Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories

Published: Monday Thursday | October 22, 2009

New 'Dudus' delay - Coke extradition request faces more delays as ministry seeks additional information
The Ministry of Justice is to send a second letter to United States authorities asking for more details, as the Government considers the extradition request for west Kingston strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. After spending more than a month going over the initial request... Read More...

Gleaner awards UWI's face of change
The man credited with steering the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus on to a modernised path was yesterday formally presented with the 2009 Gleaner Honour Award for excellence in education. UWI principal, Professor the Honourable Gordon... Read More...

Ferncourt student killed on compound - Parents angry with administration
A student of Ferncourt High School in Claremont was stabbed to death on the compound yesterday. According to reports, the student was stabbed by a youngster from another school who was pretending to be from Ferncourt. Dead is 16-year-old grade-11 student.... Read More...

Robbery forces school's closure
WESTERN BUREAU: Classes at the Green Pond High School in St James were suspended yesterday in the aftermath of a burglary the night before. Thieves tied up a security guard before stealing electronic equipment, including computers, along with food items ... Read More...

Lyns case - Detective continues to give evidence
Household appliances and furniture allegedly belonging to elderly Manchester couple, Richard and Julia Lyn, were found in a fowl coop on the premises where accused, Lennox Swaby, was living at the time the couple was robbed and strangled... Read More...

MoBay's animals go to the vet
WESTERN BUREAU: Numerous dogs and cats in Montego Bay, St James, have received voluntary spaying and neutering treatment over the past week, thanks to an international veterinary organisation. World Vets, a North American non-profit organisation dedicated to animal care... Read More...

Annaleise rescuer's case off until Monday
The woman who is charged in connection with the two-day disappearance of 10-year-old Annaleise Davis from the Duhaney Park Primary School in St Andrew appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday... Read More...

Lewin rumours still rife - Whispers that prime minister want the official out still on lips
Senior government sources are reporting that after less than two years in the job, Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin is on his way out. Since last week, reports have surfaced that the Government has lost confidence in Lewin and wants a new commissioner... Read More...

Doctors made the right choice - Gov't defends local physicians who treated Dwight Nelson
The Government is coming to the defence of local doctors who are facing allegations that they misdiagnosed National Security Minister Dwight Nelson, leading to an expensive and unnecessary trip to a hospital in the United States... Read More...