A son of Islam
You hear the passion in his voice, see the fire in his eyes, and feel the conviction of his thoughts. You get the feeling that he loves to chat, more so, about his favourite topic, Islam. But for Sulaiman Tijani, Islam is not just a topic, it is his life.
Man wakes up after 19 years in coma
WARSAW (AP): A Polish railway worker who woke up after 19 years in a coma is learning to live again and to understand a politicall Poland, his wife said yesterday. "For 19 years he did not move or say anything," Gertruda Grzebska told The Associated Press...
More Lesson of love for inner-city kids
The Gleaner travelled to Olympic Gardens last week where we met three interesting youngsters with bright futures ahead. Continued from A1, here are their stories. The judge - The expression on her face may not say it, but quite often nine-year-old Sashamoy Palmer...
'Inadequate resources put into crime fighting'
Dr. Peter Phillips, chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Centre for National Security and Strategic Studies, says the Caribbean region has failed to provide the necessary resources needed to reduce the level of crime and violence.
Choc'late goes into last lap
Labelling her fasting and praying mission to Jamaica as being successful, Choc'late Allen of Trinidad and Tobago leaves the island on Thursday. Today, Choc'late will be continuing her school tour in the Corporate Area at George Headley Primary...
Gunman sentenced to life behind bars
A man who was shot in the right leg by a policeman when he fatally shot a man with whom the policeman was talking on February 3, 2004, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.He is 23-year-old David Lyons, also called 'British', of Zion Lane, Central Village...
Special constable to be tried today
Special Constable Marlon Anderson, who is charged with breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act, was remanded Thursday when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court. He is to be tried today.The allegations are that Anderson told a man ...
St James man gets 13 years
Ms. Justice Paulette Williams has sentenced Santino Porter, 24, shopkeeper, of Great Pond, St. James, to 13 years' imprisonment. Porter pleaded guilty in the Home Circuit to manslaughter arising from the fatal shooting of Mark Angus...
Stress - the enemy within
Everyone complains about it and blames it for everything: from flu and headaches to high blood pressure and cancer. Some authorities claim that 70-80 per cent of the patients visiting the doctor are suffering from it.
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