Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Friday | August 14, 2009
Early IMF booster - Jamaica to get US$320m from Fund in September
EVEN AS discussions continue for Jamaica to resume a borrowing relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the way has been cleared for the country to get approximately US$320 million (J$28.5 billion) from the fund by early next month... Read More...
Bolt - I am confident
BERLIN, Germany: Usain Bolt was his usual relaxed self yesterday as he hit the stage in a real dancehall setting with hot steamy conditions, gate crashers being barred at the gate by security, the heavy sound of hard-core reggae music, Rastafarians... Read More...
Giving power to cambios
ASK THE average man in the street to explain the difference between 'base currency' and 'quote currency', or to tell you what a pip is, and he would probably give you a puzzled look and confess he has no clue. But if you asked him if he had heard about online... Read More...
Cyber-crime unit gets MoBay home
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MONTEGO Bay business community says the city has been provided with a $20-million property by the Ministry of Transport and Works, to house the offices of the criminal investigation unit which has been dogged by lack of space for months... Read More...
GSAT geniuses get Gas Pro awards
Six top-performing students who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test have benefited from the Gas Professionals (Gas Pro) scholarship valued at more than $300,000. The recipients are Iabcde Baxter and Michael McNaughton, of Windward Road Primary and Junior High... Read More...
NEWS BRIEFS
Call to boycott Rev Lewis conference - Advocacy group, Hear the Children's Cry, has called for Jamaicans of all denominations to boycott a conference being hosted today by Reverend Dr Paul Lewis, who is on bail facing carnal abuse charges... Read More...
MAJ, PAJ back PM on libel laws revision
THE MEDIA Association of Jamaica Ltd (MAJ) and the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) have come out in strong support of Prime Minister Bruce Golding's endorsement of proposed amendments to libel laws that would engender higher levels of accountability... Read More...
Ward breaks down during Armadale testimony
A TEARFUL 14-year-old ward yesterday caused the commission of enquiry to take an early break as tears rolled down her cheek when she was asked about a colleague who got burnt during the May 22 fire at Armadale Juvenile Correctional ... Read More...
Group urges police, youth interaction
The Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) is calling for a better relationship between the police and young men. The youth-led leadership and advocacy body called for a positive step in policing during celebration of International Youth Day... Read More...
