Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Wednesday | March 25, 2009
Jehovah Jireh - Montego Bay church lavishes 'poor, needy' with love
WESTERN BUREAU: In an effort to help a multitude of persons through charity, one church in Montego Bay, St James, took a bold step last Saturday to provide clothes, food and medical care for more than 1,000 persons in the Second City. The initiative by the Meeting Place ... Read More...
Piggy banks rattle for kids' education
Dujuan Gordon, a resident of Old Harbour, St Catherine, already has big dreams for his seven-month old son, Dujanie. He wants his son to have better opportunities in life than he had. One of Gordon's dreams is for his son to get a good education, and he understands... Read More...
Catch the 'big fish' - Integrity watchdog wants anti-corruption drive
The National Integrity Action Forum (NIAF) has urged Jamaican authorities to aggressively seek to prosecute corrupt state officials who undermine public confidence and tar the country's reputation.In a release after the first outreach meeting... Read More...
'Letter from Satan' - This is evil, says irate parent
The distribution of a document to students at a prominent high school in St Andrew, aimed at jolting them into conforming to ladylike behaviour, has earned the wrath of a few persons who claim the correspondence was inappropriate... Read More...
Fertiliser firm to dig in
The American firm which produces the fertiliser that has caused a stink between the Government and the Opposition has welcomed news that two local agencies have approved the product. That is good news for Diamond-R Fertilizer, which is setting up shop... Read More...
Bauxite bites bullet
Government is looking seriously at diversifying its energy resources in a move to cut the the cost of energy in the bauxite-alumina industry. Mining and Telecommunications Minister Derrick Smith told The Gleaner on the weekend that the cost of energy... Read More...
Illegal tomatoes go splat
The Customs Department has seized more than 600 pounds of tomatoes which it says were imported by the St Ann-based Bahía Princípe hotel. The 25 cases of tomato slices, each weighing 25 pounds, were seized last Friday... Read More...
LIME gives $2m in wake of Martha's House fire
A corporate organisation has joined the effort to assist Martha's House, a Mustard Seed Communities home on North Street, putting the facility one step closer towards rebuilding. The building was badly destroyed by fire on the night of March 16.... Read More...
Women set to WROC the boat
A training programme geared at growing and consolidating the presence and influence of women serving on boards and commissions in Jamaica will kick off today. Also to be launched is a study which assesses some of the major hindrances to women's elevation... Read More...
Alleged murder conspirator remanded
May Pen businesswoman Althea Morgan-Carr, who is charged jointly with three men for conspiracy to murder a policewoman, appeared in the Home Circuit Court on Monday. Justice Kay Beckford remanded Morgan-Carr until June 15 when the trial will commence.... Read More...
'Write' of passage for journalists
A multidimensional workshop to promote the concept of innovation journalism among media practitioners will be held today at the Terra Nova Hotel in St Andrew. The session runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m... Read More...
Atlanta-based group to build new clinic in MoBay
JIS: The Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee plans to construct a health clinic in Montego Bay, St James, to facilitate a more organised and sustainable health-care programme between both cities.Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Vin Martin... Read More...
Chest hospital completes repairs
The National Chest Hospital (NCH) has undergone renovation work to its infrastructure and is fully operational. The hospital's infrastructure had been in question in recent times. However, Lyttleton Shirley, chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority... Read More...
Irish pub enjoys successful first year - Patrons celebrate in true Jamaican style
Last week, while Irishmen all across the world drank to St Paddy, you would have thought Jamaicans would have watched the holiday go by quietly. You would have been wrong!
In the quiet community of Drax Hall lies the Irish Rover, Jamaica's first authentic Irish pub.... Read More...
Youth spend the year on the elderly - Guns for drugs trade takes a hit
PORT MORANT, ST THOMAS:As the security forces continue to make major strides against the Guns for Drugs Trade between Jamaica and Haiti, a joint task force comprising members of the St Thomas police, Operation Kingfish, and the Organised Crime Unit... Read More...
Big-money project set for Portland farmers
BUFF BAY, PORTLAND: About 40 farmers in the Buff Bay Valley area of Portland are to benefit from a $35.6-million agro-tourism project, intended to re-energise farming and create sustainable livelihoods for residents of the community... Read More...
