Stranded - US denied Jamaican nurse passage from Haiti
A Jamaican nurse practitioner was yesterday denied passage to the United States when she attempted to leave Haiti. Melissa Marballie, who has been the holder of a US green card since 2005, was turned back by US immigration when she attempted to return to the States where she has lived since 2000.

PM to speak at regional ministers meeting
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is expected to give the opening address at the first forum of government ministers with responsi-bility for social development in the Caribbean scheduled to get under way today at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Haitian government calls off search, rescue
A HAMSTRUNG Haitian govern-ment yesterday ended the search-and-rescue phase of the earthquake-relief effort. The announcement came after two persons were pulled from the rubble in the capital city, Port-au-Prince.

Haiti - A journalist's journal - Peace, passion, penance
Our reporter, Laura Redpath, returned from Haiti, which was flattened by a 7.0 earthquake on January 12. This is her journal of destruction, desperation and pain - a living nightmare.

Capital and Credit endorses debt-restructuring programme
The top brass of the Capital and Credit Financial Group (CCFG) are the latest in a string of business executives who have come out in support of the Government's debt-restructuring exercise.

Gleaner recognises brave JUTC driver
Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus driver Annette Howard (left) admires a photograph of herself at the recent American Airlines jet wreckage, while her colleagues Roger Jones and Yvette Mitchell look on.