Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | July 16, 2009
Heat is on!
Temperatures in Jamaica have jumped by around two degrees Celsius since the start of July and Jamaicans are sweating in what could be the hottest summer since 2005.And the news is, August is expected to see a continuation of the scorching heat... Read More...
Golding stands by Malahoo Forte appointment
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has defended his decision to appoint Marlene Malahoo Forte a junior minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, calling it a deliberate decision. Golding was responding to the storm of criticism surrounding... Read More...
A history of firsts
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite its seemingly lacklustre atmosphere, St Elizabeth's once-busy capital, Black River, is a town with a rich and extraordinary history. Black River is one of Jamaica's oldest towns. Its record of existence dates back to 1685... Read More...
Where fishermen live, but not where they party
Black River, while not as 'lively' as most of Jamaica's other capital towns, still has the social amenities for modern living, and is home to offices of numerous government ministries, departments and agencies, as well as several learning institutions... Read More...
Gov't gets sweet with Swiss
Taxpayers might have to cough up $540 million to help in the production of sugar for the export market this year.Minister of Agriculture Dr Christopher Tufton told Parliament yesterday that the Government has entered into an arrangement with an overseas entity ... Read More...
Ruddy defends health ministry
HEALTH MINISTER Rudyard Spencer has defended his ministry's handling and management of the influenza A (H1N1) virus, which has increased as at July 15 to 42 confirmed cases, 75 days after the first case was identified in Jamaica on May 29.... Read More...
Hibbert considers lawsuit
Only a day after Joseph Hibbert resigned as state minister in the Ministry of Transport and Works, amid an international bribery probe, his lawyer has served notice that he is considering filing a lawsuit against embattled British bridge-building firm... Read More...
