Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Tuesday | March 10, 2009
Pig boom - Farmers bring home the bacon as pork production hits 10-year record
PORK-LOVING Jamaicans can break out the party hats and confetti as the Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the island is experiencing a boom in high-quality, locally reared pigs. Hershell Brown, project director of the Agricultural Support Services Project... Read More...
Junior Reggae Boyz set sights on U-20 finals
JAMAICA'S JUNIOR Reggae Boyz, the national Under-20 team, are poised for greatness with a spot at this year's World Cup Finals in Egypt looming large at their feet.With three points from two matches and the top four teams guaranteed qualification... Read More...
Smith sings different buggery tune
MEMBER OF Parliament Ernie Smith might just have become the butt of a new round of jokes. Despite his impassioned plea in February for tougher penalties for buggery convicts, the South West St Ann representative, who is also an attorney-at-law, was in court... Read More...
'Argument done' - Vaz calls for an end to dual-citizenship accusations
ARMED WITH a copy of his birth certificate, two Jamaican passports and a letter of declaration, Daryl Vaz yesterday called for an end to arguments about whether he is qualified to sit in the House of Representatives. Vaz, who was ousted from the West Portland ... Read More...
PNP confident of by-election victory
The battle for the vacant West Portland seat intensified yesterday with the two major parties claiming they are poised for victory in the March 23 by-election."Polling data, the People's National Party's (PNP) empirical findings, analysis and 'soundings' ... Read More...
Tuesdaytalk
An Oscar in the bag 1. After watching that recent performance on national television, many are convinced that the 'sista' missed her calling. Chances are she is working towards that Oscar... Read More...
