August 2016

Teen pregnancies trending down

August 05, 2016 in Regional

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr Zoe Simpson, says evidence from the centre’s recruitment activities is suggesting a decline in pregnancy among adolescent teens. “We have not done the empirical research; however, by virtue of the fact...

League threatens to take case to the Privy Council

August 05, 2016 in Regional

The Free & Fair Elections League (F&FEL) has indicated it will appeal the recent High Court judgement that dismissed its challenge to the number of parliamentarians in Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s Cabinet. According to Secretary of the F&FEL, George Rick James, the appeal to the Eastern...