Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories

Published: Monday Saturday | October 10, 2009

Fraud charges mount on Hill
FORMER CASH Plus boss, Carlos Hill, was yesterday slapped with 15 additional fraud charges and could face trial in the Home Circuit Court, where the penalty is more severe. Read More...

Self-help centre to enjoy expansion
MOUNT SALEM, St James: The Holy Family Self-Help Centre in Mount Salem, St James, received a major boost on Wednesday, with the cash injection of $3 million from Seawind Key Investment Limited (SKIL). Read More...

Fashion industry icon passes
A chapter in the fashion industry has closed. Norma Soas, the journalist, friend, wife, lecturer and fashion designer is dead. Read More...

Health ministry confirms HFMD spread in schools
THE Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed that there has been an increase in the outbreak of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in a number of learning institutions; however, ministry officials did not disclose... Read More...

'The die is cast' Nurses set deadline for Government response
THE NURSES' Association of Jamaica (NAJ) yesterday issued an ultimatum to Government to release the findings of the Cabinet deliberation on the reclassification exercise. Read More...

New woman constable eyes top job
ANNICE MILLIGAN wanted to become a lawyer. Her new career path, however, may lead her to create history by becoming the first female commissioner of police. Read More...

Nelson says surgery set for Monday
SENATOR DWIGHT Nelson, minister of national security, says he will undergo surgery on Monday. Speaking with The Gleaner from his hospital bed yesterday, Nelson expressed satisfaction with the treatment he had been receiving from specialists, and said they had been very attentive. Read More...