'Bomber' on board - Jamaican arrested in Florida with explosive materials
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Bruce Golding last night announced that he had directed the commissioner of police to carry out thorough investigations into the activities, in Jamaica, of a suspicious Air Jamaica passenger who was allegedly held with bomb-making materials...
Government claims success in free health-care debut in Jamaica
The Ministry of Health says the first day of the abolition of user fees was a resounding success, with the exception of minor glitches in health facilities across the island. The Government yesterday implemented the policy to use health facilities across the island....
New Health Regime - High turnout but few woes in Montego Bay
Western Bureau: Except for an above-normal turnout of persons at the Type Five Health Centre in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday's transition to Government's new health regime was a seamless process in western Jamaica. When The Gleaner visited the Type Five Clinic in downtown...
Golding pleads with Amnesty
Prime Minister Bruce Golding, in response to a damning Amnesty International report, has asked the human rights organisation to be sympathetic to what he says are the real difficulties faced by Jamaica in providing social services and economic opportunities. ...
The Firearm Licensing Authority has reported that it will be renewing firearm licences this month.
The holders of licences should go to the divisional police headquarters in their respective parishes.However, holders in the St Andrew Central Division should go to the Police Officers' Club on Hope Road in St Andrew.Persons should visit the tax office...
Vox pop
Yesterday The Gleaner asked patients at hospitals and clinics for their reactions to the removal of user fees....
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