'No need to fear' - JCF says spike in deployment aimed at reducing crime
The hierarchy of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is seeking to temper public concern about a marked spike in police presence across the island. In a statement yesterday, the JCF declared the public should not be alarmed at the increased presence of the security...
- Silenced by fear - Residents refuse to speak openly about the guns-for-drugs trade taking place on the Hellshire Beach
- Schools under probe
- Kern case shelved until Nov 17
- Green holds firm to controversial comment
- Lyns trial - 'I wanted to give written statement'
- Policemen's trial delayed
- Judiciary mourns again
- Former gunslinger calls for ceasefire
'Business-marriage' blues
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington: I am writing on behalf of my mother, who resides overseas. She got married to obtain her papers, but the other party is not holding up his end of the bargain...
- Immigration corner - Bridal booking
- Dear Counsellor - Something just does not SMELL right?
- US Customs and Immigration mishandles informants
- Control that appetite
- Changes for educational regions - Should increase efficiency, says Hastings
- Pickersgill blasts Henry's train proposal
- FirstCaribbean moves to Portmore
- IDB gives big money to Jamaican programme
- Gov't fights to improve World Bank ranking
- TUESDAY TALK - HOT TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT AND MORE ...
Scotiabank takes 'Bill' Clarke to Privy Council
THE DISPUTE between former Scotiabank boss William 'Bill' Clarke and the financial institution over his retirement package is heading to the United Kingdom Privy Council, Jamaica's final appellate court. Scotiabank filed an application last week Friday in the Court of Appeal...
- Newspaper circulation decline gathers pace
- Federal investigators probe Puerto Rico fuel depot fire - 120 agents on the case
'First come, first served' for T20 tickets
Tournament director of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship West Indies 2010, Robert Bryan, is encouraging Caribbean nationals to take advantage of the event's "cheaper-than-usual" ticket prices and a two-week "first choice" purchasing window, which will be launched...
- JC move into Walker Cup semi-finals
- T&T propose to stage regional tournament
- Crafty Lamey pulls double on Sporting's juveniles
- Campbell, Barnett burn rivals on the hill to top 10k
- Stewart withdraws threat as Rivoli win
- Pan Carib rolls out $500K for Reggae Marathon
- BNS net Senior League title
- Stakes win for Maragh
- Creary stars in U-19 practice match
- Heavy price for success - JNA forks out big bucks to stay ahead of the game
- Serena, Safina battle for No 1 ranking
- Dibbs, Foster win Manchester Open titles
- Windies women secure T20 series
- Beckham to return to AC Milan
EDITORIAL - Show us the tax net
Some months ago, Prime Minister Bruce Golding offered Jamaicans a bit of information - which was hardly surprising - implications of which are clearly deleterious to the ability of the Government to manage its affairs. The tax authorities, Mr Golding reported...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Blame system for school violence
The Editor, Sir: I am glad to see that the minister of education is fully on board with those of us who believe that very little can be achieved in education without the participation of parents. I do not know the extent to which parents...
- Leave Les Green alone
- Hellshire and the drug trade
- Misunderstanding the role of parish councils
- Jamaica's gold mine in agriculture
- Never mind, dear Ian
- Boyne's cowardice
- Intolerance begets intolerance
- Exemplary journalism
- Cops not doing enough
The Bonner brothers' bond
In the world of reggae music, few families rival the Bonner brothers in international music success. Recently, The Gleaner caught up with the brothers, which includes Richie Spice (Richell Bonner), to talk about their various life challenges, their thoughts on music's...
The National Export Strategy will enhance trade - Kennedy
The National Export Strategy will bring positive changes to trade in Jamaica, Marjory Kennedy, immediate past president of the Jamaica Exporters' Association, has said.Among the benefits of the strategy Kennedy noted, is the focus on several key industries such as agro-processing...
- US foreign policy benefits Jamaica
- I am energised by the challenges that lie ahead - new CSA president
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Top Hill troubles
There's trouble in the out-of-the-way farming community called Top Hill in St Catherine. While larger neighbourhoods in the valley contend with goat thieves, mango pilfering and the distressing effects of everyday criminality, there's a far more sinister issue...
- Errol Flynn celebrated
- JA Story set to music
- Every contestant is a star - The gleaner honour awards, 2009
- 'No national development without cultural development'
IRAQ - Baghdad steps up security after bombs kill 155
BAGHDAD (AP): Iraqi security forces conducted intense searches at checkpoints in Baghdad on Monday amid warnings of more attacks, as Iraqis questioned how two buses packed with explosives penetrated what was supposed to be...
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