Tsunami warning system for Caribbean
JAMAICANS SHOULD be able to rest a bit easier by the end of the year, as by then, a tsunami warning centre should be operating in Manchester. The United States Ambassador, Brenda Johnson, and Land and Environment Minister Dean Peart, yesterday signed...
Colin Greenland awarded forensic college status
JAMAICAN FORENSIC accountant, Collin Greenland, has become the first Caribbean national to be awarded status as a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFEI).
It's back to school again
LLUIDAS VALE, St. Catherine: AS THE time for the reopening of school approached, parents were seen in the plazas scrambling to make last minute purchases for their children. The main items purchased consisted of school bags, uniforms...
Public Safety centre just under way after a year
A YEAR after the Public Safety and Justice Centre was launched at the University of the West Indies (UWI), The Gleaner has learned that it is just getting off the ground.
'Tis the season of sexual abstinence
ENGLAND: COPING WITH sexual temptation is a daily struggle for the faithful and those 'saving themselves' for marriage. Have you seen the film 40 Days and 40 Nights?
Has bean or never wuss?
I AM not a car person, although I need automotive transport to get around. When a mechanic told me that I had to rotate my tyres, I asked, "Why? Isn't that what wheels do?" However, this was my first New Year in a very long time without a car.
Wanted man slain in Gregory Park
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: A MAN who the police claim was wanted for more than a year on several counts of murder, shooting with intent, and illegal possession of firearm, was stabbed to death in Gregory Park...
Hope for National Youth Service (NYS) stipend increase
DR. DONALD Rhodd, State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, revealed last week that there were no major changes to an initial proposal sent to Cabinet concerning the mandatory National Youth Service (NYS).
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