Breadwinners gone - More than 50 children in Portland lose a parent
MORE THAN 50 children lost at least one parent in the tragic motor-vehicle accident in the Rio Grande Valley in Portland Friday night. Daryl Vaz, state minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, told The Gleaner yesterday afternoon...
- Visitors pour in despite economic woes
- Public warned against burning garbage
- NHF grants $4m for dental school's new bus
Beneath the scars - Monetary, medical woes mount for burn victims
High inflation and skyrocketing prices have hit the Jamaican population hard in 2008, but few know this better than Rayon Robinson. The burn victim, who was blinded by an acid blast in November 26 last year, struggles to weather the financial storm on wages of $8,600 a month...
- Beneath the scars - 'My skin started peeling off' - Hellish pain after freak accident
- Mixed reactions to kettle drive
- After begging for leg to be severed ...Portland survivor recuperating
Joint Industrial Council hailed
Minister of Labour Pearnel Charles has commended the shipping industry's Joint Industrial Council (JIC) for its role in maintaining stability on the Port of Kingston.During a special visit to the meeting of the JIC last Wednesday, Charles said, "it is...
JTTA puts back spin on coaches - Ruling body mandates officials to resign immediately
Keith Garvey, president of the Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA), has mandated all national table tennis coaches to hand in their resignation with immediate effect. This move follows Jamaica's disappointing third-place finish at the just-concluded Caribbean Regional...
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- Magnificent Gayle hits eighth Test century
- Gayle changed natural game
- Malcolm delighted at U-20 call-up
EDITORIAL - Sick soil, sick agriculture
Mark Brooks is an obviously tenacious and persistent man who holds passionately that Jamaica can do far better at agriculture than current data suggest to be possible. He believes, though, that performance is actually worse than the official figures say - that is...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Trickle-down policies never work
The Editor, Sir: The recently announced economic stimulus package by the prime minister is what the president-elect of the US would describe as "same old, same old". There is really nothing new in this package. Successive governments in Jamaica have based their efforts ...
Marley takes Control - But bad year for reggae on Billboard
STEPHEN MARLEY'S Mind Control: Acoustic has debuted at number one on Billboard Magazine's Reggae Chart, ending a dismal year for Jamaican music on the trade publication's charts.Acoustic is the unplugged version of Marley's Mind Control, which won the Grammy ...
ST LUCIA - Tourism director welcomes new Air Canada service
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC): Tourism officials in St Lucia on Monday welcomed the introduction of a new non-stop service out of Montreal, Canada at the start of the winter tourist season.