Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Saturday | July 4, 2009
Air Jamaica sold - First murmurs about who has bought the national carrier have surfaced
The Gleaner has learnt that Indigo Partners and Oaktree Capital, who are reportedly the owners of Spirit Airlines, have bought the country's national carrier, Air Jamaica. Read More...
Finding solutions - Spanish Town pastor asks for help to teach youth how to 'fish'
When the Government presented its pre-election manifesto, the term 'jobs, jobs, jobs' was quite popular. Residents of Spanish Town would love to see them. Read More...
Hope rises from within
While roving around Spanish Town, The Gleaner team ran into some young men in Rivoli. They were at the Kingdom Builders Church of the Open Bible helping to put up a tent for a health fair. They are regulars there, according to Pastor Norman Lewin, 'the shepherd of the flock'. Read More...
Office of the Contractor General taken to court
The three employees who were fired in April by Contractor General Greg Christie for allegedly withholding critical information have taken him to the Supreme Court seeking orders to quash their dismissals. Read More...
United Kingdom visa fees on the move
The United Kingdom has increased the fees to enter the region for Jamaicans effective July 6. The British High Commission, in a release, reminded Jamaicans that payments were to be made at the Worldbridge Visa Application Centre, 34 Trafalgar Road, at the time of application by cash or bank draft only. Read More...
Jamaica wants better trade mechanism
Jamaica on Friday called on its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) neighbours to devise a proper mechanism that would lead to increased intra-regional trade. Read More...
Make more space to certify lawyers and doctors - Thwaites
WITH THE University of Technology (UTech) announcing plans to establish a faculty of law, and an increase in the number of locals reading for law degrees overseas, at least one member of parliament (MP) is arguing for more certification space for the legal profession. Read More...
Eighteen head to Canada for culinary programme
When the going gets tough, the tough get going, especially in these challenging economic times. This was the collective mindset of 18 persons who turned up at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security yesterday. Read More...
