Locked out! Public Defender's office barred from Horizon - Golding demands answers
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding last night demanded that prison officials explain to him by mid-morning today why investigators from the Office of the Public Defender's office were barred from entering the Horizon Remand Centre yesterday...
- Gov't selling off Air Jamaica properties
- A very dry spell - Daily chores become burdensome as Jamaicans make long trek for rare commodity
- Four more members of the police force arrested
A labour of love - Rock Hall Basic School - Symbol of hope and old-fashioned grit
Meandering through Red Hills, St Andrew, the drive to Rock Hall Basic School encompasses a panoramic view of the Corporate Area and the Caribbean Sea. The school sits atop a hillside, an epitome of perseverance and dedication. Rock Hall Basic, founded in 1976...
- Massive upgrade planned for St Catherine fishing beach
- Four judges elevated by GG
- Labour Minister threatens those knowingly spreading HIV
Gov't loses millions in bungled ammo deal
Still embarrassed by a major security blunder that resulted in millions of taxpayers' dollars being paid over to an illegal arms dealer in March 2008, the Government has quietly collected less than a third of the money it pumped into the purchase...
Tivoli Gardens cut gap
Tivoli Gardens closed the gap on Digicel Premier League leaders Harbour View to three points, after clipping August Town 1-0 yesterday at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex.Jameel Thompson scored the game's lone goal in the 36th minute to put pressure on the out-of-action...
EDITORIAL- Charge drought premium for water
Given Jamaica's long, unseasonal and continuing drought, it is understandable that the National Water Commission (NWC), the state-owned company that produces and delivers piped, potable water, has stepped up what is labelled a conservation...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Farewell, Rex Nettleford
THE EDITOR, Sir: I wish, on behalf of the Michael Manley Foundation, to express our profound regret at the passing of Professor the Hon Rex Nettleford, a man from ordinary origins who contributed most extraordinarily during the past 50 years...
Second time around for Int'l Reggae Conference
The Gleaner asked Dr Donna Hope Marquis, lecturer in reggae studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, if academic examination of Jamaican music still needs legitimacy and she says "in Jamaica, yes". "You still have to be explaining why you are studying it.
Chocolate and Lingerie
WESTERN BUREAU: There is no question that chocolate is divine, smooth, deep, dark, luxurious, seductive, evocative and rich. But when coupled with lingerie, the result is thought-provokingly sexy and somewhat sophisticated...
Supporters protest arrest of Opposition leader Fonseka
Sri Lanka (AP): Opposition supporters protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate scuffled with government-backers on the streets of Colombo yesterday before police fired tear gas and broke up the clashes. Thousands of supporters of Sri...