Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Saturday | January 31, 2009
Bitter end - Gov't considers alternatives to divestment of SCJ
GOVERNMENT WILL contemplate extending an invitation for new bids, among other alternatives, to divest itself of the loss-making Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ), after Infinity Bio-Energy, a Brazilian...
Airone eyeing vacant routes - Airline urged to fill void left by Air Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU:Tourism stakeholders are urging the Caribbean's first low-fares airline (LFA), Airone, to fill the void left by national carrier Air Jamaica.Airone, which was...
Medics reject proposed abortion policy
AT LEAST 157 medical practitioners and two midwives have signed a petition rejecting the recommendations of the Abortion Policy Review Advisory Group.The group comprises obstetricians, gynaecologists, paediatricians...
News in brief
"The impact of this global recession is increasingly being felt in Jamaica; we have serious problems with the bauxite industry for the simple reason that 50 per cent of the bauxite that is produced throughout the world is utilised in the automobile...
King received eight fatal wounds - doctor
CONSULTANT FORENSIC pathologist Dr Ere Seshaiah testified yesterday that there were eight fatal wounds on the body of 64-year-old Ambassador Peter King.He said a great degree of force was used to inflict those injuries.Sheldon Pusey, 26, is charged with...
