Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | October 1, 2009
Golding's choice - JLP insiders, analysts ponder potential Cabinet cuts
Owayne is Clarendon champ
Prime Minister Bruce Golding's announcement yesterday that he will be cutting his 16-member Cabinet has sparked discussions in political circles, with strong arguments about who should go and who should stay. Golding has not given any indication of the number of ministers ... Read More...
Creative leadership needed - Nettleford
IT MAY have been gathering dust for 17 years, but one of the most authoritative reports on the size of government is still relevant today. That's Professor Rex Nettleford's take on the work he and a team of experts undertook in 1992... Read More...
Is the Cabinet too large? - Political analysts debate slashing of 16-member executive
Political analysts are at odds over whether Prime Minister Bruce Golding's 16-member Cabinet should be reduced and how it might be done. Former parliamentarian, Claude Clarke, strongly suggested that Golding should fashion a new Cabinet instead of tinkering... Read More...
Fujimori sentenced to six years for corruption
LIMA, Peru (AP): A COURT imposed a six-year prison sentence yesterday on disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori, who already faced the prospect of spending the rest of his life in a cell after three previous convictions. Read More...
Vox pop
Owayne is Clarendon champ
It was boys' day at the St Gabriel's Anglican Church hall in Clarendon yesterday as The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee team rolled into the parish capital.Excitement mounted as two boys, Owayne Rodney of St Thomas... Read More...
Dixon wins Kingston Bee again
Could the third time be the charm for Tremaine Dixon? The second form Wolmer's Boys' High School student is confident in his chances of winning the national finals after two previous attempts."I just know that I have to concentrate, focus on the work... Read More...
You're never too old to learn
WESTERN BUREAU: Humble, reserved and friendly are just some of the words that can be used to describe centenarian Mitella Woolery. Not to be underestimated, Woolery wants to take on the challenge of doing computer classes, as she still has perfect vision... Read More...
Miriam aims for 150
As the Senior Citizens' Week continues, The Gleaner will also continue to highlight the most senior of that group. Those who have lived in and contributed to our society for more than 100 years. Today, meet Miriam Chambers Hyde. Read More...
