Buggery laws firm - PM says life or 15 years for some sex-offence breaches.
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding has described gay advocates as "perhaps the most organised lobby in the world", but has vowed not to yield to pressure to wipe buggery from the books as a crime. "We are not going to yield to the pressure, whether that pressure comes from individual...
A child shall lead them - 11-y-o's letter spurs $100,000 donation
Daniella Henry's assignment letter was a dream come true for Balmagie Primary School, as it wooed the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation to donate $100,000 to help the institution's library dramatically increase its book complement...
Jamaica's latest fad - getting old - Senior citizens the fastest-growing age cohort - Eldemire-Shearer
With one of the most startling murder rates per capita in the world, Jamaica still has more than a thousand centenarians living among its 2.8-million-strong populace. For the mathematics enthusiasts, that is more than 100,000 years combined. Wow...
Obama's big 2010 budget explained
WASHINGTON (AP): President Barack Obama's top aides promoted his ambitious budget package before Congress yesterday, blaming the previous Republican administration for creating a situation that made the massive plan necessary. Obama's proposed $3.5-trillion budget...
CAFFE mobilises for by-election
The Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) will be observing the March 23 by- election in West Portland as well as nomination day proceedings this Friday.In a release to the press yesterday, CAFFE called for volunteers in Portland ...
Scouting success - Jamaican heads US boys' group
WAYNE SPENCER, a 57-year-old Jamaican, has been appointed president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). He assumed duties on February 18. The Kingston-born Spencer told The Gleaner that he was recommended for the job by the BSA's regional...
PEACE DAY CELEBRATIONS - Montego Bay children call for peace
WESTERN BUREAU: "We want peace, no more war" were the chants of several students from preparatory schools in Montego Bay, who gathered in Sam Sharpe Square for a Peace Day march yesterday. "I wanted to be part of change in my country where we can have peace...
Jamaica College hosts activities
The sound of peace echoed around the four corners of Jamaica College in St Andrew yesterday during a Peace Day concert attended by students from several schools in the Corporate Area.Peace Day, an annual event, has now evolved into a campaign for peace ...
Violence proves unhealthy for hospitals
Health Minister Rudyard Spencer is calling on individuals to reduce the incidence of crime and violence in society in an effort to encourage a culture of peace.The minister's speech was read by Dr Sheila Campbell-Forrester, chief medical officer...
Costly contests- Elections could dip into ailing gov't coffers
It could cost the country up to $160 million if by-elections are held in the four constituencies where there are allegations that persons elected in the 2007 general election are not qualified to sit in the House of Representatives...