Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Friday | November 6, 2009
Devotion to the Heart - Former teacher promises to keep running at annual fund-raiser
She has been with the programme since its inception 30 years ago, and has only missed two events, one because she broke her leg. Though she has never won a prize, she will never quit. Grey hairs tell the tale of her age, but don't be fooled by the look... Read More...
JPS makes small gains against theft
Citing some success and further challenges, the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) outlined its gains against electricity theft and what it, as a company, plans to do to continue to battle it. At a press briefing at the JPS's Knutsford... Read More...
Infirmaries go farming
A fund is now available for infirmaries across the island, which allows each resident a maximum of $200,000 to participate in his or her own farming activities. According to Robert Montague, state minister with responsibility for local government... Read More...
Another good year for the OCG
The zero-tolerance policy of the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), which was first introduced in October 2006 to combat public bodies that were refusing to comply with the lawful requisitions of the office, has again succeeded in producing a 100... Read More...
Obama calls army-base shooting 'horrific'
President Barack Obama is calling a mass shooting at an army base in Texas a "horrific outburst of violence". At press time yesterday, the United States president said he did not yet know all the details but promised the government would get "answers to every ... Read More...
Is Government breaching insurance rules? - PAC
THE ISSUE of whether the non-registration of Government with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) for insurance purposes meant that the Government was flagrantly breaching its own rules was raised during a parliamentary committee meeting... Read More...
Smart choices - Love, resilience and vision - JMMB's winning combination for 17 years!
DESPITE THE upheavals and uncertainty of the current economic recession, Jamaicans continue to live up to the reputation of being a resilient people. You need only look at the results of the most recent survey of consumer confidence to see that people are simply... Read More...
Dirty lyrics, complaints on the decline
The media fraternity and the music industry are complying more and more with the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica in a bid to clean up the nation's airwaves. Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Dr Hopeton Dunn, said the responsive... Read More...
Broadcasting Commission to build fund for 'good' productions
A fund is in the pipeline to enhance production values and form in local media, that according to the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica have tended to deteriorate. Speaking at a Lions Club luncheon at the Pegasus hotel on Wednesday, chairman... Read More...
Ministry loses more computers
EXECUTIVES FROM the Ministry of Justice were against the ropes during Tuesday's sitting of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as they sought to explain how six CPUs (central processing units) and seven computers worth nearly $500,000... Read More...
