Deportee charged with St Thomas murders
A 39-YEAR-OLD deportee, who has been in custody since February 27, has been formally charged by detectives probing the murder of six family members in St. Thomas. Michael Alexander McLean, of Red Hills district in St. Thomas, was charged yesterday...
Held with millions - Colombian nabbed with questionable work permit
NARCOTICS DETECTIVES are probing the circumstances under which a Colombian national, Ruben Santa María Hernández, has obtained an annual work permit for the past three years, without being known to a local football club...
Strong backing for Portia
A STRONG 78 per cent of persons interviewed in a recent Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll have a favourable opinion of Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson Miller. Meanwhile, only 11 per cent of respondents said they had an unfavourable opinion...
Child road fatalities decline
THERE HAS been a decrease in the number of children killed on the nation's roadways for the first three months of the year, compared with the same period last year. According to information provided by the National Road Safety Council (NRSC)...
Still no place for HIV in some offices
DESPITE EFFORTS to reduce stigma and discrimination attached to HIV/AIDS, a recent survey has revealed that 13 per cent of employers would decline to hire an HIV-positive individual.
Carib Cement expansion plan under way - Rockfort plant production to double
CARIBBEAN CEMENT Company Ltd. (CCCL) yesterday broke ground for the US$134 million expansion of its Rockfort plant in east Kingston. The new facility will result in the doubling of the plant's production capacity...
The Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) calls off gas station lockdown
THE JAMAICA Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) yesterday postponed planned actions to shut down the petroleum retail trade, following a meeting with Commerce Minister Phillip Paulwell. According to JGRAPresident Trevor Heaven...
Bromley Primary community looks forward to new school building
PORT MARIA, St. Mary: GROUND HAS been broken and the prospect of a healthy environment for teaching and learning is on the way for the staff and students of Bromley Primary in Lewis Store, St. Mary.
Friendship Primary hosts 4H Parish Achievement Day
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: THOUSANDS OF students and other young persons who are members of 4H clubs in St. Catherine flocked the grounds of Friendship Primary School in St Catherine yesterday for the 4H Club Parish Achievement Day.
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