Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Friday | March 27, 2009
SAVED! - JC students say 'yes' to God at school's one-week gospel crusade
IT CERTAINLY wasn't business as usual at the 220-year-old campus of Jamaica College (JC) on Old Hope Road, St Andrew, yesterday where more than 300 grade-eight students came together for an afternoon of praise and worship. More than 100 boys went up for the altar call... Read More...
Farmers to get high-tech support from RADA
Jamaica's agricultural landscape will be positively transformed soon. At least, that's what is expected from the expertise of the 60 new Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) extension officers, 40 of whom were introduced yesterday... Read More...
Bitter medicine - PM vows not to flinch from tough decisions in next Budget
THE COUNTRY has been warned to brace for some bitter medicine when the Government presents its Budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year."In the Budget that we are finalising now and that we intend to present to Parliament on April 7, we intend to make it clear... Read More...
Investment officer finds the power of the pen
She leaned back in her chair, eyes beaming with enthusiasm. Her voice is silky smooth, the words rolling off her tongue. Her aspiration? To become a great poet. Tharaha Grant grew up in the Stony Hill area of St Andrew, and is the youngest of 11 children... Read More...
Hewitt's murder pinned on husband
The husband of talk-show host Christine Hewitt has been charged with her murder, almost three years after her body was found in St Catherine.Following investigations, David Lloyd Gordon, 27, of Linstead in the parish, was yesterday charged by the Major... Read More...
More donations for Martha's House
Supreme Ventures Limited yesterday joined the list of companies and persons who have donated items to the children of Martha's House. On March 16, fire destroyed the two-storey Mustard Seed Communities home at 1E North Street, Kingston, turning the lives of the 30 children... Read More...
'Liquidity support for region should top Trinidad agenda'
Caribbean thinkers are agreeing that an immediate need to find liquidity to support Jamaica's budget, as well as those of other islands in the region, should be the foremost issue on the agenda of Prime Minister Bruce... Read More...
Attorney pushes for greater citizen effort in exposing corrupt cops
Attorney-at-law Bert Samuels says citizens need to be more vigilant in exposing police abuse and corruption. The Gleaner's Silver Pen awardee, in receiving his prize at the company's North Street offices in central Kingston yesterday, said that exposure is important... Read More...
JUTC set to increase prices even as Smart Card sales jump
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is increasing the fare for its premium and express services effective April 1. This comes at a time when the state-owned bus company is reporting a significant increase in Smart Card sales but, according to Reginald Allen... Read More...
