August mourning - Year's third-highest number of murders recorded
One hundred and twenty three more Jamaicans have been murdered up to the end of August, when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest police statistics provided by the Jamaica Constabulary Force. In what is shaping up to be another murderous year...
'Election: Good, but not perfect!' - Miller tells Gleaner long-service awardees
CHAIRMAN OF the Electoral Commission (EC), Professor Errol Miller, said despite some gaffes, the recent general election has maintained Jamaica's reputation for producing transparent polls. Professor Miller, who was guest speaker at yesterday's Gleaner Company Long-Service Awards...
Who for the Shadow Cabinet? - Analysts hint at possible PNP placements
Political analysts Richard 'Dickie' Crawford and Charlene Sharpe-Pryce expect Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller to retain most members of her former administration in her Shadow Cabinet and include a few new faces."I am thinking that the PNP...
Jamaican narcotics efforts go unrewarded
Jamaica has kept its place on the United States government's narcotics watch list, despite what police say is a "major dent" in the fight against illegal drugs. "Based on our consistent effort and hard work, over the past years especially, we believe we have done enough...
Shots fired at Manning Cup match in Arnett
Violence reared its ugly head in Arnett Gardens yesterday, forcing the abandonment of the Manning Cup match between Charlie Smith and Denham Town at the Tony Spaulding Sports Complex in St.Andrew. During the half-time interval of the game, in which Charlie Smith was leading 5-0...
St Lucians bid a final farewell to former PM Sir John Compton
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC: Hundreds of St. Lucians joined regional and international dignitaries in a final farewell to their late Prime Minister, Sir John Compton, whom they affectionately dubbed 'The Father of the Nation', during a four-hour emotional funeral yesterday.
Post-'Dean' restoration work by the Church
Thousands of church members are being mobilised to assist victims of Hurricane Dean in restoring their lives, Errol Rattray, Chairman of Hope 2000, said. Mr.Rattray told The Gleaner yesterday that the organisation that spearheaded a clean-up programme throughout the Corporate Area...
Tufton meets with agriculture heads
The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is seeking to have a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with the newly elected Jamaica Labour Party government within the next six months. Addressing a welcome function, as Minister of Agriculture Dr. Christopher Tufton toured...
Committee to oversee BITU
Dwight Nelson has confirmed an interim committee is to be appointed to oversee the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), following the resignations of its three top leaders, last week. Ruddy Spencer, president of the BITU, Mr.Nelson, senior vice-president...
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