Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Thursday | October 15, 2009
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'I'm still here' - Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley - Lewin downplays talks of resignation - Admits that there are those who want him out
IT HAS not reached the level of fisticuffs but it appears the police commissioner and the Government are on a collision course over who should shoulder the blame for the current crime level. A day after a senior government official told The Gleaner...

Henry gives timeline for rail service resumption
Passenger and cargo trains could resume running between Kingston and Clarendon by next year, if the timeline announced by Transport Minister Mike Henry is met. This is not the first time that Henry has announced plans to resume the island's rail service...

Poverty has not stopped Jamaicans from caring
Fierce hardship brought about by a cruel hand of fate might have dealt a severe blow to the earnings of many Jamaicans, but it has not been able to bruise their caring nature. There are signs that thousands of Jamaicans are still willing to be their brothers' keeper...

COMMUNITY HEROES - 'A man for all seasons'
The owner and chief executive officer of Christiana Pharmacy in Manchester, Ivan Green is a community hero, and more. He is a senior justice of the peace, a vice-president of the Manchester Chapter of the Lay Magistrates' Association of Jamaica, and a recipient of the Golden Scale...

Court told Paymaster software built by Lowe
A former consultant to Paymaster Jamaica Ltd said yesterday under cross-examination that he had no discussions with software developer Paul Lowe about the ownership of copyright for the software programme for Paymaster. ...

Triple murder, suicide rock St Mary
Residents of the normally quiet community of Tower Isle in St Mary awoke to a gruesome discovery yesterday. Three persons were dead after being stabbed and beaten.The alleged murderer, a 28-year-old man, was later discovered hanging from a tree in his yard ...

Nelson resumes work today
"I am ready to be back on the job!" That was the pronouncement of National Security Minister, Senator Dwight Nelson, when The Gleaner contacted him yesterday.Nelson, who was rushed to a medical facility in the United States last week after falling ill,...

Armed guards charged with illegal possession
Head of the Organised Crime Unit, Superintendent Fitz Bailey, has commenced a major investigation into the circumstances under which seven security guards, who had no firearm permits, were issued with guns and sent to guard several branches of a reputable financial...

Missing child stumps community
Police, family and friends are still wondering how it could have happened.When Alton Davis took his 10-year-old daughter Annaleise to school two days ago, he never thought it was possible for her to go missing...


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