Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Friday | August 21, 2009
JC takes syllabus to new heights - School becomes the first in the English-speaking Caribbean to offer aviation programme
WHEN THE new school year begins in September, one school will putting wings on its curriculum. Principal of Jamaica College, Ruel Reid, announced the introduction of an aviation programme for the new school year at a press conference at the school's main library... Read More...
Another hospital foul-up results in family's anguish - Baby's body buried before post-mortem
Controversy has again arisen over the body of a stillborn baby at one of the island's public hospitals. Andrea Swaby is seeking answers from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital about how her baby died and why the body was buried without her consent... Read More...
Nelson furious over constable's death
Minister of National Security, Senator Hon Dwight Nelson has reacted with a mixture of fury and sorrow at the killing of Police Constable Georgette Collymore who was attached to the Constant Spring Police Station. Senator Nelson characterised the killing... Read More...
Water shortage for schools
The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising schools in the Corporate Area that are served by the Hermitage/Constant Spring water supply system, that they may be affected by the limited rainfall and low storage levels at the start of the new school... Read More...
Nat'l library gets $3M to help preserve records
The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) has been awarded just under J$3 million through the 2009 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). The money will be used for the conservation of the Enos Nuttall Manuscripts... Read More...
Armadale Enquiry - Girls tell of a tough lifeLaw enforcement officer pointed out for the third time
Girls were living in a bathroom at one of the dormitories at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre, says a ward who testified at the commission of enquiry yesterday.
The enquiry is being held to investigate what led to a fire at the institution... Read More...
Police don't believe they are being targeted - Three shot in less than 48 hours
The shooting of three police personnel, one fatally, in the St Andrew North Police Division in less than 48 hours has begged the question: are the police in that area being targeted? The Gleaner was told by the St Andrew North Division that two policemen... Read More...
Controversial fertiliser company moves to Jamaica
The American firm which faced a firestorm over the quality of the fertiliser it sold to the Government late last year has gone ahead with plans to set up shop in Jamaica.Diamond R Fertiliser has shipped its first container of fertiliser ... Read More...
Gov't health card available next month
The Ministry of Health has rolled out a new initiative to improve the accessibility of medication by persons who access health care at public-health facilities islandwide. Persons with prescriptions from public facilities... Read More...
Road to Perth Town blocked for water
PERTH TOWN, Trelawny: RESIDENTS OF Perth Town in Trelawny blocked the main road to protest the lack of water.The road which was blocked is also the main road leading to Sherwood Content, the community of Usain... Read More...
