Gun battle downtown - Businesses close shutters, five shot and injured during gang war
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES in the normally busy market area of Heywood Street, West Kingston, came to a halt yesterday morning, following a fierce gun battle between members of rival armed gangs from Tivoli Gardens and Matthews Lane.
Primary school students get $multimillion maths boost
OVER 300,000 PRIMARY school students are to benefit from a multimillion dollar educational programme, aimed at improving their performance in mathematics.
Farmers forced to wait - Hurricane assessment not yet complete
THE RURAL Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) reported yesterday that it has not yet been able to complete the assessment of agricultural farms destroyed during Hurricane Ivan, pushing back the Saturday, October 16 deadline...
Tourism players embrace 'Hospitality Jamaica'
WESTERN BUREAU: THE GLEANER'S newest publication 'Hospitality Jamaica', which hit the streets yesterday, was warmly received by a number of major players in the tourism sector at its official launch at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.
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