Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Thursday | July 9, 2009
Excellence programme improving student performance - Four more schools to be added this year - Munroe
The Centres of Excellence Programme established at Mile Gully High School in Manchester and McGrath High School in St Catherine has already resulted in improved student performance, says Programme Manager Dr Grace Camille Munroe. The programme was... Read More...
Public lecture and launch of the JPI
The Jamaica Press Institute (JPI), the first body of its kind in the Caribbean, has been declared "open for business". The JPI was launched Friday as the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) culminated its 65th anniversary celebrations ... Read More...
Rural poverty remains high
A SHARP decline in national poverty levels in Jamaica over the last 20 years has failed to trickle down to the rural poor, a World Bank official has said. Making a presentation to members of both Houses of Parliament Tuesday, Badrul Haque, a special representative... Read More...
Woman claims rape after being tricked by 'relative'
A St Catherine man who allegedly tricked a woman into believing that he was related to her and ended up raping her will return to the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on August 14.The court was told that Quain Meredith, who lives in the old... Read More...
Fishermen face new restrictions
The Government has introduced new restrictions and measures to protect the fishing industry. Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton announced the new bans in Parliament Tuesday during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate... Read More...
JAS surplus spikes 800%
The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is boasting a surplus of $15.2 million for the quarter ending March 2009. This is up by 800 per cent over its 2004 surplus of $1.9 million.The JAS's total revenue intake also increased over the five-year period... Read More...
'Mark of the Beef' - Gov't mulls over tracking devices for animals
THE MICROCHIP may be coming; not for humans, but for cows and other livestock.The Jamaican Government is to spend $29 million on the technology as it develops an animal identification system aimed at reducing farm theft... Read More...
Court settles Gillette pension case
The United Kingdom Privy Council yesterday settled the legal debate in Jamaica as to who should benefit from the assets and surplus in a discontinued pension plan.The issue was resolved yesterday in a legal battle involving... Read More...
Thursday talk: Hottest topics onthe cocktail circuit
More and more stories are emerging about robberies and hold-ups being the subject of 'inside jobs'. Read More...
