DIASPORA FOCUS - Golding vows to curb crime in politics
Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday promised Jamaicans living abroad that he would be seeking to honour his Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) commitment to amend the Constitution to make provisions for the impeachment of politicians with criminal associations...
VOX POP
Yesterday, The Gleaner spoke with delegates attending the Third Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference and asked, "How have the diaspora conferences been effective over the years?"
Portland PC split over mayor's leadership style
THE PORTLAND Parish Council plunged into turmoil after two People's National Party (PNP) councillors stormed out of the monthly meeting, accusing the chairman of corruption and bias.The incident was triggered by an answer to a question put forward by Wayne Mckenzie of the PNP...
Vendor relocation hits huge snag
PORT ANTONIO PORTLAND: The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDco) has informed the Portland Parish Council that the Craft Village site at Allan Avenue, in Port Antonio, can only accom-modate 45 craft vendors. The disclosure has now put the council in a precarious position...
A whiff of Cologne and Germany from Jurgen Engel
Nineteen forty-five marked the end of an era in Germany. Adolf Hitler committed suicide and German troops surrendered their arms, marking the end of World War II. That was the same year German Ambassador to Jamaica Jurgen Engel was born in the city of Cologne.
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