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Jamaica Gleaner News
published: Wednesday | August 4, 2004

Sturge Town celebrates
AFTER 164 YEARS, the second oldest free village in Jamaica Sturge Town is barely a shadow of the vibrant community life it once boasted but is instead bleeding from brain drain and urban migration.

Sangster Airport staff protest against new parking fees
WESTERN BUREAU: WORKERS AT the Sangster International Airport staged a peaceful demonstration yesterday morning, protesting against a $50 parking fee they are now being asked to pay to use the staff car park.


MiPhone plans strategies to achieve its objectives
"MIPHONE NEVER abandoned the Jamaican market, instead we have been like mushroom plants growing quietly in the shadows, until we are ready to reveal our level of maturity."


Pensioners undergoing problems with temporary health cards
PENSIONERS, AMONG them golden agers, across the island have been complaining that several Blue Cross providers are refusing the temporary paper health cards given to them under the NI Gold Plan on the premise that they are outdated...


J'can is VP of int'l education body
PAULETTE DUNN-SMITH, the senior director of the National Council on Technical Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET), has been elected vice-president of the Association of Commonwealth Examination and Accreditation Bodies (ACEAB)...


St Ann residents benefit from free health care
IN AN age where volunteerism is on the decline, it is heartening that a corporate partnership between a tourist resort, a team of dedicated doctors, and a noted pharmaceutical company can bring joy to the lives of poor disadvantaged individuals.


Gleaner grooms youngest CPU Gordon Fisher Fellow
Claude Mills, 27, breaks age barriers to become one of the youngest ever awardees of the Commonwealth Press Union's (CPU), Gordon N. Fisher Fellowship for 2004/2005.


Westmoreland dominates at Denbigh again
THE JAMAICA Agricultural Society (JAS), Westmoreland, continued its dominance at the annual Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show in Clarendon last Monday...


Jumpstart for black businesses in Britain
AS MORE black Londoners go into business, Ervine Okuboh wants to ensure they get the chance to make a real impact. It is something that business analysts and observers have been predicting for a number of years.












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