Jamaica Gleaner News

Published: Monday Sunday | August 16, 2009

No title for the minister's house
The Jamaica Omnibus Service Company (JOS) is yet to be wound up more than nine years after the Cabinet instructed that this was to be done, contributing to the inability of the Port Authority of Jamaica to get a title for the house it bought from the defunct entity. Read More...

The public's opinion
Following an exposé by The Sunday Gleaner, there has been spirited discussion in the media about the amount of money that the Port Authority of Jamaica spent to buy and refurbish the upscale house in which the transport minister, Mike Henry, lives. Read More...

Young killers - The face behind the illegal gun could be 12 years old or younger
The first time Patrick Tituspulled the trigger of a gun he was only 14 years old."It felt good," Titus told The Sunday Gleaner during an interview last... Read More...

Shooting a hole in the Budget - Gunshot victims weigh heavily on hospital resources
On any given day, a visit to the orthopaedic ward of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) can be quite disheartening. It's a common for a crowd to flock the island's... Read More...

May Pen pressured
The increasing incidents of gun violence in sections of Clarendon over the past 18 months have left the May Pen Hospital under severe pressure.Almost daily persons, mainly young men, with gunshot wounds are being rushed into... Read More...

PNP strategy: Skip by-election, get set for general poll
The leadership of the People's National Party (PNP) is claiming that its decision to skip the September 4 by-election in North West Clarendon is a major strategic move. Read More...

Here comes the dean - Ministry of Education introduces new school officer
The Ministry of Education will in September 2009 formally implement in all local high schools the position of dean of discipline, a role already existing in some schools and which will now be required... Read More...