Jamaican-born pharmacist has cure for AIDS?
Since the mid-1980s, the scourge of AIDS has been taking its toll on the minds, bodies and lives of millions worldwide. Scientists are working to find a cure. As they do so, a Jamaican living in the United States has been saying for quite a while now, look no farther, the 'cure'...
Exploited energy - As power thieves plunder grid, law-abiding Jamaicans pick up tab
Mary Coleman, a 35-year-old vendor, has been stealing electricity for more than five years. She knows it's wrong, but says she is unable to do any better. "Bwoy, a jus' mi circumstances why mi haffi do it," she tells The Gleaner. "I cyaan afford fi pay light bill...
VOX POP
With the high costs associated with fuel, which have resulted in a rapid increase in the cost of living, if you could find a sure way to steal electricity without being detected, would you do it?
Man, family escape death after early-morning robbery
A Georges Plain man is expressing thanks and counting his luck as he and his family escaped unhurt fol-lowing an early-morning armed robbery at their home. Richard Rankine, motor vehicle duco man, said that he was in his house with his wife and three sons, one of whom is two months old...
Inner-city communities form group to combat crime and violence
Concerned by the steady increase in the number of murders committed since the start of the year, a group of civilians from various inner-city communities have united to form the Kingston and St Andrew Action Forum (KSAAF). More than 400 persons have been killed violently...
University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer earns Silver Pen for stance on abortion issue
Disappointed with the stance on abortion by an alliance of church and civic groups, Dr Peta-Anne Baker, lecturer at the University of the West Indies penned a letter to The Gleaner earning her the Silver Pen award for the month of February....
Guard convicted of robbing a policewoman
A security guard who at gunpoint robbed a policewoman of her motor car and firearm was yesterday convicted of charges of illegal possession of firearm and robbery with aggravation. Norman Holmes, who was employed to Ranger Security Company, is to be sentenced ...
Exploiting energy - Hot plan to cool Portmore homes - UTech to undertake pilot project
The University of Technology's (UTech) energy unit is to conduct a pilot project in six households in Portmore to determine how solar energy could be used in cooling residential buildings, according to one official. The Portmore project is among several research studies...
The slippery slope of Jamaica's oil addiction
January 2008 saw an explosive surge in crude oil prices - a disturbing $100 a barrel. Now, Jamaica is in, possibly, the most deep-rooted energy crisis of the era of increased energy demands and depleting natural resources. Another disturbing fact is that Jamaica is overly dependent ...
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