Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Friday | September 11, 2009
Downtown rebirth - Government of Jamaica approves tax-relief initiative for business operators to rebuild Kingston
The Government is to give increased tax relief to business operators who move their bases into downtown Kingston in the hope of bringing life back to the once-vibrant financial district. Yesterday, Finance Minister Audley Shaw told The Gleaner that... Read More...
Minimising trauma - Child abuse centre gets facelift to make victims more comfortable
A PLACE for victims of heinous sexual crimes to feel safe while it helps to bring their violators to justice. That is one of the aims of the recent efforts by the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse to realign several of its operations... Read More...
GraceKennedy injects $900m into First Global
The Douglas Orane-headed GraceKennedy has injected $900 million into its subsidiary First Global Bank following that bank's projected bond-trading losses of more than $1.7 billion due to irregular trading activities. The company said yesterday... Read More...
Hampton haul - Hard work pays off as girls reap distinctions in CSEC
DESPITE COMING from various backgrounds, the girls from Hampton School hold a few things in common - they believe in the value of education, managing time effectively and having good Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination results... Read More...
Mother still mourning eight years after 9/11
EIGHT YEARS after her daughter perished in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York, Lelith Burgen is still living in denial. She does not believe her little girl, Venesha Rodgers-Richards, is dead... Read More...
Musson boss dies
Desmond Blades, chairman of Musson Jamaica Limited, died Wednesday night while on vacation in the United Kingdom. He was 80 years old. Blades, whose business career in Jamaica spanned five decades, was said to be the driving force... Read More...
Remembering 9/11
On September 12, 2001, the entire world grieved with the United States of America, because the day before they had endured something no nation should have to.
Two planes, hijacked by terrorists, slammed into the hub of the country's business exploits... Read More...
