Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Thursday | January 29, 2009
Cooling down in Bamboo
"Hello young man! Hello young man! Come here to me!" I spun around, trying to find out who was speaking. I was walking, alone, I thought, on a red-dirt stained roadway in a place called Bamboo in St Catherine. I knew the name of the place because I had spotted a rusty old road sign...
Mud and muck mar Mill Bank mourning
Mill Bank, Portland (the district in which eight people who died in the December 19 market-truck accident lived) is a watery place, which has a regular abundance of rainfall. The water is responsible for the deplorable road conditions that exist in the area...
Peralto to get official funeral
RYAN PERALTO is to be accorded an official funeral.Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced in Parliament Tuesday that that Peralto "had done the country well and this country owes him a debt of gratitude".Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller welcomed...
Portugal to share energy and tourism expertise
THE PORTUGUESE government has signalled its intention to enter into a bilateral agreement with Jamaica to share expertise in the areas of renewable energy and tourism.Portugal's non-resident ambassador to Jamaica, Joao Caetano da Silva, who is visiting...
Student gangs cautioned
The police were called into a primary and junior high school in Kingston after several students reportedly formed gangs.The Gleaner understands that the students are members of the 'Kartel', 'Mavado' or 'Jungle Blood' gangs. Sergeant Tommy-Lee Chambers...
Proposed sexual offences act accepted in the House of Parliament
A proposed Sexual Offences Act, which treats harshly crimes of a sexual nature, was accepted by both sides of the House during Tuesday's sitting of Parliament, paving the way for its enactment. The new piece of legislation is intended to replace...
