Swimmers ready
BEIJING, China: TWO-TIME Olympian swimmer Alia Atkinson will be aiming to chop a massive four seconds off her personal best, as she makes her bid to reach the semi-finals of the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Wednesday evening...
Broilers to reduce chicken prices
Jamaica Broilers Group yesterday signalled that it would be reducing the prices of all its Best Dressed Chicken products by $4.50 per kilo as of Wednesday. After announcing the planned price decrease yesterday, Chris Levy, Jamaica Broilers senior...
Plane crash survivors found on Blue Mountain
A risky search and rescue mission, involving members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) air wing, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Caribbean Aviation Centre, ended yesterday with the successful location of two men whose plane went down in Portland Friday afternoon...
How to get an 'Olympic ready' body
With the 2008 Summer Olympics now on, the whole world has caught 'Olympic fever' and, for many, it is a guarantee that between August 8 and 24, their eyes will be glued to the television screen. Often, in the centre of this kind of sporting spectacle, viewers find the inspiration...
Inland Revenue Department upgrades driver's licence system
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) says it has embarked on a Driver's Licence Upgrade Exercise to improve the current driver's licence system. To facilitate the upgrading exercise, the IRD will suspend all driver's licence services until Friday...
'Strong, united PNP needed'
Dr Peter Phillips yesterday stopped just short of describing his bid for the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP) as a self-sacrificing act he was willing to make in order to save not just the party but the country.Speaking to the nation...
Doctors perform most abortions, says Brady-West
A leading doctor is claiming that most abortions, including botched procedures performed in Jamaica, are done by doctors and not in back-street clinics. Dr Doreen Brady-West, consultant haematologist and clinical oncologist, charged yesterday that a botched abortion...
Governor General's achievement awards
On July 30, 15 Jamaicans were presented with the Governor General's Achievement Award for the county of Middlesex. In the coming days, The Gleaner will highlight the recipients of the award, beginning with the parish of Manchester.
They had no fear - Badge of honour recipients proud of gallantry
His life ambition is to save lives. Oliver Anthony Rose, 21, wants to be a lifeguard. Rose is one of four people who will receive the Badge of Honour for Gallantry BH(G) on National Heroes Day in October, for his role in helping to rescue three of four people...
Chairman of NEM Insurance laid to rest
Family members and well-wishers of the late NEM Insurance Company chairman, George Magnus, gathered at a thanksgiving service on the grounds of the St Mary's Parish Church in Port Maria on Saturday to bid farewell to a man some described as a pioneer...
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