Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Tuesday | January 27, 2009
BURNT alive! - Children, grandmother murdered in brutal attack
ARETHA SMITH had not seen her children since December 21. She had got them ready, packed their clothes and took them from St Mary to Land Top, Port Morant, in St Thomas for them to spend Christmas with their grandmother, Angella Lynch. Now, Smith will neither see nor hug them again...
Gov't urged not to delay minimum-wage increase
MORE PRESSURE is mounting on the Government to reverse its decision to delay a scheduled minimum-wage increase this month.Minister of Labour, Pearnel Charles, told The Gleaner the Government postponed its announcement Sunday until it could have further...
UK upgrades cannabis - Drug reclassified despite mental health concerns
Cannabis has been reclassified as a Class B drug in England and Wales, amid concerns that it impacts on mental health, according to a BBC report. The reclassification of the drug, which was a Class C, has come into effect despite complaints ...
Boy admits to killing mother
TOWSON, Maryland (AP): The teenage son of Jamaican immigrants calmly admitted in court yesterday that he beat his mother to death with a baseball bat after an argument over his grades at a prestigious private school. The sixteen-year-old showed no emotion...
Home needed for blind cop
Deputy Public Defender Noel Irving has revealed that, while a settlement has been agreed for an ex-woman constable who currently lives at the Marie Atkins Shelter in downtown Kingston, no funds will be disbursed until the issue of her residence is settled...
Food For the Poor cuts staff
The global economic down-turn is being blamed for a sharp reduction in staff by the internationally acclaimed charity, Food For the Poor Jamaica (FFPJ).The charity, last Friday made a number of positions redundant and sent home 14 members of staff...
I saw accused at King's home, says eyewitness
A MEDICAL doctor testified yesterday that on the night of March 19, 2006, he saw the accused, 26-year-old Sheldon Pusey, at the home of 64-year-old Trade Ambassador Peter King.King was fatally stabbed at his home at 11A Waterloo Road, St Andrew, between March 19...
Tuesdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
So-so food 1. Some of those who flocked to the Second City last weekend complain that the tasty and reasonable meals once available at a celebrated spot are no longer offered. Despite their deep hunger...
