Nature's wrath
One feared dead, bridge collapses, expect more rain
ONE WEEK before the official start of the hurricane season, heavy rains lashed the island resulting in flooding and landslides in several parishes. Several major bridges were damaged and in some cases residents were forced to leave their homes...
'No honeymoon for Councillors'
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Community Development and Sport Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has issued a stern warning to the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) and the Parish Councils that the Government will not tolerate ineptitude.
Most J'cans against MP salary hike, poll reveals
MOST JAMAICANS are opposed to the huge salary hike granted to Members of Parliament following last October's General Election but some first-term MPs are rejecting the view that they are overpaid
New MPs take the floor
EIGHT first-time Members of Parliament - four doctors, an engineer, two lawyers and a businessman - attended an Editor's Forum last Tuesday at The Gleaner's North Street offices, Central Kingston. Below we present excerpts of the forum.
Is Greater Portmore slowly becoming a slum?
GREATER PORTMORE, St. Catherine is seen as a major accomplishment in providing well-needed housing solutions for Jamaicans. The housing development, dubbed the largest of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, has allowed many poor Jamaicans...
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