Schizo hijacker - Doctors in Fray case find accused fit to plead, but deeply disturbed
WESTERN BUREAU: Accused hijacker Stephen Fray's lawyer George Thomas wants the Supreme Court to grant his client privilege to be placed in an institution where he can be treated for paranoid schizophrenia. Fray, who appeared in court yesterday, is now fit to plead....
- Air Jamaica privatisation close to an end
- Jackson's will asks for trust fund
- Bastards! - Salvation Army faces tough decision after multiple heists threaten programmes
- 'Summits of the World' challenge puts spotlight on Jamaica
- Better late than never! - 79-y-o learns to read in 'Yes I can' programme
- Commission to start review of constituency boundaries today
- First session of Armadale enquiry cut short
- IMF explorations continue
- Councillor's five-year-old son dies suddenly
- Michael's message - Local psychologists analyse Jackson's songs
Maroon power vacuum - Battle lines drawn in Accompong as leadership squabble stirs debate
In the Sovereign State of Accompong, St Elizabeth, a political stalemate of sorts is brewing among the Trelawney (sic) Town Maroons. On one side is the incumbent, Colonel Sydney Peddie, whose term in office comes to an end on July 14...
- Those who give will always have enough
- Meet Spring Gardens Primary's finest
- Chester Castle scholar turns tragedy into GSAT triumph
- JUTC clamps down
- Montague urges citizens to get involved in local gov't reform
- United Way gives thanks for almost $1 billion in support
- Gov't seeks to cut schools' electricity bills
- Manley hailed as nation builder
- Ocho Rios Primary gets new park
- Richard Azan mourns mother's passing
New Digicel placement
Digicel Limited (DL), an affiliate of Digicel Group Limited, on Tuesday offered up for sale an additional US$250 million of its 12 per cent senior notes, in a private placement in New York, a portion of which will finance future unspecificied acquisitions...
- Fiscal deficit hits $22b, busts two-month target
- Stanford to stay in jail, King under house arrest
- American Home Assurance to rebrand - Name change expected by yearend
- JSE, JTI partner on junior exchange listings
- Digicel, FIMI Wireless say Honduras operations unaffected
- Apple CEO back on the job - To work from home and office
- Emergency medical technician - Sergeant Shadia Walter-Seaton
Reggae Boyz get $10m Gold Cup boost
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz received a big $10-million boost from the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) ahead of their departure for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States yesterday. Minister of Sports Olivia Grange, accompanied by SDF Chairman Davis Mais...
- Powell, Gay to serve up Berlin appetiser
- Venus, Serena on collision course
- Guiding Light for Hardie Cup
- Midweek tests for Sherwin Williams League zone leaders
- Vincent making waves on US college football circuit
- Exidus FC lead the way
EDITORIAL - Honduras and Panday's nonsensical comment
Nothing else may have that effect, but Basdeo Panday, the former minister of Trinidad and Tobago, is seemingly easily intoxicated by words - his own. He shoots them off with staggering irrationality and unconcern for their broader political consequence and effect...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Create a climate to stimulate production
The Editor, Sir: With regards to Omar Azan's letter in Tuesday's Gleaner regarding "buy Jamaican", I agree with him emphatically that we have to curb imports, especially those imports that can be produced locally. Notwithstanding the fact that we are in a market-driven...
- Good job, Air Jamaica
- Paedophiles in our society
- Outrageous
- Cambio reputation at stake
- Misconceptions about the CCJ
- Don't throw away our future
Major Lazer:Dancehall's new commando
The Major Lazer concept of a fictional Jamaican commando fighting zombies and its relation to local dancehall, might not be what most Jamaicans would understand at first glance, or even after an extended stare. But after a few explanations from foreign...
She wants those sexy footballer legs
Dr Gardner, I love the shape of footballers' legs. I am a 43-year-old female with a bad knee but good muscle tone. Sometimes I exercise, doing cardio and light weights. I want to get rid of some of my leg fat, but still look shapely with wide lean hips....
- Smoking is nicotine addiction - It's a bad habit
- Pregnant but watching weight
- Response to reader - I can't conceive!
- Meat & poultry tips
- Quit smoking and win a wedding
- Health trends - Cholesterol drug cuts heart attacks
- Enviro agency proposes tougher clean-air rule
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THE BAHAMAS - Financial Services group to aid industry
NASSAU, Bahamas: A Financial Services Authority is to be created to better regulate the industry in The Bahamas as the sector across the region comes under closer scrutiny. Minister of state in the Ministry of Finance...
UNITED STATES - Jackson's 2007 net worth was US$567.6 m
NEW YORK (AP):Michael Jackson claimed to have a net worth of US$236 million as of March 31, 2007, according to financial documents obtained by The Associated Press that shed light on the late pop star's murky finances and prodigious borrowing...
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