Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Saturday | April 18, 2009
Lead Stories

More cops - Gov't increases budget to train additional district constables
GOVERNMENT IS set to embark on a major recruitment drive for district constables (DCs) this year.

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News

Red Stripe restructuring begins - 20 casualties announced, two positions removed
Red Stripe Jamaica will be sending home 20 persons in June. Two senior management posts will also be eliminated.

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Business

Free trade, other business to be discussed when Harper arrives
A free-trade agreement with the region and Canada is one of the issues that will be discussed when Canada's prime minister, Stephen Harper, arrives in the island tomorrow.Harper is expected to discuss a range of other issues, including the global...

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Sport

Classic battles for UTech meet
Shelly-Ann Fraser and Melaine Walker head a list of Olympians down to take part in this afternoon's second University of Technology (UTech) Track & Field Classic at the National Stadium, beginning at 5 p.m.

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Commentary

Housing the 'in betweens'
Generally, and understandably so, people have a problem paying for a service they will never be able to access, even if their contribution is also ostensibly towards a greater good.So we have no doubt that the many...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - They are donations, not pay cuts
The Editor, Sir: In any labour compensation system, it is necessary to establish the authority for setting the pay rates as much as it is important to determine the mechanism for such rates in the Jamaican...

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Entertainment

Jamaica gospel finalists selected
Ten songs have been selected for the 2009 Jamaica Gospel Song Competition finals organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

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Social

Denim days
It was not the ceremonial opening of parliament, so perhaps that is why fashion savvy Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller opted for her denim pant suit.

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Saturday Features

The best boob traps
Cut the 'brama', Saturday Life knows it's a challenge to find that perfect undergarment that will have you saying bravo! Though an important element in a woman's boudoir, just a handful of women are up on the latest trends.

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