Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Friday | May 29, 2009
BOJ governor's epistle stirs controversy
AN EIGHT-page letter from Bank of Jamaica Governor Derick Latibeaudiere created a stir on Tuesday at the beginning of the oversight committee's meeting in Gordon House.The letter to Dr Omar Davies in his capacity as chairman of Parliament's Public... Read More...
Golding to speak at media awards
Prime Minister Bruce Golding will be the guest speaker at the Advertising Agencies Association of Jamaica (AAAJ) Annual Media Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, to be held next Wednesday at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston... Read More...
Amnesty raises red flag on Jamaica... again
The human rights watchdog group Amnesty International has again raised concerns about the number of police killings in Jamaica. This is one of the sore points for the group in its annual report on Jamaica, released yesterday."There were high rates... Read More...
Heritage Trust to host teaching workshop
The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) and the Institute of Jamaica's Division of Museums of History and Ethnography will be hosting a special heritage workshop for secondary-school teachers of history... Read More...
Jamaica targets smokers
Jamaica is closer to having graphic health warnings on local tobacco packages. Director of the Health Promotion and Protection Division in the Ministry of Health, Dr Eva Lewis Fuller, said as party to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention... Read More...
St Catherine PC provides grants for small businesses
Faced with a declining economy, the St Catherine Parish Council has decided to help residents cope. The Gleaner was informed that $4 million has been set aside from an established fund to help residents start small... Read More...
HIV 'Regional Testing Day 2009' in June
Scotiabank and the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership (CBMP) will host what is termed 'Regional Testing Day 2009' next month. Regional Testing Day was initiated by CBMP on HIV/AIDS in 2008 with support from Scotiabank ... Read More...
JTI president calls for focus on branding
Robert Gregory, president of Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), has come out to say that Jamaica needs to focus on branding. Speaking at the official launch of Superbrands Caribbean at the Courtleigh Hotel on Tuesday, Gregory said Jamaica was one of the most... Read More...
Franklyn Town Basic School gets help
Franklyn Town Basic School has received help to renovate the school property.Sonia Hamilton, principal of the institution located in Franklyn Town, said she was grateful for the assistance, especially for the renovation of the bathroom... Read More...
Tower Hill to benefit from justice project
Tower Hill in St Andrew has been added to the list of communities to benefit from a pilot project for the development of Community Justice Tribunals, as the Govern-ment ... Read More...
