Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | November 12, 2009
Ban the whip! - Mair asks for removal of laws along with amendments to Charter of Rights - Public defender agrees flogging is inhumane
A day after Government backbencher Gregory Mair passionately warned that the retention of whipping and flogging on the law books would do violence to the proposed Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Public Defender Earl Witter asserted that he was in agreement... Read More...
Eight cops to be sent packing
WESTERN BUREAU: Some eight members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force have been given marching orders to retire in the public's interest.Karl Angell, the force's communications director, yesterday confirmed that the Police Service Commission (PSC) issued... Read More...
OUR goes on the offensive - Regulatory body to begin monitoring utility companies, says too many complaints come from customers
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is to establish a department to monitor utility companies."If we are giving them rate increases this should result in improved efficiency for the consumers," Zia Mian, director general of OUR, told a Gleaner Editors' .. Read More...
Keep going the extra mile - Sir Patrick Allen
Now that they have been awarded for their contributions to the society, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has urged the recipients of the Governor General's Achievement Award to continue to strive for excellence. "All of the awardees, in as much as you have done so... Read More...
Farmer earns GG's youth award - 22-y-o looks into hurricane-proof greenhouses
From as early as 10 years old, Nicholas Powell has been touching the lives of people through his first love, farming. Twelve years later, he has been recognised for his sterling performance, as he obtained the Governor General's National Youth Award of Excellence.... Read More...
