Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Monday | June 22, 2009
GSAT breach - Ministry blacklists examiner for meddling during test
After investigating reports of irregularities during the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), the education ministry has blacklisted a veteran presiding examiner for interfering with the proceedings and misleading students during the communication task... Read More...
Bar shows steely resistance to judge's appointment - sources
WESTERN BUREAU: REPORTS HAVE surfaced in local legal circles that members of the Jamaican Bar Association and the Cornwall Bar Association are opposed to the appointment of Justice Marlene Malahoo-Forte to the High Court bench.... Read More...
Tufton plants seed of hope in bauxite's void
Jamaica's Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has urged farmers to increase production to fill the void created by the decline of the bauxite industry.The minister, who was addressing the annual conference of the St Elizabeth branch... Read More...
Burmese dads in solidarity with 'mother of the nation'
WESTERN BUREAU: Hungry for freedom, democracy and harmony in their homeland, Burmese parents across the island placed Father's Day on the back burner yesterday, instead paying tribute to 'Mother of Burma,' imprisoned Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi... Read More...
Missing-baby probe to begin
Internal investigations into the disappearance of the body of a baby from the Mandeville Hospital morgue in Manchester are expected to begin sometime this week.President of the Jamaica Workers Union (JWU), Clifton Brown, said yesterday he had received... Read More...
School violence on front burner
The ministries of National Security and Education are working to develop a memorandum of understanding to address the problem of violence in the nation's schools. The decision, which was announced by National Security Minister Senator Dwight Nelson last... Read More...
A house divided - Iran protests, strife split clerics
TEHRAN, Iran (AP): A backstage struggle among Iran's ruling clerics burst into the open Sunday when the government said it had arrested the daughter and other relatives of an ayatollah who is one of the country's most powerful men. State media said... Read More...
Jamaica Celebrates - Building Our Nation, Our Family, Our Home
IT WAS a year when Marlo Nelson took a huge step to becoming a woman, celebrating the start of her teenage years with a birthday on April 24, 1962. However, the significance of that personal milestone was to be overshadowed, albeit temporarily.... Read More...
Official titles and styles - The governor general and spouse
Just over a week ago, King's House issued a release advising on exactly how our new governor general should be styled following Sir Patrick Allen's recent knighthood. The following additional details, I hope, will also be helpful to your readers.... Read More...
