Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Wednesday | August 19, 2009
'She'll get the gold' - Williams' family proud of 400-metre performance but looks for more
WESTERN BUREAU: While residents of Whitehall, St Elizabeth, have been struggling with poor roads and lack of electricity for years, they had a reason to celebrate yesterday when their homegrown daughter, Shericka Williams, placed second in the 400-metre finals... Read More...
Shericka does it again - 400-metre runner produces her best for a silver medal
Berlin, Germany: Jamaica's Shericka Williams posted a personal-best 49.32 seconds yesterday to take silver in the women's 400 metres final at the 12th World Championships in Berlin... Read More...
I didn't get to see the race - Novlene's Mom
After waiting with bated breath for the start of the women's 400-metre final yesterday, their television screens suddenly went blank. It was a power outage. Relatives of Novlene Williams-Mills, along with residents of the small farming community of Gravel Hill... Read More...
Armadale Enquiry - Another witness blames police for fire
Two wards who survived the deadly May 22 fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre yesterday revealed that they saw a policeman throw tear gas into the office dormitory at the institution before the fire started... Read More...
Teachers reach their limit - Say Gov't has been disrespectful, payment issue at an impasse
Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, will be facing hostile teachers on the third day of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) conference today at the Sunset Jamaica Grande hotel in Ocho Rios, St Ann... Read More...
The disabled glad for help - Financial empowerment seminar a welcome move
A grant for disabled individuals from the Government has definitely helped Wilton Edwards, a 39-year-old individual from Rollington Town, Kingston, in developing his graphics design business... Read More...
Ho Lung to open home for women pondering abortion
Catholic charity, Missionaries of the Poor, is to open a home to provide care for pregnant women who are considering abortion.Ground will be broken for the project next month.The home, which is to be located at National Heroes Circle in Kingston... Read More...
Nominations in North West Clarendon still hush-hush
At least two persons are set to be nominated today as candidates for the North West Clarendon by-election, scheduled for September 4. Director of Elections Orrette Fisher told The Gleaner yesterday his office had handed out two sets of nomination forms... Read More...
How to apply for a Jamaican passport
A passport is a secure travel document that is often used to show proof of one's identity as well as citizenship. It is used for international travel and must, therefore, meet International Civil Aviation Organisation standards.... Read More...
Hughes admits to being interviewed for financial secretary position
Director general of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr Wesley Hughes, has confirmed that he has been interviewed for the post of financial secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Prime Minister Bruce Golding last week... Read More...
Cattle farmers battling thieves
Picture this: You toil night and day, through thick and thin, and just as you are about to reap the rewards, wham! The promising yield is reaped by persons who perhaps have never done a hard day's work.... Read More...
Agri ministry's initiatives yield forex savings
With the global demand for food increasing apace with the country's expenditure on imported food items, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has put strategies in place to increase the production and consumption of local foods.... Read More...
Where there is a will, there is a way
Hi Neighbour! Last Tuesday was a day I'll never forget. It was the day Marva's children got a mattress that they could call their own. At about 11 o'clock that morning, a colleague told me of this Manchester neighbour whose children ... Read More...
