Phase 2 of RGD's 'naming' project now under way
The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is on a drive to register some 6,000 'nameless' children who were born between September 2004 and December 2006.
Mentally ill educator sent on sick leave - Holness
The mentally ill teacher of St. George's Girls and Infant School in Kingston, who was removed from the institution on Wednesday for her disruptive behaviour, has been sent on sick leave, according to Andrew Holness, Minister of Education.
Sacked teacher reinstated
A teacher at the Ocho Rios High School in St. Ann, who was dismissed from her job, has been reinstated following an out-of-court settlement.
Children hospitalised after chlorine leak at pool
Three children were admitted at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew, and several others were treated and sent home, last night, after chlorine gas escaped at the National Stadium pool where they had gone swimming.
Public service staff orders to be reviewed - A-G
THE PUBLIC service staff orders, which permit the Attorney-General's Department to charge fees for legal work and advice given to government agencies and statutory bodies, is to be reviewed by Cabinet. Attorney-General Senator Dorothy Lightbourne made...
Something extra
It's time to start the countdown to the Gleaner sponsored Kingston Restaurant Week (November 10-17) and the city is all a-buzz as was evident at yesterday's launch.And, how else can one honour a past Gleaner Man of the Year? Confer him with a doctorate...
Where should the new Parliament be sited?
The Editor, Sir: I support the many well-thinking Jamaicans who are endorsing the new Parliament.
Mahatma Gandhi: 138 years on, a legacy lives
He has been revered as the apostle of peace, all of 5 feet 4.5 inches, dressed in a loin cloth and leaning on his stick; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or 'Mahatma' (saint), as he is fondly called, shook the annals of the...
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