Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Thursday | February 26, 2009
One wrong turn
Ouch! I had pinched myself to see if I was dreaming. Unfortunately, I wasn't. I was however, standing in front of a rickety little wooden house at the bottom of a steep hill somewhere in Portland, where a man was standing on the verandah, waving a skull around. Yes, a skull... Read More...
70-y-o says fleeced of $25m
Aldyn Harvey kept up a brave fight against her tears but lost the battle.After more than one hour of relating an ordeal of bad judgement which stripped her of life savings and the promise of a peaceful retirement in St Elizabeth... Read More...
Living in limbo - Caribbean Terrace storm victims still unsettled - Vagrants have invaded the place and they are living there without permission.
Janice Francis-Lindsay, heritage studies student in Tokyo, Japan, who will return to the island in spring, is anticipating that her family will finally get news of an insurance settlement for their home which was destroyed in 2007 by Hurricane Dean... Read More...
Foster care under review
The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) has commissioned a study of the island's foster-care system with a view to assessing its effectiveness. The office will also make policy recommendations for the enhancement of the current programme being operated ... Read More...
Post-mortem on slain cop's girlfriend Friday - DPP to get file next week
If Constable Ramon McLean could turn back the hands of time, he would surely want to erase the events which unfolded late last Saturday night.He was celebrating his 27th birthday and took time out to involve his girlfriend, the child they shared... Read More...
Ministry drafting plan to curb school violence
The Ministry of Education is planning to roll out a new master plan to stem the incidence of violence in public schools islandwide. Speaking at a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday, aimed at adding impetus to Peace Day celebrations... Read More...
Help for blind
While growing up in Kingston, Jamaica, and even before honing his skills at Kingston Technical High School, Rupert G. Simms a graduate of the Radio College of Canada's Institute of Technology, was always curious about what made things work... Read More...
