Beware! - Murder rate for women up 30% - Shields warns Jamaicans to look out for their own safety
Skyrocketing crimes against women have stirred the police to warn them to take greater pre-cautions, particularly urging them not to patronise unlicensed taxis. Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields told The Gleaner yesterday the murder of women has gone up 30 per cent....
- Fisher to be named new EOJ head
- Cheaper gas coming with E10 rollout
- Drive into the future with ethanol
- Davies fires back at Shaw
- Bureau of Standards to reopen nine labs
- Major traffic operation in Montego Bay
- VOXPOP
The Gleaner Honour Awards
Beijing 2008 is by far the most impressive chapter in Jamaica's Olympic track and field history. A history which began at the London Games in 1948, with Arthur Wint and Herb McKenley announcing the arrival of Jamaica on the world scene with gold and silver in the men's 400 metres...
- Contractor general to probe Olympic celebration spending
- Missing-child alert system soon a reality
- Clampdown looms for illegal party spots
- Weeping witness recounts murder
- Census of blind begins tomorrow
- Call for media ban on murder images
Campbell victorious
PAUL CAMPBELL is the new president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA).The incumbent vice-president, who made himself available for the job after long-serving president Jackie Hendriks decided not to seek re-election, defeated Ambassador Courtney Walsh ...
- Bloomfield takes lead at Jamaica Open
- Arnett working on team spirit
- Tactical nous the key to victory - Maxwell
- Bridgeport, Eltham begin hunt for title
- Reggae Marathon to include 10k race
- WBA semis set for tomorrow
- CTL has new general manager
- Breeders' Cup begins today
- World Cup bidding begins today
EDITORIAL - Beyond the Rockfort corridor
We welcome Prime Minister Bruce Golding's declaration of intent to "spruce up" the roadway leading to the Norman Manley airport in Kingston, which has long been on the agenda of this newspaper. For, as Mr Golding said on Tuesday, when he addressed a function to mark ....
Three times the fun
The after-awards-ceremony parties were many and three of those honoured shared the spotlight at one of them on Heroes' Day, Monday, October 20.Ambassador Stan McLelland, Sydney Engel and Judge Pamela Appelt were hosted by The Gleaner's Oliver Clarke and his wife...
Stand-off ends with cooperation accord
HAVANA (AP): Cuba and the European Union ended a five-year stand-off yesterday by signing an agreement that calls for EU members to send the island €2 million (US$1.3 million) in immediate hurricane recovery aid and up to €30 million (US$38.8...
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