To err is human ...
Disappointed that Detective Constable Carey Lyn-Sue's colleagues were lambasting him for confessing that he had fabricate evidence in a murder case, the Reverend Father Kenneth Richards penned a letter to The Gleaner, earning him the prestigious Silver Pen award....
No military solution
His love for writing was never for the reward, but his expressive opinions as published in the editorial section of The Gleaner have gained him recognition, earning him numerous Letters of the Day, and ultimately a Silver Pen Award...
Government conned by false Dean victims
Hundreds of persons have been trying to fleece the Government by claiming that they were affected by Hurricane Dean. Already the Ministry of Labour and Social Security has held on to $10.5 million which was slated to be paid to persons in Clarendon who made claims for damage...
Cement workers strike for pension
Representatives from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Attorney General's Office are to meet soon to resolve an issue over pension payment for workers at the Caribbean Cement Company. Minister without portfolio in the Finance Ministry, Don Wehby, said...
The Abortion Debate
JOIN THE DEBATE! The Government is examining possible amendments to the laws relating to abortion in Jamaica. Should abortion be legal? Join the debate. Send us your comments. Email: editor@gleanerjm.com...
May Pen market dominates council
MAY PEN, CLARENDON:The Clarendon Parish Council revisited issues of illegal vending in May Pen and other townships, the non-use of the Spaldings Public Transport Park, and the inequitable distribution of relief funds to...
Yam Festival cancelled to promote growth
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: Hugh Dixon, executive director of the South Trelawny Environmental Agency, has said the annual, excitement-filled Trelawny Yam Festival, scheduled for this Easter Monday, was put off this year to allow for further growth in years to come...
US students spread love at Hanbury Home for Children
It's the stories that bring the tears; they chronicle only a fragment of the experiences of the children housed at Hanbury Home for Children in Shooter's Hill, Manchester. Some locked and left in houses, abused sexually and otherwise by parents. There is a boy who, upon being discharged...
Human Rights and Police Use of Force and Firearms Policy
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) last week released a revised version of its Human Rights and Police Use of Force and Firearms Policy.The Gleaner throughout this month will be releasing excerpts of the document to inform the public of the rules governing the JCF.
Roving with Lalah feedback
Dear Robert, Whoever taught you to write certainly did a good job.A phrase like "I reaffirmed my disinterest" is a golden nugget. By the way, what does a combination of "day-old roast beef and bulk syrup"...
Health Ministry seeks workers ahead of new no-fees system
WITH TWO weeks to go before the abolition of user fees, the Ministry of Health and Environment on Sunday advertised for health-care workers to fill posts in public facilities across the island. In an advertisement in The Sunday Gleaner, the ministry said it was looking...
Child labour woes in Westmoreland
WESTERN BUREAU: The nation's children are being short-changed by parents who pull them out of school to work, says Marva Ximinies, director of the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Ximinies said it had come to her attention that children were...
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