Food-price cut for Christmas
Consumers should expect a decrease in food prices for the Christmas season and cheaper fertilisers.Karl Samuda, minister of industry, investment and commerce, yesterday said the downward trend of food prices was likely...
Kgn Wharves workers ordered back to work
Workers employed to Kingston Wharves were ordered back to work yesterday afternoon after the labour ministry referred a redundancy dispute between the employees and management to the Industrial Disputes Tribunal.
Saving on your energy bill - Portmore resident taps into wind, solar energy
How high is your current Jamaica Public Service bill ... $7,000, $12,000, $20,000, maybe higher? What would you say to the idea of paying between $500 up to a high of $2,000 monthly and still being able to run all your usual appliances? Sounds too good to be true?
Frightening - Society condemns killing of women and children
Several people yesterday expressed disbelief and anger over reports that the number of women killed across the island since the start of the year is 30 per cent above last year.Callers to our news room and...
The Gleaner Honour Awards Regional lifesavers
When disaster strikes the nation, there is one agency that inevitably answers the call to get Jamaicans out of harm's way and back on their feet.
Rose Hall festival under way
WESTERN BUREAU: The WATA Rose Hall Triathlon and Wellness Festival heads into its penultimate day today.The four-day event opened in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, St James, on Thursday.Several celebrity athletes, including 2008 United States Olympic triathlon...
Fisher is EOJ's head
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has confirmed yesterday's Gleaner report that acting Director of Elections Orrette Fisher has been appointed to the post.Fisher is to take up the job on November 1.
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