Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Wednesday | October 28, 2009
Mayor lights up Jamaica Public Service (JPS) - Power company tackled for giving meters to 'squatters' on Hellshire Beach
Portmore Mayor Keith Hinds has given the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) a black eye for providing electricity, along with meters, to persons he says are squatting on the Hellshire Half Moon Bay Beach in the municipality. A livid Hinds argued that the light and power... Read More...
Rescue plan for Sandy Bay
A newly formed organisation will this weekend launch a programme aimed at creating opportunities for the young people living in one central Jamaica community which has had its existence threatened by crime and violence. Sandy Bay in South East Clarendon... Read More...
Brigitte Foster-Hylton - Sprint hurdles queen
Perseverance and Brigitte Foster-Hylton are pretty much synonymous in the eyes of the Jamaican public, after her 100m hurdles gold success in Berlin in August. However, anyone can place a bet that most Jamaicans were not aware that one summer earlier, when competing... Read More...
AAJ - Modernising our airport facilities
The representatives of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) see this year's honour from The Gleaner as a call to continue the good work they are doing in the field of public service."We are delighted that we have been recognised... Read More...
JCDC - Promoting culture in its finest forms
Year after year Jamaicans memorise the lines of their favourite songs. Students put in relentless hours practising for the festival competitions and Jamaicans partake of the island's independence celebrations. However, little thought may go into those responsible... Read More...
Company sues Gov't for right to import mace
The failure of government departments to give the go-ahead for a company to import pepper spray or mace to protect its employees against criminal attacks has resulted in the Government being sued. Future Services International Ltd, in St Catherine, filed a suit... Read More...
Private sector urged to assist agricultural development
Western Bureau: The private sector must play a critical role in order to aid and improve agricultural development in the Western Hemisphere.That was the word from Dr Chelston W.D. Braithwaite, director general of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation... Read More...
Jamaica to US: Lift embargo on Cuba
PARLIAMENT PASSED a resolution yesterday, sending an unequivocal message to the United States (US) that it should remove the 50-year-old economic embargo against Cuba. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Dr Ken Baugh told his colleagues in Parliament ... Read More...
Westmoreland food crop yield spikes
Domestic food crop production in Westmoreland is up 50 per cent for the July-September 2009 quarter, when compared with the similar period in 2008. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr Christopher Tufton, has attributed the increased production... Read More...
