Christmas 'dead as cemetery' for street boys
WHILE MOST of us were celebrating Christmas with family and friends in the comfort of our homes, for at least 15 street boys, the most celebrated of Christian holidays was spent in the cemetery of the St. Andrew Parish Church in Half-Way Tree...
Tighter ackee export rules
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture will be instituting tighter measures on ackee exports following the seizure of a shipment of ackee from Jamaica last week by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Christmas morning murder - Gunmen slay 45-y-o St Catherine woman
A 45-YEAR-OLD woman, Marlene Smith of Tredegar Park, St. Catherine, was shot and killed in her house on Christmas morning. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that at about 6:15 a.m. Sunday...
Social fund group approves millions for six projects
THE BOARD of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) recently approved $48.7 million to fund six projects in St. Catherine, St. Mary, St. Andrew and Trelawny. In St. Andrew, the projects include the Boucher Park sanitation system...
Sombre ceremonies worldwide commemorate Asian tsunami
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP): THE WORLD remembered the fury of the Indian Ocean tsunami that one year ago yesterday swept away at least 216,000 people in 12 countries and laid waste to entire communities in one of the worst natural disasters in memory.
Government of Jamaica schedules meeting to resolve Nurses Association of Jamaica dispute
THE MINISTRY of Health, in a bid to avert a face-off with the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), has scheduled an early meeting in January to resolve the dispute over the reclassification and transfer of some nurses.
Atlanta fire victims to be buried today
ATLANTA,Georgia: THE THREE Jamaicans who perished in a house fire in Atlanta, Georgia three days before Christmas, will be laid to rest today. The service of thanksgiving for the lives of the three will be held at the New Hope Seventh-day Adventist...
International Cricket Council (ICC) gives Guyana stadium thumbs up
GEORGETOWN (Stabroek News): THE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council (ICC) pitch and field consultant, Andy Atkinson, and SKM Construction Company's Mahesh Parmar who visited Guyana's World Cup stadium site last Tuesday are reportedly pleased with the progress.
British-Jamaican boxer urges diaspora to give more generously
BRITISH-JAMAICAN heavyweight boxer Audley Harrison has called for the diaspora to give more generously to their homeland. The Olympic gold medallist was speaking to reporters on Friday at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre in Mona, St. Andrew...
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