Mayor calls for statue of William Knibb in Falmouth
FALMOUTH, Trelawny MAYOR OF Falmouth, Councillor Joseph Wright is calling for a statue of William Knibb be placed at some prominent place in Falmouth, along with four persons honoured at a civic ceremony held in Falmouth Water Square...

Over 6 million hits for Gleaner's jamaicaelections.com
WHILE POLITICAL party leaders and supporters waited with bated breath on the evening of October 16, for final results of the all-important, hotly contested 14th Jamaica Election...

Mico College to introduce distance learning programme
MICO TEACHERS College will be joining the international trend of introducing dual mode programmes in its curriculum. This, as the College seeks to implement distance learning, for teachers at the primary level.

New executive director appointed for S&T body
MERLINE Bardowell has recently been appointed executive director of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) Secretariat. She foresees as her immediate goals improving the visibility of the NCST...

'St Bess' residents refuse to move into shelters
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Co-ordinator for St. Elizabeth, Yvonne Morrison, says that the situation in the flood-ravished communities of New River and Newmarket have worsened...

Mechanic killed in freak accident
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth: ONE MAN has been killed and two others injured as a result of a freak accident on Sunday evening at a garage at Longwood in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth. The dead man has been identified as Nikita Williams 39, auto mechanic...

St Mary honours four on Heroes Day
PORT MARIA, St Mary: ST. MARY honoured only four of its local heroes at a National Heroes Day celebration on Monday in the Claude Stuart Park, Port Maria.

Henry calls for EOJ spotlight on polling clusters
ALTHOUGH REGISTERING more than a two to one margin of victory over his opponent in the general election last week, Central Clarendon representative, Mike Henry, is raising some concerns about the electoral process in his constituency.

Official sings high praises for Gov't's joint venture housing programme
THE HOUSING Sector Joint Venture Programme, introduced by the Ministry of Water and Housing, some eight years ago, has to date facilitated over 3,700 housing solutions at a cost of $43b, according to Permanent Secretary,Genefa Hibbert.

G-G'S ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE FOR ST. MARY - Norma Creary committed to community
THERE IS a plaque at Norma Creary's home in Port Maria which reads: 'Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man'. It speaks aptly of the woman whose house is always open to her community...