Code breached - Motorcades attacked, supporters intimidated - Party leaders denounce violent acts
THE NATION'S two major political parties - the governing People's National Party (PNP) and the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) - have expressed grave concerns about acts of political intimidation and other breaches of the Political Code of Conduct on the campaign trail...
Government of Jamaica makes latest move on education - Says students who are unable to pay should not be 'questioned', 'embarrassed'
The political chess game deepened yesterday when the Portia Simpson Miller-led administration made the latest move in the education debate, telling Jamaicans that no child who could not afford the tuition fee should be "questioned or subjected...
Claudette Campbell-Brown - Quelling fires and stereotypes
Outside the York Park Fire Station in Kingston, there is a buzz of activity. Firemen are all around, but from the mass of men emerges a woman with long strides, square shoulders, complemented by a very confident smile. Meet District Officer Claudette Campbell-Brown...
CARIFORUM divided on liberalisation issue - Economic Partnership Agreement under threat
A disagreement among the members of CARIFORUM, which represents the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic, could cause a delay in the group completing negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)....
Education Ministry recruiting teacher registration CEO
The Ministry of Education and Youth is one step closer to licensing the island's teachers, as it is now in the process of hiring a chief executive officer (CEO) to head the Jamaica Teaching Council. In a newspaper advertisement on Sunday, the Education Ministry said the agency...
Registrar of Titles loses bid to retain title
Attorney-at-law Alfred McPherson has lost his bid in the Supreme Court to get an order revoking the termination of his contract as Registrar of Titles. McPherson was dismissed from his post as Director of Land Titles with the National Land Agency in January last year...
No new malaria cases in a month
The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that there have been no new case of malaria for four weeks. However Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, chief medical officer of health, said communities should not become complacent as this does not mean that malaria has been eradicated.
Emergency equipment ordered for Kingston Public Hospital (KPH)
Following the virtualshutdown of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) by nurses who protested late last week about the lack of basic health supplies, Cabinet yesterday approved an emergency procurement procedure allowing the hospital to purchase equipment ...
1984 - The Gleaner at 150
The Gleaner celebrated its 150th anniversary of publication and with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education, CIDA, USAID, UNESCO and 33 private sector companies, began publishing primary textbooks. These books were distributed to children in primary schools free of cost.
Study indicates hurricanes may benefit stressed coral
WASHINGTON (AP): Corals stressed by warming conditions may benefit from the passage of a hurricane - as long as it doesn't slam right into them. Bleaching of corals has been a growing problem in recent years with the loss of algae or reduction of pigment...
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