Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Monday | September 14, 2009
Saving our boys - Police youth clubs transform lives
BOYS MAY be most at risk on this island: at risk of becoming involved in gangs, dropping out of school, ending up in prison and of being killed by the gun. But not all of them are going down the gutter, thanks to police youth clubs which, with little resources, make a change.... Read More...
Dr Dhiru Tanna: The man with the power
HE WAS warned that the manufacturing sector was not an easy road to trod. Nonetheless, entrepreneur Dr Dhiru Tanna gathered the 11-member team he had at his former hardware store in downtown Kingston, marched into that 'forbidden sector' and launched his Blue Power soap... Read More...
Marlyn is on a mission
Marlyn Samuels-Smith is buzzing with community spirit, as she continues to develop her Riversdale community. On a visit to the community, the Gleaner team was informed about her strong involvement in the rural St Catherine area... Read More...
Garrisons must go - Hutton
BACK IN the early 1970s when he was a teenager, Clinton Hutton was drawn to Marcus Garvey's message of black empowerment. He was also struck by how much the Pan African icon had accomplished at a young age. "Garvey started the UNIA when he was 26 years old... Read More...
Cops rushing to judgement over Terry - J-FLAG
Jamaica's umbrella gay rights group has criticised local police for what it believes is an imprudently quick rejection of a crime-of-passion motive for last week's killing of British honorary consul, John Terry. "We are concerned that the police have... Read More...
Belmont Academy opens today
The Government will today open the doors of Belmont Academy in Westmoreland, the first public secondary school under the Centre of Excellence Scheme. Schools designated under the Centre of Excellence Scheme are required to establish and maintain... Read More...
