'A dark day' - ACP among two policemen murdered yesterday - 10 others killed in separate incidents
THE SCENIC and peaceful hills of Irish Town, St.Andrew, were yesterday blemished by the shooting death of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gilbert Kameka. Kameka, the ACP in charge of Area Four, is the 18th policeman to be murdered since the start of the year and the second...
Low turnout for local government election in Jamaica
Slow was the word from across the island as election-day workers and members of the security forces exercised their franchise yesterday in the lead-up to next Wednesday's local government elections. In the Corporate Area, voting across several police stations was uneventful...
Parish councillors perform below par
Despite having the requisite power to get things done in communities across the country, most Jamaicans are of the view that their parish councillors are performing below average.A recent Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll conducted on November 24...
Parents flock schools for tuition refunds
Some parents of students who paid tuition fees for the September term have been flocking schools across the island to collect their refund. The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), as part of its political campaign, promised to abolish tuition fees if it were to form the Government....
What can UNAIDS do to help?
Children living with HIV, supported by Panos and The Gleaner Company, will be delivering letters advocating for positive change on the issues they have identified to movers and shakers in Jamaica.
McKenley funeral on Dec 8
The official funeral service for Herb McKenley, the man generally regarded as Jamaica's greatest athlete, will take place at the National Arena on Saturday, December 8, starting at 2:00 p.m. Mr. McKenley will be buried at National Heroes Park. Olivia Grange, Minister of Information...
Failing grade for parish councillors
Jamaicans have given a failing grade to their parish councillors in at least six critical areas of service, according to a recent Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll. Less than a week before the country decides which of the two major political parties should control local government...
Quake jolts region
A powerful but deep earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter Scale sent workers scrambling in panic into Caribbean streets yesterday after it struck near the island of Martinique and sent tremors through the region.The quake was "the strongest...
Simoes set for comeback
Brazilian Rene Simoes, the man responsible for steering Jamaica to a historic berth in the 1998 World Cup, looks to have packed his bags for an anticipated return to the island, where it is assumed he will take charge of the Reggae Boyz as they bid for an appearance ...
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