Flood alert! - Parish disaster committees watchful
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has put all parish disaster committees across the island on alert as reports of flash flooding in some communities in sections of the island continued yesterday evening....
Prayers answered for Brother Campbell
When 76-year-old Brother Leeroy Campbell wrote his award-winning letter to the editor, 'Why national breakfast prayers go unanswered', little did he know that God would answer his prayer when his letter was chosen for The Gleaner's prestigious Silver Pen award....
Slow pension plan approvals - FSC sets 50% target by year-end, 60% for trustees
Losses sustained by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) were the fault of a tardy legislature and had nothing to do with the agency's cost efficiencies, Finance Minister Dr. Omar Davies has said in defence of the regulator. In fact, Davies described some of the losses...
Gayle best spinner - Moore
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC: WEST INDIES coach David Moore said offspinner Chris Gayle is perhaps the Caribbean's best spinner at the moment.When regional selectors picked the 15-man squad for the England tour last week, no specialist spinner was included, sparking criticism...
EDITORIAL - Blair and the Caribbean
Tony Blair's departure next month as Prime Minister of Great Britain will cause no great stir of emotion in the Caribbean. Except, perhaps, that he might be characterised as the PM who uncritically hitched himself to George Bush and followed him to war in Iraq.
LETTER OF THE DAY - NHT not to be used as political football
The Editor, Sir: When P.J. Patterson announced his retirement from a long career in active politics, and needed to define his legacy of achievements, one of the things he did was to increase the NHT benefits. At the time the loan ceiling was moved from $1 million...
The 'Boogie Man' all for good health
While on the road to recovery, ex-radio disc jockey, Barrington 'Barry G' Gordon, is steadfast in being a pioneer for health care. As previously reported by The Gleaner, Barry G, dubbed 'The Boogie Man', suffered a severe stroke in April and was hospitalised...
A beachfront affair
About 120 specially invitedguests flew in from the United States to join 20 from Jamaica to witness the wedding ceremony of two sweethearts at the upscale Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay last weekend. The couple are Corey Newton Martin ...
