Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | January 22, 2009
First moves - Obama gets to work on first full day as president
WASHINGTON (AP): UNITED STATES President Barack Obama spent his first full day at the White House taking on issues likely to consume the early part of his presidency - dealing with the economic crisis, calling leaders in the Middle East, and moving towards the closure....
Kern trial set for June 22
THE TRIAL of the accused in the Cuban light-bulb scandal will begin in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on June 22 and is expected to last at least two weeks. Senior Resident Magistrate Glen Brown set the date yesterday, despite protest...
'Jazz Fest' ready to roll tonight
Western Bureau: IT IS now all systems go for the star-studded three-day Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, which gets under way in Montego Bay, St James, tonight. Junior Taylor, the festival's coordinator, told The Gleaner yesterday that the final touches to the production...
Clarke's living arrangements remain the same
Retired president and CEO of Scotiabank, William 'Bill' Clarke, will continue to live in the house assigned to him until the court hears his application for a restraining order on February 3.This results from an undertaking given yesterday by lawyers...
Preparing for influenza - Caricom hosts workshop to combat possible viral infection
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has begun planning for a possible influenza pandemic by hosting a workshop for member countries. The two-day workshop, which ends today at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, aims at understanding the gaps in pandemic influenza preparedness...
Obama institutes ethics rules, freezes salaries
WASHINGTON (AP):President Barack Obama's first public act in office yesterday was to institute new limits on lobbyists in his White House and to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides, in a nod to United States economic turmoil.Announcing the moves...
Thursdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
What's the true story? 1. Some are saying the decision is due to a disagreement about the terms under which another public official can be terminated.
