Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Saturday | August 29, 2009
School blues - Western Ja residents say redundancies make preparations for new term difficult
WESTERN BUREAU: Being made redundant from your job at a time when the global recession is battering Jamaica is hard enough. Read More...
Armadale Enquiry: Tear-gas residue found at correctional centre
A forensic expert has confirmed that tear gas was used at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre on the night of the May 22 fire that left seven wards of the State dead. Read More...
Sonny Bradshaw recovers - Serious stroke affected musician's brain
Bandleader Sonny Bradshaw is recovering in a London hospital, two weeks after suffering a debilitating stroke in England. Musicologist Herbie Miller, a close friend of Bradshaw and his... Read More...
ODPEM programme bears fruit
Precisely one year to the day after Tropical Storm Gustav unleashed its fury on Jamaica, there are signs that a new wind is blowing in the right direction. Read More...
Crime-fighting efforts rewarded in Portmore
THE police this week reaffirmed its intentions to clamp down on crime in Portmore, conducting a major raid at the Caymanas Park race track on Wednesday and celebrating the conviction of a major gang figure a day later. Read More...
Cop's family finds light at the end of the tunnel
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: The family of Constable Phillip Harris, a policeman who died three years ago while on duty, is yet to receive money from Government but is now getting help from the family of another slain policeman. Read More...
