Reggae Boyz shine - Ballers make Pan Am finals, Smith mines gold
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Maurice Smith earned Jamaica's first gold medal at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil yesterday when he won the gruelling decathlon event. Smith, now the only Jamaican to win a medal in the event at the Pan American Games...
'Stick to ministry booklist'
Minister of Education and Youth Maxine Henry-Wilson yesterday warned primary-school teachers to refrain from giving students unnecessary booklists, noting that the required books are provided by the ministry free of cost."We continue to be determined...
Ratings improve for parties
The favourability rating of candidates representing both the People's National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has shown improvement, according to the latest Gleaner-commissioned poll. Pollster Bill Johnson's survey results...
Politics not going uptown
Billboards, posters, party paraphernalia, graffiti slogans and flags have become a feature of Jamaican politics over the years. But have you ever noticed that these items are mostly seen in lower-income communities - those below Cross Roads?...
Stalwarts honoured with Order of Jamaica
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced that the Order of Jamaica is to be conferred on Political Ombudsman Bishop Herro Blair, by Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall. The disclosure was made yesterday during an investiture ceremony...
Birds free till September
The Minister of Local Government and Environment, Dean Peart, has declared the period Saturday, September 1 through to Sunday, September 30, bird-shooting season. Game birds, which may be lawfully hunted during the season are: the Bald-pate (Columbia...
Labourer nails appeal
The man who was jailed in May for unlawful possession of several pounds of used and unused nails was yesterday granted bail by the Court of Appeal.He is Wayne Malcolm, 26, labourer, of Baulk district, Hanover. Justice Mahadev Dukharan, after hearing an application ...
People's National Party councillor faces likely drug charges
WESTERN BUREAU: The People's National Party councillor/caretaker who has been detained in connection with a major drug bust is likely to be charged in connection with the find.Yesterday, detectives attached to the Narcotics Division did not name the politician...
Few takers for National Insurance Fund (NIF) loan
There is no apparent eagerness on the part of small businesses to access funding from the billion-dollar loan scheme being offered by the Government through a drawdown from the National Insurance Fund (NIF). Last year, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced...
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