FEBRUARY 25, 1902 -- DECEMBER 4, 2000 - An icon's passing

THE HUMILITY of Jamaican historian, Caribbean public servant and academic Sir Philip Sherlock was highlighted yesterday as one of his outstanding and most endearing qualities, by dean of the UWI's Faculty of Social Sciences Professor.

Local online community launched
ONLINE COMMUNITY development is about to be strengthened with the launch of Go-Local Jamaica, a series of websites to showcase news and information in towns across the island. Launched by The Gleaner Company Ltd., in conjunction with Jamaica National...

$30m rescue for foundry
A $30 MILLION rescue plan for local foundry, Caribbean Casting and Engineering Limited, should see the plant re-opening by weekend. The board of the National Investment Bank of Jamaica (NIBJ) has agreed to pump $10 million into the plant, sources tell...

DPP 'abuses' the process of the court
THE COURT of Appeal ruled yesterday that it was oppressive and an abuse of the process of the court for a man who was discharged of a murder charge to be indicted four years later on lesser charges, arising from the same sets of facts in the murder case..

Mayors support Bertram in reform process
MINISTER OF Local Government, Youth and Community Development, Arnold Bertram, has received support from the island's mayors for his proposal to streamline the 13 existing local authorities into five regional bodies. According to the Jamaica Information.