Bruce Golding promises fixed election date
Opposition Leader Bruce Golding has declared that if his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) wins the next general election, he will seek to amend the Constitution and create a fixed election date.
Access to Internet still low among Jamaicans, says poll
Seventeen per cent of Jamaicans now have access to the Internet, according to the latest Gleaner-commissioned poll done by pollster Bill Johnson, but only 11 per cent have a computer at home. This despite Jamaica being ranked 43rd in the world...
Man survives 16-storey fall
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AP): A MAN crashed through a double-paned window in a hotel and plummeted 16 floors - but survived when he was caught by a roof overhang. Joshua S. Hanson, 29, of Blair, Wisconsin, was taken to a hospital.
Basil Buck is dead
Former Minister of State and financial analyst, Basil Buck, is dead. Mr. Buck's body was discovered at his Bowden Hill Road residence in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, yesterday afternoon. He was last seen on Saturday and was discovered dead in his bed...
Dr. Yvonne Graham - Making it easier for immigrant
In a spacious office inside Brooklyn's oldest public building, Borough Hall at 209 Joralemon Street, Dr. Yvonne Graham, a petite woman with short hair and a pleasant smile, is tapping away at her computer while sipping from a small mug.
Bahamian couple seeks justice
WESTERN BUREAU: Bahamian couple has journeyed to Jamaica in search of the person or persons who brutally murdered their only son in Mandeville in 2004, as well as to plead with the killer or killers to give themselves up.
Young father searches for absentee mother
THOSE WHO have seen the recent movie The Pursuit of Happynes, a true-story-turned screenplay about a struggling single father, might well recognise the plight of Alpha Howell and his three-year-old son, Alphonso.
Diplomatic Week starts today
The annual Diplomatic Week, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, will commence today with a number of ambassadors accredited to Jamaica, the majority based overseas, presenting their credentials...
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