Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Sunday | June 28, 2009
Dead within days after birth
WHEN LEROY and Marva Gordon found out that they would be having a, baby, they were naturally overjoyed. After six years of marriage, the couple had been planning for several years to start a family. Read More...
Losing a baby is painful
EVERY DAY, hundred of mothers in Jamaica experience the joys of childbirth, however, often forgotten are those who suffer the heartache of losing a baby.Yvette Whitenever got the chance to take her baby home. Read More...
Who should live? High medical costs put premature babies at risk
THE LIVES of premature babies are being put at risk by an acute shortage of equipment and exhorbitant costs in meeting their special needs, say health officials, who are... Read More...
A voice for Maxfield Ave - Forrest-Watson calls for revival of youth programme
FOR THE first-time visitor, a walk down William Road can be intimidating.The eyes of suspicious residents seem to track one's every move along this narrow, rocky strip off Maxfield Avenue. Read More...
Block loopholes in proposed sex laws - Senator
MEN WHO cheat on their female partners by engaging in homosexual acts should be punished under the proposed sexual offences law, according to Opposition Senator Sandrea Falconer. At the same time, another... Read More...
The week that was: June 22-27
LOS ANGELES (AP):Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the 'King of Pop' and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died... Read More...
Thailand reports first two swine flu deaths
BANGKOK (AP): Thai health officials announ-ced yesterday the country's first two swine flu-related deaths, while Australia reported its fifth. Read More...
A career in
the fire service
Advertised vacancies last week attracted over one thousand job seekers to the Jamaica Fire Brigade recruitment centre in Kingston. Fire service communications officer with the brigade, Emeleo Ebanks, surmises that the promise of job security in this government department was the attracting factor. Read More...
