Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Wednesday | March 25, 2009
Passion for education - Veteran teacher says every child can learn - Believes GSAT not meeting students' needs
She knows no other job but teaching. Lizette Morrison, principal of Tulloch Primary School, has been nurturing young minds for 40 years and would have it no other way. Morrison, who wanted to dedicate her life to caring for the sick, attempted to get into nursing school... Read More...
US, Jamaican soldiers go Beyond the Horizon - Join forces in humanitarian battle to benefit thousands of locals
Thousands of Jamaicans will benefit greatly from the humanitarian efforts of soldiers from the United States (US) military and the Jamaica Defence Force who have joined forces in an operation that is not shocking, but still awesome. Almost 200 US soldiers have been deployed... Read More...
PAC puts heat on fire service
EXECUTIVES OF the Jamaica Fire Brigade were hauled over the coals yesterday by a no-nonsense chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Dr Omar Davies, for breaching the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act and for their failure to implement proper checks ... Read More...
Fake cop was quite courteous - taxi driver
Western Bureau: Jailed fake cop, 23-year-old Courtney Grayson, may have created a favourable impression with at least one member of the public with whom he interfaced before he was exposed and arrested for his fraudulent conduct... Read More...
Search intensifies for missing Special Olympian
Western Bureau: The Rio Bueno police in Trelawny yesterday intensified its search for 20-year-old Special Olympian Alwayne Green, who went missing from his home in the community on March 6. According to the police, the matter is being treated as urgent ... Read More...
Opposition trying to topple Government of Jamaica through courts - PM
A DAY after the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) balance in the House of Representatives was restored to 32-28, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has accused the Opposition of strategically attempting to use election petitions to topple his government. ... Read More...
Dover racer, wife murdered uptown
He represented Jamaica on a number of occasions and was in high spirits, gearing up for next month's big Easter weekend race meet at the Dover Raceway. But motorcyclist André Janaire, for the first time in 20 years, will not be there. Read More...
Vaz's road to victory - We were outenumerated, outmanoeuvred and outstrategised - PNP official
IF KENNETH Rowe was to stand any chance against Daryl Vaz in Monday's by-election in West Portland, he would have had to win the two divisions with strong support for the People's National Party (PNP) while maximising his votes in the other two... Read More...
Voters back old favourites
Despite his inability to walk, 79-year-old Walter Phillips, who was carried by neighbours to vote in St Margaret's Bay on Monday, maintained that his physical challenge would never prevent him from supporting his beloved People's National Party (PNP).... Read More...
Party time - Vaz's emphatic win sparks street dance
Thousands of flag-waving and bell-ringing supporters of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) from across the island thronged the narrow streets of Buff Bay, Portland, Monday night to celebrate by-election victory. They were everywhere, perched on rooftops, occupying every inch... Read More...
Mandela Park vending zone to get facelift
Telecommunications firm Digicel and the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) have embarked on a joint initiative to streamline vending outside Mandela Park. The project includes outfitting Half-Way Tree and its environs with 53 vending stalls... Read More...
National Reserves more than soldiers
Ask most Jamaicans what comes to mind when they hear the name National Reserves, and they will likely tell you "soldiers who respond at beck and call". But there is much more to them than being the reserve arm of the Jamaica Defence Force .. Read More...
Recession deals and steals
With the R-word on everyones lips, it might seem like a bad time to go shopping.But prices may be going down, at least over the Easter period. Advertisements in The Sunday Gleaner of March 22 showed numerous sales and discounts. So who's offering what... Read More...
Connecting Jamaica to the world by cable
Flow Jamaica Ltd has recently completed laying underwater telecommunications cables linking Jamaica to its fibre-optic cable running between Florida and Colombia. There was no excitement, and only a little media mention. That was not the case in 1870 when Jamaica... Read More...
FSC hosts third crime mitigation workshop
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) will be hosting its third annual financial crime mitigation workshop for its regulated entities at the Hilton Kingston hotel today. This training initiative is in keeping with the FSC's financial crime objective.... Read More...
Ignorance and giving
Hello, mi neighbour! Ignorance can be a helluva thing! Take, for instance, a gentleman who, because of illiteracy, overdosed himself with tablets rather than follow the instructions of the doctor as written on the label. Just like that, he almost lost his life. Couldn't read!... Read More...
Youth club goes back to school
At least one group of Jamaicans is not allowing the worsening economic crisis to quell their desire to help others. The Rotaract Club of New Kingston, one of the 18 youth arms of the Rotary Club in Jamaica, continues to work diligently to make a difference ... Read More...
Lawyer suspended
The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council has suspended St Ann-based attorney-at-law R.A (Bill) Salmon. According to the council, Salmon has been barred from his practice until August 28 when his six-month suspension ends... Read More...
