TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES - New Haven: Sacrificing for the good of the next generation
New Haven is a great irony. It looks nothing like the place of refuge as its name suggests. Judging by what is seen there, the craters, zinc fences and distress, one could find it hard to believe the stories of courage that abound...
You ask the questions ... Part 2 - Robert Bryan, executive director, Jamaica 2007 Cricket Limited
Are you satisfied with the country's level of preparation in Falmouth, Ocho Rios, Montego Bay and Kingston? I'm satisfied with the country's preparations in those areas. I think that we have not as a country agreed on what exactly we want to get out...
Doctors to decide on wage offer
Members of the Jamaica Medical Doctors' Association (JMDA) are expected to decide today whether to accept the Government's latest wage offer. President of the JMDA, Dr. Murton Smith, told The Gleaner that the association got an improved offer...
Chester's staffers recount night of gripping terror
AT ALMOST 10:00 p.m. Monday, Marcia, a cashier at the Harbour View Chester's fast food outlet was counting down the last minutes of the business day. Her co-workers had thoughts of going home to get warm on a very wet evening.
A grand old time for Clarendonians at Hussay Festival
Every time Maas Riley tried to get the fire started, a gust of wind blew it out. The pot with the boiled corns was getting cold, the parade was going by faster than he expected and he finally had a customer. This was not the time for the fire to go out.
Students rescued from dropping out of school
Two hundred students, considered to be at risk of becoming high school dropouts, have been each granted $30,000 towards covering back-to-school expenses. They were presented with cheques at the fourth Youth-At-Risk awards ceremony...
Bashco aids inner-city children - $500,00 back-to-school donation to Allman Town students
At least 150 students from the inner-city community of Allman Town yesterday received assistance for the coming school year through a $500,000 donation from the Gassan Azan-run Bashco Foundation. The donation is aimed at assisting with finances...
Portmore toll protest to intensify
Portmore community leaders will further intensify their protest against the rates to use the Portmore toll road with the staging of the second boycott rally at 7:00 o'clock this evening. The rally, hosted by the All Hellshire Leadership Council...
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