Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) surges - People's National Party (PNP) stands still
The Bruce Golding-led Jamaica Labour Party has, statistically, drawn level with the People's National Party as the gruelling electoral race enters the last lap which ends, less than two weeks away, on August 27. According to the latest Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll...
Opposition better at gaining new support
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has gained more support from the electorate during the current campaign period than the People's National Party (PNP), according to the findings of the latest Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll. Johnson and his team of researchers...
Party supporters clash in Mandeville
Supporters of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and those of the People's National Party (PNP) squared off with bottles, stones and sticks in the centre of Mandeville early yesterday morning. At the end of the fracas, one man was stabbed to death...
Troubled constituencies to know fate tomorrow
Come tomorrow, the constituencies of South East St. Elizabeth and West St. Thomas will know if they will be able to exercise their vote on August 27. Speaking yesterday at the end of a convened meeting with the candidates of the constituencies from the two major political parties...
Tropical Storm Dean to pass Jamaica Monday
Tropical Storm Dean is expected to pass north or south of Jamaica on Monday and the country is expected to start feeling the effects of the system by Sunday, according to duty forecaster at the National Meteorological Centre, Glenroy Brown....
Storm Watch
When a storm threatens: Turn refrigerator and freezer to the coldest level. Freeze water in plastic containers. Sanitise bathtubs and fill with water. Secure all outdoor objects (such as awnings) by tying them down and bringing them in....
Energy markets worried
MIAMI (Reuters): Tropical Storm Dean charged through the open Atlantic toward the Caribbean islands yesterday, while a troublesome tropical weather system brewed in the Gulf of Mexico, causing concern in energy markets. The fifth tropical depression of the year formed late...
Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) passes improve
The overall performance of candidates writing the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) across the region has improved in 2007, according to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). In 19 of the 44 units examined, over 90 per cent of the unit entries...
Cop, aunt get bail extension
Corporal Randolph Mullings, the member of the Prime Minister's security detail who has been implicated in a car theft ring, and his aunt Judith Fuller are scheduled to return to court on September 19, after they had their bail extended when they appeared in court yesterday....
Aspiring doctor plans to give back to Jamaica
Terry Brown-Bryan is definitely a pacesetter.She also has a generous spirit. As a result of the positive experience she had while doing undergraduate summer research at Loma Linda University in California, she decided to "recruit other Jamaicans to attend that university.
Wanted men die in shoot-out
Head of the West Kingston Police, Deputy Superintendent Delroy Hewitt, says the killing of two of the area's most wanted men in an alleged shoot-out yesterday, will cause a decrease in shootings in the area. The two men, Kevin Powell, 26, of Jones Town,...
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