Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Friday | May 29, 2009
Youth to the rescue - 100 students trained in emergency response
Prime Minister Bruce Golding's vision of creating an islandwide network of young people to assist in emergencies began taking shape with the graduation of the first batch of cadets involved in the Preparedness and Emergency Respond Corps (PERC)... Read More...
'Work over church' - Police commissioner blasts cops who abuse force for religious purposes
WESTERN BUREAU: Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin has called for cops who give preference to their religion over their policing duties to quit the force.Lewin was responding yesterday to questions put forward by members... Read More...
Great effort, Shari-Jo
The Gleaner's Children's Own National Spelling Bee champion, Shari-Jo Miller, dropped out in the fourth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals yesterday.She fought valiantly throughout the competition, advancing into the semi-finals... Read More...
Elderly US couple fleeced of J$26.7m
WESTERN BUREAU: Faced with the stunning realisation that her ageing parents had been conned out of their US$300,000 (approximately J$26.7 million) life savings by Jamaican lottery-scam artists, a South Florida nurse is now in shock and distress... Read More...
Young contractors gain extra knowledge
Rayon Campbell has a passion for entrepreneurship, but the 19-year-old had no idea how to go for his dreams. He was among several persons who attended the two-day workshop for small contractors, hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation.... Read More...
$2m for kin of Jamaican who died on US hospital floor
NEW YORK (AP): The family of a woman who died on a hospital floor, struggling to get up while staffers ignored her, has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city for US$2 million.But the family of Esmin Green, a 49-year-old Jamaican immigrant... Read More...
All set for nomination day activities in Riversdale
THE DRESS rehearsal for North East St Catherine's June 16 by-election takes place today with nomination day activities in Riversdale in the predominantly hilly constituency. Orrette Fisher, the director of elections, has said... Read More...
Two more British MPs stand down over expenses scandal
The BBC has reported that Tory MP Julie Kirkbride and Labour's Margaret Moran are standing down at the next election after expenses revelations in the United Kingdom.Kirkbride had faced a welter of claims about her expenses claims and said she "must... Read More...
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