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SIMMER DOWN - Tougher sanctions needed to curb parliamentary tensions, lecturer warns With tensions in Jamaica’s Parliament escalating this week, a government lecturer is calling for tougher sanctions against lawmakers who breach parliamentary procedures, warning that failure to act could see the House of Representatives degenerate into a “brawl”.
Weir: Failure to teach respect creates bullies WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran educator Lynton Weir believes the norms and values being passed on to children, especially boys, must be closely examined to determine whether such lessons are influencing them to become bullies. Weir made the point while addressing a forum on the role of fathers, which formed a part of the National Parenting Support Commission’s series of events in celebration of National Parent Month, which is being observed under the theme ‘Parents Tek a Stand: Raise Kindness, Stop Bullying’.
Mount Alvernia High principal denies canteen food made students ill WESTERN BUREAU: Students and administrators at the Montego Bay-based Mount Alvernia High School are at odds over concerns about food safety at the all-girls institution, following reports that several students fell sick this week after eating a variety of food from the canteen. In an email sent to The Gleaner, the students, who requested anonymity, said that they and their parents remain uncertain about whether thorough health and safety checks are being done to ascertain the safety of meals being served at the girls’ school.
No public session at JLP conference this year Veteran politician J.C. Hutchinson will step down as deputy leader, highlighting leadership changes as the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) shifts to a scaled-down, private delegates-only conference on Sunday, November 15. The JLP announced at a press conference on Friday, that this year’s annual conference will only be open to its 6,000 delegates and will be held at the Montego Bay Conference Centre in St James.
Privy Council shuts door on Dawkins Brown’s fight to regain accountant’s licence The United Kingdom-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has refused Dawkins Brown permission to appeal his removal from Jamaica’s Register of Public Accountants, bringing his latest attempt to overturn the disciplinary decision to an end. The refusal, handed down last month, means Brown has failed to secure a hearing before Jamaica’s highest appellate court in his battle against the Public Accountancy Board (PAB), which struck him off the professional register in March 2020 and ordered him to pay $1.6 million towards the costs of its disciplinary proceedings.