Gay lobby rebuked - Church says won't accept homosexual lifestyle in Jamaica
JAMAICAN CHURCH leaders stand resolute that despite strong lobbying by international gay rights activists, homosexuality will not be accepted as normal. The Church's rebuke comes in the wake of a recent scathing report from the New York-based Human Rights Watch...
Government probes deportation of Jamaican journalist
The Jamaican Government is to conduct an investigation into the detention of Jamaican journalist Tenesha Thomas by Grenadian immigration who accused her of overstaying her time in that country.Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Dr Kenneth...
Ministry vetting textbook reviews
THE MINISTRY of Education says it will take an extensive look at its textbook review process to eliminate errors that might enter the classroom through educational material.In a news release on Saturday, the ministry said it was eager to secure the credibility of its textbook....
Council tackles drought woes
MORANT BAY, St Thomas: Water concerns dominated the agenda of the monthly meeting of the St Thomas Parish Council last Thursday. According to the public health inspector, some schools have been forced to dismiss classes early or close because of an absence of water at the institutions...
Prime Minister of Jamaica says nation has lost identity - Urges deejays to join fight to rescue men
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is pushing for more effective means of reaching men in the Jamaican society who do not understand their role as fathers, leaders in the home, church and community. Golding said it was almost impossible to establish shared values and goals because, as a nation...
Spencer replaced
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has appointed a member of the National Executive Council (NEC) to oversee the constituency represented by embattled Member of Parliament Kern Spencer. Joseph Allen, the constituency's representative on the NEC...
Mahfoods celebrate 50th
Fifty years ago, spectators, described in The Gleaner of Thursday, February 20, 1958, as a "massive" gathering, came together at the St Andrew Parish church to see Kingston's first recorded double wedding. Brothers Derrick and Winston Mahfood (now deceased) and sisters Joan...
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