Jamaica Gleaner News

Published: Monday Sunday | August 2, 2009

Flankers community wins Manley award
The Flankers Community Development Centre yesterday walked away with the Michael Manley Award for Community Self-Reliance, a $200,000 cash prize and a bronze resin trophy sculpted by artist Kay Sullivan at the Little Theatre in St Andrew. Read More...

Parliament says thanks to Lady Bustamante's caregivers
LADY BUSTAMANTE'S caregivers have been hailed by Parliament for the way in which they dedicated their lives to ensuring the good health and comfort of the country's matriarch. Read More...

Future leaders conference kicks off Tuesday
The first-ever Future Leaders Jamaican Diaspora Conference will get under way on Tuesday at the University of the West Indies, Mona, and will run until Sunday, August 9. Read More...

Hayles calls for modernised tax policies
Member of Parliament (MP) Ian Hayles wants Government to direct the tax man to take his eye off the salaries of 15 per cent of working-class Jamaicans. Read More...

Culture is ripe for the picking - Hanna
Lisa Hanna, the opposition spokesperson on youth, information and culture, has urged a fresh approach to job creation on the island. In her Sectoral Debate presentation last week, Hanna bemoaned the state of the traditional export areas and said that Government must lead the way in creating new industries to absorb Jamaican youth... Read More...

Wasted term - MPs: a spoke in the wheel of good governance
ANOTHER PARLIAMENTARY term has ended, but The Gavel's microscope cannot uncover any major accomplishments by the House of Representatives over the period. Our parliamentarians, instead of using the time in the House to debate legislation and motions - enough of which are stuck in the pipeline - were mainly caught up in a useless Sectoral Debate. Read More...

Denbigh Agricultural show '09
At this time of the year, agriculture takes centre stage in Jamaica in the form of the Denbigh Agricultural Show, a key component of the Independence celebrations. Read More...