Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Tuesday | August 18, 2009
Ward witnesses plans to raze Armadale
A ward yesterday told the commission of enquiry that she saw girls with what appeared to be matches on the day of the May 22 inferno that left seven of her peers dead at the Armadale Juvenile Correction Centre in St Ann... Read More...
Golding hails the Sprint King - PM says Bolt is from outer space ...Grange calls him "a rare human being"
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has described the performance of Jamaica's sprint king Usain Bolt, as extraterrestrial. Golding, who spoke to Bolt shortly after he shattered the 100-metres world record at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany... Read More...
Robinson blazes trail in international law
On Sunday, Patrick Robinson put away his legal documents and settled in at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, to indulge in one of his great passions: track and field.He watched sprinter Usain Bolt scorch the track... Read More...
DEAR COUNSELLOR - Redundancy blues for shy guy
Dear Counsellor:Q I am in my late 30s and was recently made redundant. I often wonder why I lost my job when others less qualified and less experienced were retained... Read More...
Sir John Goddard of Barbados is dead
Independent senator and former business leader Sir John Stanley Goddard is dead. Sir John, a frank and at times thought-provoking voice in the Senate, and a former leader of the Goddard group of companies, passed away about 2:15 a.m. Read More...
Davies doubts IMF dateline
OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on Finance, Dr Omar Davies, has expressed doubt that Jamaica would meet the September dateline it has set to make a formal request to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial aid."The September date for the presentation... Read More...
Will the child pose problems?
Mrs Walker-Huntington, I need some answers for an issue for a close friend of mine.She got married and is residing in the United States (US) with her daughter before the marriage. She subsequently became pregnant ... Read More...
PIOJ: Local sector continues to decline
The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) revealed yesterday that the Jamaican economy performed as expected during the April to June period, with most sectors continuing to post a decline.Data presented during a press briefing at the PIOJ's New Kingston... Read More...
UWI students get RBTT scholarships
Amoako Evans and Felisha Henry are the first two recipients of the RBTT University of the West Indies (UWI) Endowment Fund. Read More...
New batch of practical nurses ready to take on health sector
Forty-eight trained practical nurses are hoping to join the labour force in the health sector soon, following the completion of their one-year training at the Mandeville Caregivers Training Institute in Manchester on Sunday. The nurses, who were prepared for the health sector in a level-two course run by the HEART Trust/ NTA ... Read More...
