Day 24 - Policeman counters Seshaiah's testimony
DEPUTY Superintendent of Police Colin Pinnock testified yesterday that government pathologist Dr. Ere Seshaiah told him on the day he completed a post-mortem on the Pakistan cricket coach that Bob Woolmer was strangled. Pinnock, who was part of the team assigned to investigate...
Advocates welcome Lightbourne
President of the Advocates Association, George Soutar, said Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Dorothy Lightbourne, has always acted in a principled manner in discharging her responsibilities to the legal profession....
Inner city bears the brunt of nation's grief
Black flags attached to utility poles in inner-city communities flapped reluctantly in the rain yesterday afternoon, as if waving goodbye to the over 1,300 persons who have been murdered in separate incidents across the island since January....
'JC was a mess'
Claiming that Jamaica College (JC) was in shambles when they took up office last year, Ruel Reid, principal of the institution, and Board Chairman R.Danny Williams yesterday promised to bring back the school to its former glory by 2012.
Road damage costly in more ways than one
The Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica says road repair on Marcus Garvey Drive is causing importers to lose millions of dollars because of the slow pace at which goods can move out of the island's major industrial and shipping area...
Good driving saves passengers
CLARENDON: It is not often that we praise the abilities of our nation's bus drivers. However, on Monday, many passengers found it a pleasant surprise to be able to do so. While the fever of elections was the talking point of the nation, 20 passengers were thankful to still be alive.
Nomination raises some eyebrows
WESTMORELAND: There was just one 'brow-raiser' on nomination day in Westmoreland on Monday. The nomination of an independent candidate is a feature uncommon to the parish, but there are persons in the Cornwall Mountain division who believe that Sharlene Lawrence should get a seat...
Woman collects dead son's academic award
WESTERN BUREAU: Four days after going through the emotional experience of burying her 16-year-old son, Patricia Beckford had a reason to smile last Thursday. Her son was one of several students who were honoured for outstanding academic performance ...
HELPLINE - This week's helpline scenario
Helpline is a fortnightly feature co-sponsored by The Gleaner and Sangster's Book Stores.The feature presents scenarios, real or fictional, and invites readers to offer their advice. The author of the response judged by The Gleaner editors to be the most thoughtful will win a book prize...
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