Disabled man donates motorised wheelchairs
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: Patrick Rhoden knows all too well what it's like not being able to walk. What he has mastered, however, is bringing joy and much needed assistance to those who need it most. That's why his recent donation of three motorised wheelchairs ...
Prophecies for 2009
Today, The Gleaner runs the final instalment of prophecies from Apostle Steve Lyston, Prophetess Bishop Doris Hutchinson, Prophetess Sophia Kerr-Dawes and Prophetess Triciana Simpson...
Gov't to recruit Jones as the chief spokesman for PM
VETERAN JOURNALIST and columnist Ken Jones has confirmed that he has been in discussions with the Government to take up a senior communications position in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). At the same time, media heavyweight Ian Boyne has denied radio reports...
Gravel Heights residents hoping for rise in property values
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: Residents in Gravel Heights, the St Catherine community which received an ultimatum from armed thugs, are hopeful that the presence of security forces will elevate property values there. Citizens have said that a gang feud that escalated early...
Committing to wellness in 2009
As obesity and other lifestyle diseases continue to cause international concern, health specialists are urging Jamaicans to commit to wellness in 2009.Hadiyyeh Zohoori-Dossa, nutrition specialist at Downer Medical Group, says the adoption of healthy lifestyles...
Studying in Cuba
Approximately 180 Jamaicans have been awarded scholarships to pursue studies in medicine at Cuban universities over the last eight years, checks with the Ministry of Finance revealed. This figure does not include persons who have paid their way to pursue...
Cuba diary - Life as a student
Written by a Jamaican medical student in Cuba. The Gleaner has withheld authorship to protect the student's identity. I arrived in Cuba in 2008. With excitement and a little bit of fear, I disembarked in the nation's capital, Havana. I was greeted with beautiful scenery...
Tips when travelling
Ann Jeffrey, sales representative and public relations officer at Cubana Airlines, gives tips to Jamaicans interested in travelling to Cuba: There is one Cubana flight - in the morning - from Jamaica to Cuba on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Obama girls start school with camera men in tow
WASHINGTON (AP): President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters were whisked quietly past waiting photographers into their new schools yesterday. If custom is any guide, the news media will keep their distance now that they have captured 10-year-old Malia in her puffy pink ...
Hope for diabetics
There is a light at the end of the tunnel for diabetic patients faced with the disease which has the potential of causing blindness. Data from the first-ever large-scale global programme of clinical trials to bring hope to the increasing number...