Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Friday | June 19, 2009
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Fired up for jobs - Thousands descend on York Park station with hopes of being recruited into brigade
Thousands descend on York Park station with hopes of being recruited into brigadeA massive gathering at the York Park Fire Station reflected the state of the economy as thousands of men and women lined Orange Street, downtown Kingston, yesterday...

Matalon new PSOJ head
Joseph M. Matalon, chairman of the ICD Group of Companies, is the new president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ). The 50-year-old economist was elected yesterday. He succeeds Christopher Zacca of the ATL Group...

A life of service
For most of her life, Gladys McDowell has been offering her services to people. For 43 years, she served in the education arena and, since retiring 11 years ago, she has diverted all her attention to her position as senior justice of the peace in Claremont...

Put state wards in 'intensive care' - UWI lecturer
A SENIOR lecturer in gender and development studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has rekindled the debate on the status of children's homes and places where youths are held as wards of the State. Emphasising the need to observe the...

Freed in time for Father's Day - Jamaican accused of carrying bomb parts on plane released
WESTERN BUREAU: "God nah gi yuh no more than you can bear."That's what Kevin Christopher Brown said after spending 14 months behind bars for attempting to carry bomb components aboard an Air Jamaica flight in Orlando, Florida, last April...

Accused policemen placed under curfew
The two policemen charged with the murder of two men who were abducted from a plaza along Washington Boulevard in December 2004 have been granted bail in the sum of $1.5 million, each with sureties. Assistant Superintendent Victor Barrett...

Abandoned craft village could go to parish council
The Portland Parish Council could assume control of the $24-million state-of-the-art craft village facility at Allan Avenue in Port Antonio, Portland.The village is only half-finished and was abandoned more than five years...

Elderly commits suicide in Kingsland
A woman said to be in her late 60s ,was discovered by her son early on Tuesday hanging from the ceiling of her home in Kingsland, Manchester.A note was found indicating that the woman had a medical condition that was of great embarrassment to her.


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