Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Wednesday | March 11, 2009
Giving to others like it's going out of style
Hi, Mi neighbours! What a week last week was! Sometimes the things we hear happening 'round us make us feel weak. But we have to be strong and fight back, knowing that good must overcome evil... Read More...
Ghetto Gems - Jerry Reid rises from Montego Bay slum
WESTERN BUREAU: Jeremiah Reid's mother regularly reminded him as a child that he was named after one of the iconic prophets of the Bible and that he should build on that legacy. He didn't let his mom down, steering clear of the gang activities... Read More...
Parents teach lesson of love at Seaview Gardens Primary
Given its location, one would never guess that positive things are happening in Seaview Gardens Primary School. The institution is sited in a Kingston inner city - in the belly of southwest St Andrew - where effluent flows freely from open drains... Read More...
Gay men in hiding - Avoiding health care because of stigma, survey suggests
AS DEBATE stirs over the Jamaican Government's insistence on retaining legislation against buggery, homosexual men continue to suffer from discriminatory acts which make it difficult for them to seek health care in the country... Read More...
Obama rankles unions, backs teacher merit pay
WASHINGTON (AP): President Barack Obama embraced merit pay for teachers yesterday in spelling out a vision of education that will almost certainly alienate union backers.A strategy that ties teacher pay to student performance has for years been anathema... Read More...
PM fends off West Portland spending-spree allegations
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding has defended his administration's spending in West Portland, a constituency in which the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is trying to win a March 23 by-election. The Opposition People's National Party ... Read More...
Bone of contention for Trelawny fishers - Relocation plans spark dispute with council
WESTERN BUREAU: A rift is brewing between Falmouth fishermen and the Trelawny Parish Council over a parcel of land the former now occupy.The land is to be used for the development of the Falmouth Wharf and the fishermen are being relocated... Read More...
Montego Bay crash victim dies
WESTERN BUREAU: Staff at the Air Jamaica reservations department are in mourning following the untimely death of one of their colleagues on Monday from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. The police yesterday dismissed... Read More...
