, when Ministers without Portfolio Horace Dalley and Morais Guy take on the public service, public transportation and housing.
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St Mary Infirmary staff welcome Labour Day project
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PORT MARIA, St Mary — Come Labour Day on May 23, the St Mary Infirmary, which is home to over 80 residents, will get a facelift.
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Nigerian-born dentist was on criminal charge
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BACKGROUND checks on controversial dentist, Nigerian-born Dr Christopher Ogunsalu have revealed that he was charged in 2007 with assaulting a female assistant during a dispute at his Montego Bay office in James.
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IMF not the answer, says pastor
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HEAD of the Swallowfield Chapel in Kingston, Pastor David Henry, is calling for a spiritual and cultural change in Jamaica, as a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will not save the nation.
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INDECOM says law outdated
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THE Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM) last week urged Government to review the police's Use of Force Policy if it wants to minimise the instances of police killings in Jamaica.
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Nobody saw death of Islington woman coming
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ISLINGTON, St Mary — Just over two years ago, one woman from this north-eastern Jamaican parish survived being shot by her policeman husband, to tell the story of their rocky relationship.
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Firefighters battle blaze for more than 12 hours
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IT is 9:00 am Saturday. The fire, which had engulfed Nulife Recycling Limited on Carifta Avenue in Kingston since 9:00 Friday night, is still burning.
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Should a blind man be named Senate President?
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On Friday, the Government named Floyd Morris as the new president of the Senate. Morris, however, is visually impaired which raises questions regarding his capability to handle the task. The Sunday Observer went to the waterfront in downtown Kingston to get responses from members of the public on his appointment:
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