AIR JAMAICA JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL - Montego Bay ready to groove
WESTERN BUREAU: AT 4:30 p.m. yesterday 80 per cent of the preparations were in place for the 2006 Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival which kicks off in Montego Bay today. The multimillion dollar 4,224 square foot state-of-the-art stage was already...
Schools in fear - Violence spurs Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) security concerns
STUDENTS AND teachers at three learning institutions are cowering in fear following separate incidents of violence since the start of the week. At Cedric Titus High School in Trelawny, classes have been suspended amid reports of growing tension...
Slain 16-y-o wanted peace
THESE ARE the words of Life Goes On, the song that 16-year-old Zanute Simpson completed only two days before he was stabbed to death by a schoolmate of the Cedric Titus High.
Hearts pour out to Lenissa
IN RESPONSE to a story published in The Gleaner yesterday about the plight of young Lenissa Woolcock, who has a large tumour on her left eye, many Jamaicans have empathised with her, and seem willing to assist the 15-year-old Anchovy High.
Petroleum prices to increase in Jamaica
Petrojam has announced increased prices for some petroleum products, effective today: Unleaded gasolene 87: J$43.53. Up $ 0.60 per litre. Unleaded gasolene 90: J$44.97...
CARICOM body reaches out to local businesses
JAMAICAN BUSINESSES are being urged to involve themselves in CARICOM's upcoming international trade negotiations. The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) private sector outreach project is stepping up its operations...
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