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Hutton's students to sit CXC exams
Nine hundred and eighty students of Hutton's Education Unit who were at risk of not participating in the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) tests in May and June have been given the go-ahead to sit the tests...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-12
'I uphold the law'
South West St Catherine Member of Parliament Everald Warmington says he believes Speaker Delroy Chuck made a mockery of Parliament by the way in which he presided over the business of the House of Representatives on Wednesday...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-12
JLP could reprimand SW St Catherine MP
STUNNED BY Everald Warmington's decision to break ranks during Wednesday's sitting of the House of Representatives, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has hinted the member could be strongly reprimanded...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-12
We can't please everyone - Miller
THE ELECTORAL Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has defended its report to Parliament on the realignment of boundaries and the increase in the number of constituencies from 60 to 63....
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-12
Beer madness
A policeman uses his baton to disperse looters, including children, on the scene of an accident involving a Toyota motor car and a truck...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-12
Bashed again!
Just over one week after the United States flayed Jamaica in its annual Narcotics Control Strategy Report, the country has received another low grade from the Americans....
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-12
US slams Government's approach to corruption
THE United States Department of State was blunt in its criticism of the Jamaican Government yesterday when it accused the administration of being lacklustre in relation to the fight against corruption in the public sector. In its 2009 Country Report...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-12
Rosario brothers & Philarmonic Orchestra
Merengue artist Rafa Rosario and his brothers will be at the National Theater stage this coming 16-17 July. Amaury Sanchez is producing the Concierto Sinfonico, in which the Santo Domingo Philarmonic Orchestra will also participate. The idea for the presentation of the show came when two years ago in a show with Juan Luis Guerra, Johnny Ventura, Eddy Herrera, Rubby Perez and Hector Acosta among others they celebrated the 30 years of the organization at the National Theater. For more on upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar
dr1.com 2010-03-11
House amends terrorism law, al-Faisal held at bay
ON A day when Parliament debated and passed amendments imposing tougher sanctions against acts of terrorism, deported Muslim cleric Abdullah al-Faisal, who has been accused by the United Kingdom of preaching racial...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-11
Portmore toll road to get repairs
THE NATIONAL Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is to carry out urgently needed repairs to sections of the Portmore, St Catherine, leg of Highway 2000 starting May.The repairs, which will take place over a five-month period...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-11
Mother still searching for child after eight years
Five-year-old Rojay King went missing two days after his mother's birthday in 2002.Janet Hardie, King's mother, described a time in her life where she was depressed, heartbroken and longed for her son."I was mentally...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-11
The grief they bear
THE HAUNTING wail of a mother who lost her child continues to echo in the heads of her neighbours four days after Ruthlyn Williams received word that her 11-year-old son had died in hospital...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-11
Heated Warmington walks out of House
Junior government minister Everald Warmington staged a one-man walk out of Gordon House yesterday after failed attempts to register a nay vote against an Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) report...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-11
UWI students 'Breakdabox'
Difference is always noted, and so it was for the duo Duane McIntosh and Sandre Malcolm, marketing students at the University of the West Indies (UWI)...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-11
'Dudus' irks PSOJ
THE NATION'S most powerful group of business leaders, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), has joined other associations and individuals in disagreeing with the Government's decision not to sign the extradition...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-11
Corruption charges for Munster Road detainees
The police sergeant and the businessman implicated in the Munster Road gun-and-ammunition find have been remanded on corruption charges. Sergeant Russell Robinson and businessman Garnett Pennington appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-10
FINSAC review set for May 25
The judicial review into the eligibility of retired Court of Appeal judge Boyd Carey to sit on the panel probing the 1990s financial sector meltdown has been set for May 25.The hearing is estimated to last four days.
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-10
Dog lover receives a helping hand
From somewhere deep in the rubble, a ray of hope peeks out for 35-year-old truck driver Alvin Alberga, as residents of his community rally to assist the man whose home was razed by fire a week ago. Bay Farm Road in Olympic...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-10
KSAC gets quake-ready
Workshops, building inspections and the purchase of equipment are some of the moves being made by the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) as it steps up its effort to ready the city for future earthquakes. Mayor of Kingston Desmond Mckenzie says...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-10
Tufton urges farmers to embrace new equipment
Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is urging farmers to embrace the new tools and equipment being introduced locally, arguing that this will make their operations more profitable...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-10
Firefighter
A fireman removes a piece of zinc...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-10
Push for justice
Government has moved one step closer to establishing a new commission to respond to the perennial cry for justice by Jamaicans who often claim their rights have been breached by persons exercising state power....
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-10
PM off to Dominica
Prime Minister Bruce Golding leaves the island today to head the Jamaican delegation to the 21st intersessional CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Roseau, Dominica.Golding will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-10
Killing highlights Ocho Rios transport woes
A fatal stabbing incident at the Ocho Rios Transport Centre in St Ann has exposed the inability of the police to adequately protect some travellers in the parish. Two men were stabbed to death during an altercation at the transport centre...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-10
Community centre construction slowdown
THE JAMAICA Social Investment Fund (JSIF) says it has been building fewer community centres because of a difficulty in finding persons or agencies to take charge of the facilities."We have suffered...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-09
McCalla hears FINSAC complaint today
Chief Justice Zaila McCalla is to preside today in chambers over the first hearing into the claim brought by four persons who were successful last month in stopping the commission of enquiry into the collapse of the financial sector...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-09
Hutton's students face uncertain future
More than 1,000 students from Hutton's Education Unit are at risk of not being registered for this year's Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations unless millions of dollars in outstanding fees are paid over...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-09
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The Year of Women
As women from all spheres of Jamaican life gathered downtown Kingston to mark International Women's Day, Inter-American Year of Women was officially launched in the island yesterday. Olivia Grange...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-09
Leaders missing
A LACK of leadership at the community level is being blamed for levels of poverty in many Jamaican communities. Scarlette Gillings, managing director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-09
3 years, 3 ministers, 3 permanent secretaries
There is still no explanation from the Government as to what led to its decision to oust Major Richard Reese from the post of permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security....
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-09
Brandon Hill Primary gets 'Kidspiration'
Clarence Powell, principal of the Brandon Hill Primary and Junior High School, is expecting to see students' reading level improve with the opening last week of the institution's resource centre in west rural St Andrew....
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-08
In-house drug bust
WEEKS AFTER a rash of corruption cases hit the police, four ancillary workers connected with the narcotics division have been hit with drug charges.The quartet - all civilians attached to the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND) - was...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-08
Gumption a plus for math quiz hopeful
Nine-year-old mathematics whiz, Calainia McKnight, was the topic of discussion as she sat among hundreds of high-school students in Assembly Hall at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on Saturday....
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-08
110-y-o Trelawny woman reveals secret to long life
WESTERN BUREAU:READING HER Daily Bread devotional flawlessly without the assistance of eyewear, 110-year-old Violet Mosses Brown has discovered the secret to living a long and happy life without some of the ills associated...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-08
Couple glued to Internet starve three-month-old kid
SEOUL, South Korea (AP):A SOUTH Korean couple addicted to an Internet game about raising a virtual child were arrested for neglecting their real three-month-old daughter and letting her starve to death, news reports said.The couple spent between four...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-08
Budget Debate starts April 8
THE ceremonial opening of Parliament has been set for March 25, beginning at 11 a.m.On that day, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen will deliver the Throne Speech, in which he will outline the Government's programmes and policies for the 2010-2011...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-08
Pet project
THE 10th most powerful Atlantic hurricane walloped Jamaica in 2004, causing problems for many, including a white and black cat, which was left with the task of finding food...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-08
Female trailblazers from Jamaica
As Jamaica joins the world in celebrating International Women's Day today, have a look at some of the Jamaican women who have blazed a trail of glory.
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-08
Not so fast
CONTRARY TO an apparent agreement in a letter of intent signed in January, the Government has declared it has no plan to grant an exclusive national carrier licence to Caribbean Airlines after Air Jamaica is grounded...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-08
Wrong address - Many Jamaicans still denied jobs and services because of where they live
Tried to get a job today but
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-07
Sex-selective abortions?
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP):An Oklahoma statute barring the termination of a pregnancy based on the gender of the fetus was deemed unconstitutional recently by a judge who said the law violated the state's rule that legislation address a single subject."When you...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-07
'How dare you!'- Your manager or your mother?
Can you imagine the following scenario?
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-07
Turks and Caicos demand democracy - To march against UK takeover
Miami, Florida:BOTH POLITICAL parties in the Turks and Caicos, the Progressive National Party (PNP) and the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) will unite in a march tomorrow demanding...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-07
Millions spent on bullets - Approximately $140m in one year
ARMING THE police force is not cheap.
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-07
BRIEFS
Malahoo Forte cops award - Prime Minister Bruce Golding has congratulated minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte, on her selection as a 'Young Global Leader' by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum.
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-07
Reese fingered and pushed
It was still fuzzy how former Commissioner of Corrections-turned-Permanent-Secretary Richard Reese has figured as a victim in the suspense drama called 'Armadale'.
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-07
POWER OF A DON - Putting politicians to shame
THEY HEAD major criminal networks in Jamaica, even extending to North America and the United Kingdom.
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-07
Reese removed - National security permanent secretary burnt over Armadale
Richard Reese, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security, has been removed from that position in a surprising twist in the Armadale fallout..
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-07
Federation to review cop dismissals
The Police Federation has asked a team of attorneys to review the circumstances that led to the dismissal of over 50 police officers from the force in recent years.Arguing that some of these dismissals violated the Police Services Regulation of 1961,...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-06
Lawyers in police killing case to arrive next Tuesday
Representatives of the Interna-tional Human Rights Law Clinic in Washington, DC, will be arriving in the island next week to take on the case of Jeremy Smith, who was killed by the police in 2002 under questionable...
jamaica-gleaner.com 2010-03-06
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