Gleaner gives teachers a break!
As part of its salute to Jamaica's educators, a team from The Gleaner this week went into schools to take classes, giving a break to teachers.
Reach out to a neighbour as unemployment rises
But what a ting eeh! As some would say: "What a craases!" The unemployment rate has been thrown out of whack. Institutions of learning are churning out graduates in search of jobs. Employers turning out employees to go and search for jobs elsewhere!...
St Catherine North busy with gun finds
The St Catherine North police have seized two illegal guns in 24 hours and taken two men into custody. The latest find occurred on a site operated by construction company Bouygues Travaux Publics near Faith's Pen, bordering St Ann parish, on Sunday...
CASE president in hot water with staff
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) in Portland is now facing industrial unrest after members of the Academic Staff Association staged a sit-in yesterday. More than 40 members of the academic staff, led by its...
When Manley went bananas - Tracing the roots of Jamaica Welfare to the United Fruit Company
Older Jamaicans will remember the United Fruit Company (UFC), which ruled the roost in the heydays of the banana industry here. The UFC was a major multinational player in Latin America and the Caribbean, bigger than most national governments in the region...
Businessman after his seized millions
Clarendon businessman Winston Pusey, who is contesting the seizure of US$53,000 (J$4.6 million) under the Proceeds of Crime Act, was recently successful in having the forfeiture order set aside so he can defend the matter in court...
Jamaicans urged to care teeth, gums
Jamaicans have been warned to practise proper oral hygiene as dental problems often lead to other health complications. Sonia Walker, dental nurse attached to the Clarendon Health Department, explained that while good oral hygiene generally results...
Ebony Park cuts waste
Clarendon's Ebony Park HEART Academy, one of Jamaica's chief agricultural training institutions, has embarked on a drive to minimise wastage of farm produce by processing an array of products, including jams, jellies, hot pepper sauce and tomato...
Passengers warned to buckle up - Non-driver fatalities soar
Director of the Road Safety Unit (RSU), Kenute Hare, is calling for motorists to use their seat belts whenever they get into a vehicle. The fatality rate of passengers in private motor vehicles has shot up 47 per cent when compared with the similar period ...
Swine flu Q&A
Has there been any detection of the influenza A (H1N1) virus in Jamaica?No, the virus has not been detected in Jamaica. How likely is it that the virus will be in Jamaica?Although there have been no reported cases in Jamaica thus far ...
Library group says book tax will discourage reading
The Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) views with disquiet and alarm the recent decision to tax printed material. It is the position of the association that the action will only serve to widen the gap between the information 'haves'...
Former Suriname trade minister sentenced
Suriname (CMC): Former Trade Minister Sieg-fried Gilds was sentenced to 12 months in jail on Monday, after he was found guilty of money laundering.Gilds, who served in the administration of President Ronald Venetiaan, was also found guilty of bribing...
Support needed for Mico's new pre-university programme for men
Twenty-one men, aged 18 to 36 years old, have been given a second chance at getting a college degree in a programme initiated by The Mico University College. The special programme has seen men without formal academic qualifications enter the institution...