Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Wednesday | May 27, 2009
JetBlue eyes NY-Kgn route
WESTERN BUREAU: United States-based JetBlue Airways will in October begin a non-stop service between Kingston and New York. The announcement was made by Rob Maruster, JetBlue's senior vice-president of customer services, after the airline made its inaugural... Read More...
Weighty woes burden children - Worry over students as they pack on the pounds
Imagine weighing more than 140 pounds at age 10. Well, that's the life of a grade five student at a primary school in St Catherine. Pauline Jackson is to grappling with the ballooning weight of her son, who wears extra large shirts and size 34 pants.... Read More...
Making others happy
Hi Neighbour! Every living human being can experience a bright future though present circumstances may indicate otherwise. No one was born to suffer or to be a pauper.
Heard a motivator on television the other morning reminding viewers, "... Read More...
OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP NEIGHBOURS
1. Nadine, St Mary, unemployed mother of seven; desperately needs church clothing for her four boys, aged 12, 14, 15 and 17.2. Ms Douglas, a single mother, St Catherine, appealing to neighbours for assistance in acquiring building materials to help... Read More...
Portland crash survivor gets two-bedroom house
Joyce White, who survived the horrific truck accident on December 19, 2008, in Portland's Rio Grande Valley, was handed a new two-bedroom house valued at just over $1 million on Saturday as part of pre-Labour Day activities... Read More...
BRIEFS: Grade-four tests rescheduled
The Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy tests have been rescheduled to June 18.The tests were postponed as a result of a clash between the grade-four assessment and the by-election scheduled for the North East St Catherine... Read More...
Officials sign pact for construction of Portmore hospital
Representatives from CayJam Developments Limited and Kier Construction Limited on Monday put ink to paper to solidify an agreement for the construction of a multimillion-dollar private hospital and medical campus in the municipality of Portmore... Read More...
Male ward at Black River Hospital remodelled
The male ward at the Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth has been remodelled at a cost of $1.5 million, with the contribution of the Friends of the Black River Hospital.At an opening ceremony on Thursday, May 21, Eleanor Evans,... Read More...
Despite Labour Day makeover ...St Ann's Bay Hospital still a sickly sight
While expressing appreciation for the Labour Day facelift given to St Ann's Bay Hospital, chief executive officer at the institution, Eon Jarrett, has said a lot more needs to be done. In an interview with The Gleaner on Monday, Jarrett said the hospital... Read More...
MILK River drenched
A boater makes his way down a flooded street in the community of Milk River, Clarendon, on Monday. Read More...
Portland infirmary receives facelift
The Port Antonio Infirmary, which is home to more than 70 residents, received a much-needed facelift from the Portland Parish Council on Labour Day.The Parish Labour Day project, which started at 9 a.m., was spearheaded by youth mayor, Samora Robertson... Read More...
Mentorship programme gives hope
When Alonzo Williams, a student of Vere Technical High in Hayes, Clarendon, was placed in the institution's mentorship programme, the assignment was a last-gasp attempt to redirect a boy who seemed to be idling his way through school. His mother, Mauva... Read More...
Remittances to assist education
Remittances from Jamaicans residing abroad are now being channelled to assist the education system in the Caribbean island through a new Jamaica Partnership for Education (JPE) initiative. The programme is a collaborative effort between the Jamaica... Read More...
Child abuse cases skyrocket
There has been a massive increase in the number of reported cases of child abuse in Jamaica, the Office of the Children's Registry has revealed.Preliminary data indicate that with seven months left in 2009, reports to the registry are closing... Read More...
