Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Thursday | July 30, 2009
Meet Port Maria
H1N1 cases may rise - Spencer
It's a lot more fun driving to St Mary these days. Sure, the Junction road is not perfect, but from the Wag Water Bridge, the roads are a pristine stretch of asphalt. Once inside Port Maria, you find a place where old meets new.
Revivalist cleric reaches out to youths, elderlyIf you're a history buff, you need to check out Port Maria's Claude Stuart Park. The history hub ... Read More...
Bishop Sharn Lawrence, the first appointed provost cardinal for St Jude Free Gospel Mount Zion, a Revivalist denomination, has committed to extend a helping hand to motivate and rescue destitute and marginalised youths and senior citizens... Read More...
US gov't cramps arthritis kits scam
MIAMI (AP):Federal authorities arrested more than 30 suspects, including doctors, and were seeking others in a major health-care fraud bust yesterday in New York, Louisiana, Boston and Houston, targeting scams such as arthritis kits expensive braces... Read More...
... now meet Amos Tucker
If there's one man who knows Port Maria, it's Amos Tucker.
... and two tailorsAt 91 years young (he'll be 92 on August 5), Tucker has lived in St Mary's capital his entire life. For him, modern times can't compare to the good old days.
"When I was a boy, you used to have five banana ships down at the dock. It (the time) was more productive. Port Maria was ... Read More...
While driving from Pagee Beach to the heart of Port Maria, the Gleaner team came across a tailor's shop. Having not seen one for a while, we simply had to stop. Read More...
Left behind - Hanna urges Gov't to equip youths
SOUTH EAST St Ann Member of Parliament Lisa Hanna has warned that Jamaican youths may be left behind if the state does not equip them with skills to meet the demands of a changing world.In her contribution to the... Read More...
Jamaica finalises plans for upcoming international agri conference
Jamaica is fine-tuning arrangements for its hosting of an international agricultural conference as regional leaders prepare to tackle food security woes affecting the Americas. The Ministry of Agriculture and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation... Read More...
Thursdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
No donors! 1. The story is that the one who elevated malicious whispers to national discourse is now busy passing the saucer to mount a defence! Problem is, there are no donors! Read More...
Realtors welcome transfer tax reduction
The Realtors Association of Jamaica has welcomed Government's decision to bring forward the implementation date for the reduction of transfer tax and stamp duty to August 1 from the previously announced date of January 1 next year."Out of this decision... Read More...
Class Acts: Ballards Valley Primary School
H1N1 cases may rise - Spencer
Health Minister Rudyard Spencer is warning Jamaicans to expect an increase in the number of confirmed influenza A (H1N1) cases as the laboratory continues to do testing of a number of samples received. Addressing concerns about the long wait by some... Read More...
Malahoo-Forte given duties
NEWLY APPOINTED Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo-Forte, has been given portfolio duties to formulate new trade agreements and see to their implementation. The... Read More...
