Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Monday | December 22, 2008
'Buckra massa pickney' (Finale)
AFTER FIVE weeks of homelessness in London's East End, Enrico Stennett came to the grim realisation that stowing away to England was a big mistake. Post-war London was in disarray, so much so that even the Britons themselves were left in the cold...
Professor Miller assigned Chancellor of The Mico University College
Renowned education administrator, Professor Errol Miller, has created history by becoming the first resident Jamaican to be appointed chancellor at one of the island's universities.The English Trustees of The Mico University College, the oldest...
Governor Musgrave and the telegraph
ON THE occasion of this year's awards of the Musgrave medals, University of the West Indies Professor of History, Verene Shepherd has treated Gleaner readers to a lovely series of articles on 'The Life and times of Sir Anthony...
Brigade salutes veteran firefighter
WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Fire Department honoured one of the Jamaica Fire Brigade's longest-serving firefighters, retired District Officer Robert Barnes, during a special awards ceremony, held in his honour at the Grand Palladium Hotels and Resorts in Lucea, on Wednesday evening....
Youths need to be morally empowered - Mullings
WESTERN BUREAU: Member of Parliament for West Central St James, Clive Mullings, says that, with the current social breakdown in Jamaica, wealth in the hands of those without an understanding of self-worth is a recipe for disaster...
Whitehouse MoBay's homecoming week to raise funds for homework centre
WESTERN BUREAU: THE FRIENDS of Whitehouse Montego Bay will be celebrating its first annual homecoming this week.Homecoming Week activities were scheduled to begin last Saturday and will continue to Wednesday. According to Milton Russell, chairman of the organisation...
VOXPOP
How would you respond if your parents told you they could not get you any gifts or new clothes for Christmas?...
Ken Allen's last 'write' of passage - After decades in journalism, Gleaner veterans take final bow
FOR A man of few words, Ken Allen has certainly made his mark on a profession that requires a lot of talking. His quiet intellect, and wit, have been a feature of The Gleaner's Editorial Department for more than 50 years. A former editor-in-chief, Allen is one...
Well done, Sir Jo
WHEN THE Gleaner moved office from Harbour Street to North Street in 1969, it was more than just a change of address for proofreader Harvey Josephs. For five years, he attended Kingston College, which was a hop and skip away from the newspaper's new location...
All I want for Christmas is ...One whole chicken
RAPHAEL MITCHELL is an old-timer who claims he is not fussy about Christmas. At least, not in any major way. At age 62, he drives around the Corporate Area in his taxicab daily, trying to earn his keep. While thousands of Jamaicans are shopping for luxury gifts...
