Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | March 19, 2009
All set for GSAT - Grade-six students islandwide gear up for examination
The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) says it expects improved results in the much-anticipated Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which will be administered next Thursday and Friday. Almost 50,000 grade-six students are registered to sit ... Read More...
Hospital staff makes service its priority
WESTERN BUREAU: THE STAFF at the Black River General Hospital in St Eliza-beth deserves thumbs up for a job well done. In a sector which often receives searing tongue lashes from members of the public, the converse has happened there... Read More...
Miss Jamaica 2008 fulfils her promise
During the Miss Jamaica Universe 2008 pageant, April Jackson pledged to help children in need. After winning the crown, April did everything in her power to accomplished that goal. Last Friday, April, with the help of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation... Read More...
Senior cops earn int'l forensic credentials
TWO SENIOR officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) were yesterday confirmed as members of the International Crime Scene Investigators Association (ICSIA). Detective Inspector Cecil J. Clarke and Detective Inspector Lloyd L. Crawford were presented with their credentials... Read More...
'Outsiders' worry Vaz
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) West Portland candidate Daryl Vaz has voiced concern over the large contingent of outsiders being bussed into the constituency ahead of next week's poll.According to Vaz, outsiders could create unnecessary political tension... Read More...
New code to protect old buildings
OLD BUILDINGS across the island have been singled out for protection under the new building code, which Parliament will soon be asked to approve.Robert Montague, state minister with responsibility for local government, told stakeholders at a Jamaica Mortgage ... Read More...
Another no-show in Parliament
ABSENTEEISM HAS again hit Parliament, this time reducing a committee meeting to an informal sitting. Poor attendance by legislators at a joint select committee in Parliament yesterday left the gathering without a quorum... Read More...
Thursdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Red faces - 1. Seems like there were red faces all around after it was leaked that a small fortune was being spent monthly on 'make-up' for the chief. Some are saying, however, based on recent appearances... Read More...
