Jeffrey Town farmers take Michael Manley Award
The Jeffrey Town Farmers Association from St. Mary yesterday won the coveted Michael Manley Award for Community Self-Reliance. The group won the award for its initiative in implementing strategies to uplift the small community.
GLEANER EDITOR'S FORUM
In continuation of our special focus on the agricultural sector we present excerpts of the views of key agricultural stakeholders on the state of agricultural education in Jamaica.
Venezuelans to finalise Petrojam joint venture
A senior official for Venezuela's national oil company Petrleos de Venezuela S A (PDVSA), Amilkar Maca, is expected in Jamaica today to finalise agreement on the valuation of the government's 35,000 barrels a day...
Asafa, Campbell on top
Joint world 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell have been elevated to the top of the world's 100m sprint events ranking. According to track and field's world governing body...
Cuba after Castro
Yesterday's announcement that President Fidel Castro has had intestinal surgery and has temporarily ceded power to his brother Raul is another signal of the imminence of transition in Cuba. For Mr. Castro, who has ruled communist Cuba for 46 years...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Rape: 'blanket consent' an insult to women
The Editor, Sir: In regard to the article by Xavier Newton-Bryant's "It's not rape. Blanket consent was given on taking vows", in the July 30, 2006 edition of The Sunday Gleaner, I searched for a hint of satire or sarcasm in your argument...
Augus' Mawnin: A mix of music, literature and history
The restoration of August 1 to the Jamaican calendar was significant for more than giving teenagers a chance to get drunk and litter the beaches of the north coast, or gratify workers with yet another day from the nine-to-five grind. It is a significant m
Culture is therapy
Trained hands caressing the seasoned membrane of a drumhead; it's hip-rolling rhythm, heart racing, the space is energised. Sounds, too, of indigenous instruments - pot covers, graters, tin cans, a tambourine and others...
