The price of GOLD
IT WILL cost more than $16 million to fuel Jamaica's expectations of winning at least three gold medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
All or nothing ...For candidates in PNP leadership race
IT WILL be all or nothing for the two People's National Party (PNP) members who will square off in the presidential election on September 20.President Portia Simpson Miller and Vice-President Dr Peter Phillips will have their sights fixed firmly on the party's top job when the Comrades meet at their annual conference.
St Ann is the poorest parish - Portland, St Thomas trail
DESPITE CASHING in on tourism dollars from its Ocho Rios resort hub, St Ann appears steeped in poverty, ranked as the poorest parish based on the consumption trend of its population.
Daley still behind bars
SUPERINTENDENT HARRY 'Bungles' Daley is to face another round of questioning by police tomorrow in relation to allegations of corruption against him.Daley, who was nabbed in a sting operation in downtown Kingston last Thursday, was questioned by police...
Banana campaign launched
LOCAL BANANA players hope to increase the island's productivity by some 10 per cent in light of Government's launch of a banana-consumption campaign yesterday.Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall officially launched the...
'Premie' born on AA flight dies
WESTERN BUREAU: The premature baby born in mid-air on an American Airlines flight en route from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Miami, Florida, last Thursday, has died of complications of the lungs, highly placed sources at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay have told The Sunday Gleaner.
Poor education a driver of crime and violence
JAMAICANS ARE very concerned now about the rate of crime in Jamaica. Although we are reportedly ranked as one of the most unsafe countries in the world, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields has refuted this (and rightly so), pointing out that the majority of our murders are gang related.
Feed them! Care centres needed for male infants
CARE CENTRES and an expanded Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) might help to rescue inner-city male infants who were identified as prone to violence, reports a recent study.
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