Jamaica Gleaner News- Lead Stories - Friday

Sand suspects held - Three persons taken into custody, might be interviewed today

At least three persons suspected of stealing sand from properties in Trelawny are now in police custody.However, up to late yesterday, the police were refusing to provide any details. They argued that, because of the state of their investigation, they could not disclose the identities ...

6,000 more rooms for Harmony Cove

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the economic downturn in the country, there are plans to expand the delayed Harmony Cove development to accommodate 6,000 more hotel rooms, according to the executive director of Harmonisation Limited, Dr Lorna Simmonds...

Opposition, JMA blast Gov't on chicken meat import

The Opposition is labelling Government's decision to allow the importation of chicken parts for the Christmas season a "retrograde step". Roger Clarke, opposition spokes-man on agriculture, said in a release yesterday that based on all indications from local suppliers...

Death penalty could choke foreign aid to Jamaica - junior minister

JUNIOR MINISTER for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr Ronald Robinson, says Jamaica could be denied developmental support from some countries opposed to the death penalty because of its move to retain capital punishment....

Food prices will stay high, says Samuda

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, is warning Jamaicans that food prices will remain high in the near future despite an earlier promise that they would drop.During an update on food prices, held at his ministry's New Kingston...

Henry wants pre-JLP gov't probe at JUTC

Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry is calling for the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) to investigate Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) procurements prior to the Jamaica Labour Party's takeover of government. A release from the ministry...

Bus, taxi drivers urged to be more cautious

Dr Lucien Jones, vice-chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), yesterday made an appeal to bus and taxi drivers to be more careful while on the island's roadways, especially during the Yuletide season."There are too many of us who are using...

'Immunise your child this Christmas'

The Ministry of Health has appealed to parents to give their children aged two years and under a gift for Christmas, by getting them properly immunised.In a bid to support the parents, the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has organised...