From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
'Don't blame tourism'
published: Sunday June 29, 2008
Theo Chambers, president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce.
WHILE CONDEMNING those who engage children in prostitution, business interests in Negril insist tourism is not to be blamed for teen delinquency and prostitution in the town. Instead, they say that training in parenting skills is an urgent requirement for locals whose children are being led astray. Theo Chambers, president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce and operations manager for Times Square Shopping Centre in Negril, told The Sunday Gleaner; "Child prostitution is wrong. It is child abuse and parental mismanagement. We condemn it in every sense of word."
Read the whole article here.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
JG - Sex shop invasion - Communities appeal to authorities; practice devalues properties
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Sex shop invasion - Communities appeal to authorities; practice devalues properties
published: Sunday June 29, 2008
RESIDENTS IN a number of upper St Andrew neighbourhoods have been seeking the urgent assistance of the police to shut down several sex shops that have invaded their communities, "carrying property values down".
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Assistant Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron of the St Andrew Central police confirms that massage parlours or sex shops, are on the rise in the Corporate Area and that the police is currently investigating a number of them."
"(T)hese "houses of pleasure" are ensconced in high-end residential areas and it's not easy to single them out.
According to the police, operators of massage parlours have been shelling out hefty sums to rent or lease these homes."
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"A source from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) says massage parlours are - on the face it - legitimate business ventures for which one can be granted a licence to operate in a residential area.
However, the CCN source points out that if transactions, including sex in exchange for money is proven, operators could be charged with aiding and abetting prostitution which is illegal in Jamaica.
Those who operate without licences are fined according to the discretion of judges in local courts, with higher fines for habitual offenders."
Jamaica Gleaner
Sex shop invasion - Communities appeal to authorities; practice devalues properties
published: Sunday June 29, 2008
RESIDENTS IN a number of upper St Andrew neighbourhoods have been seeking the urgent assistance of the police to shut down several sex shops that have invaded their communities, "carrying property values down".
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Assistant Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron of the St Andrew Central police confirms that massage parlours or sex shops, are on the rise in the Corporate Area and that the police is currently investigating a number of them."
"(T)hese "houses of pleasure" are ensconced in high-end residential areas and it's not easy to single them out.
According to the police, operators of massage parlours have been shelling out hefty sums to rent or lease these homes."
&
"A source from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) says massage parlours are - on the face it - legitimate business ventures for which one can be granted a licence to operate in a residential area.
However, the CCN source points out that if transactions, including sex in exchange for money is proven, operators could be charged with aiding and abetting prostitution which is illegal in Jamaica.
Those who operate without licences are fined according to the discretion of judges in local courts, with higher fines for habitual offenders."
Monday, April 6, 2009
JG - 'Too good to be true' - Job offers lead to exploitation
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
'Too good to be true' - Job offers lead to exploitation
published: Sunday June 29, 2008
AP
An unidentified Afghan prostitute chats with one of her friends on a phone in her Madame's house in Kabul, Afghanistan. Here in Jamaica, prostitution is linked to human trafficking and the country has been removed from its less favourable Tier 3 rating to a Tier 2 assessment in human trafficking by monitoring agencies.
Avia Collinder, Sunday Gleaner Writer
WHILE THE recent United States State Department's human trafficking report indicates no one in Jamaica has yet been convicted for the offence, the police are actively pursuing eight cases in local courts.
Read the whole article here.
Jamaica Gleaner
'Too good to be true' - Job offers lead to exploitation
published: Sunday June 29, 2008
AP
An unidentified Afghan prostitute chats with one of her friends on a phone in her Madame's house in Kabul, Afghanistan. Here in Jamaica, prostitution is linked to human trafficking and the country has been removed from its less favourable Tier 3 rating to a Tier 2 assessment in human trafficking by monitoring agencies.
Avia Collinder, Sunday Gleaner Writer
WHILE THE recent United States State Department's human trafficking report indicates no one in Jamaica has yet been convicted for the offence, the police are actively pursuing eight cases in local courts.
Read the whole article here.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
LAT - Advice for Mexico-bound spring breakers, from U.S. State Department
From my archive of press clippings:
Los Angeles Times
Advice for Mexico-bound spring breakers, from U.S. State Department
Monday, February 23, 2009
Students all over the U.S. are in the midst of dreaming up spring break plans, and if past years are any indication, many thousands will be hitting beaches in Mexico for relaxation and, of course, plenty of recreation.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"On Feb. 20, 2009, the U.S. State Department renewed its travel alert for Mexico, which includes advice that tourists visit “only legitimate business and tourist areas during daylight hours” and avoid “areas where prostitution and drug dealing might occur.”
The advisory mentions “the greatest increase in violence” having been near the U.S.-Mexico border. But it does not pinpoint other specific geographic parts to be wary of, nor does it suggest that U.S. travelers avoid Mexico altogether."
Los Angeles Times
Advice for Mexico-bound spring breakers, from U.S. State Department
Monday, February 23, 2009
Students all over the U.S. are in the midst of dreaming up spring break plans, and if past years are any indication, many thousands will be hitting beaches in Mexico for relaxation and, of course, plenty of recreation.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"On Feb. 20, 2009, the U.S. State Department renewed its travel alert for Mexico, which includes advice that tourists visit “only legitimate business and tourist areas during daylight hours” and avoid “areas where prostitution and drug dealing might occur.”
The advisory mentions “the greatest increase in violence” having been near the U.S.-Mexico border. But it does not pinpoint other specific geographic parts to be wary of, nor does it suggest that U.S. travelers avoid Mexico altogether."
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
JO - Association of What's Happening Now
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Association of What's Happening Now
BARBARA GLOUDON
Friday, June 27, 2008
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The meeting of the Association of What's Happening Now is hereby called to order. This Association has been formed to keep track of all the many matters of contention and argument which keep this nation occupied while other matters, far more important, pass over our heads like an Air Jamaica plane heading for extinction.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Look now at the following:
(A) Suggestion for the taxation of the proceeds of earnings by sex workers, previously known as prostitutes.
(B) Translation of the Holy Bible into Jamaican patois.
(C) The slow death of Air Jamaica and
(D) The question of how effective a peace treaty can be without disarmament."
Jamaica Observer
Association of What's Happening Now
BARBARA GLOUDON
Friday, June 27, 2008
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The meeting of the Association of What's Happening Now is hereby called to order. This Association has been formed to keep track of all the many matters of contention and argument which keep this nation occupied while other matters, far more important, pass over our heads like an Air Jamaica plane heading for extinction.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Look now at the following:
(A) Suggestion for the taxation of the proceeds of earnings by sex workers, previously known as prostitutes.
(B) Translation of the Holy Bible into Jamaican patois.
(C) The slow death of Air Jamaica and
(D) The question of how effective a peace treaty can be without disarmament."
Friday, March 20, 2009
JO - Prostitution for profit?
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Prostitution for profit?
HEART TO HEART
Betty Ann Blaine
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Dear Reader,
There is one thing that is becoming abundantly clear about the Golding administration and its surrogate-managers - they are obviously prepared to fund the budget by any means necessary, even in the face of the glaring contradictions between fiscal propriety and moral bankruptcy. As if enough damage is not being done to the social fabric of the country with the legalisation of casino gambling, there are some people who are now talking about the legalisation of prostitution.
Read the whole letter here.
Snippet(s):
"Just in case there is any of us who may be unclear about the factual implications of the legalisation of prostitution - it is that the buying and selling of sex would move from a personal and individual level to becoming a state-sponsored enterprise."
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"One of the gravest risks faced by prostitutes and other sex workers is human trafficking. The phenomenon , described as "modern-day slavery", now stands at a figure of close to 27 million trafficked victims, and is largely associated with young women, even children, many of them recruited or coerced as a result of their exposure to prostitution and the sex trade."
Jamaica Observer
Prostitution for profit?
HEART TO HEART
Betty Ann Blaine
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Dear Reader,
There is one thing that is becoming abundantly clear about the Golding administration and its surrogate-managers - they are obviously prepared to fund the budget by any means necessary, even in the face of the glaring contradictions between fiscal propriety and moral bankruptcy. As if enough damage is not being done to the social fabric of the country with the legalisation of casino gambling, there are some people who are now talking about the legalisation of prostitution.
Read the whole letter here.
Snippet(s):
"Just in case there is any of us who may be unclear about the factual implications of the legalisation of prostitution - it is that the buying and selling of sex would move from a personal and individual level to becoming a state-sponsored enterprise."
&
"One of the gravest risks faced by prostitutes and other sex workers is human trafficking. The phenomenon , described as "modern-day slavery", now stands at a figure of close to 27 million trafficked victims, and is largely associated with young women, even children, many of them recruited or coerced as a result of their exposure to prostitution and the sex trade."
Saturday, March 7, 2009
S&S - Backers of rape accuser wanted Japan to prosecute
From my archive of press clippings:
Stars and Stripes
Backers of rape accuser wanted Japan to prosecute
Philippines legislator visits Okinawa to highlight handling of alleged sex assault by Kadena sergeant
By David Allen, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Monday, July 21, 2008
GINOWAN, Okinawa — Supporters of the Filipina who claims she was raped by a soldier on Okinawa in February are confident the U.S. Army is serious about investigating the incident. But they wish Japanese prosecutors had gone forward with the case.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Maza is on Okinawa for a five-day mission to lend support to Hazel, not her real name, who said she was raped in an Okinawa City hotel room Feb. 18 by Sgt. Ronald Hopstock Jr., 25.
Hopstock, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment on Kadena Air Base, is restricted to the base pending an investigation initiated by the Army in mid-May, after Japanese prosecutors, citing a lack of evidence, declined to indict him."
"Maza said she was also looking into the plight of other young women from the Philippines who, like Hazel, come to Okinawa to work as dancers only to discover they are forced to be bar hostesses and prostitutes."
&
"Lusito "Butch" Pongos, a coordinator for Migrante Japan, an organization supporting the rights of Philippine foreign workers, said the Philippines government often fails to brief its citizens on what to expect when they leave for jobs overseas."
Stars and Stripes
Backers of rape accuser wanted Japan to prosecute
Philippines legislator visits Okinawa to highlight handling of alleged sex assault by Kadena sergeant
By David Allen, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Monday, July 21, 2008
GINOWAN, Okinawa — Supporters of the Filipina who claims she was raped by a soldier on Okinawa in February are confident the U.S. Army is serious about investigating the incident. But they wish Japanese prosecutors had gone forward with the case.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Maza is on Okinawa for a five-day mission to lend support to Hazel, not her real name, who said she was raped in an Okinawa City hotel room Feb. 18 by Sgt. Ronald Hopstock Jr., 25.
Hopstock, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment on Kadena Air Base, is restricted to the base pending an investigation initiated by the Army in mid-May, after Japanese prosecutors, citing a lack of evidence, declined to indict him."
"Maza said she was also looking into the plight of other young women from the Philippines who, like Hazel, come to Okinawa to work as dancers only to discover they are forced to be bar hostesses and prostitutes."
&
"Lusito "Butch" Pongos, a coordinator for Migrante Japan, an organization supporting the rights of Philippine foreign workers, said the Philippines government often fails to brief its citizens on what to expect when they leave for jobs overseas."
Sunday, February 22, 2009
JO - Sex workers happy with tax proposal
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Sex workers happy with tax proposal
Saturday, June 21, 2008
THE Sex Workers Association (SWA) on Thursday welcomed a proposal to decriminalise and tax commercial sex work.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Dr Kevin Harvey, senior medical officer in the Ministry of Health with responsibility for the National HIV/STI programme, said the government could earn up to $3 billion a year if it taxed prostitution."
Jamaica Observer
Sex workers happy with tax proposal
Saturday, June 21, 2008
THE Sex Workers Association (SWA) on Thursday welcomed a proposal to decriminalise and tax commercial sex work.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Dr Kevin Harvey, senior medical officer in the Ministry of Health with responsibility for the National HIV/STI programme, said the government could earn up to $3 billion a year if it taxed prostitution."
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