Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Monday | November 23, 2009
Edwin Clarke: Memories of his mother
At age 90, Edwin Clarke cannot help making references to his mother, that 'blessed' woman who raised six boys without a father and who died when they were very young. The adoration kept punctuating our conversation in the little shop in Brown's Town, St Ann... Read More...
Westmoreland cop lauds efforts of parish security group
THE WORK and worth of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), as well as supporting agencies and community groups, in uplifting the community of Russia in Westmoreland, have received commendation from a top police officer in that parish... Read More...
'Jamaica owes police debt of gratitude'
The Right Reverend E. Don Taylor yesterday made an earnest plea to Jamaicans not to ignore the courageous and selfless deeds of the members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) as they worked to maintain peace and safety throughout the country often... Read More...
US-based Jamaican charity marks 15 years
New York-based Jamaican charity Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc will this year celebrate its 15th anniversary at the organisation's annual scholarship gala next month.Professor Rex Nettleford, vice-chancellor emeritus of the University of the West Indies... Read More...
Social clubs need to help youth find themselves
Western Bureau: Social clubs will have to play a role in helping youths find their identities, which can help to alleviate social problems in Jamaica, according to president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry,... Read More...
Women's group give female Maroons voice
Maroon chieftess Gloria Simms has started a group to give voice to female Maroons as well as preserve and transmit their culture in Jamaica. Simms, who is the founder and director of Maroon Indigenous Women's Circle, is from the Trelawny Town Maroons... Read More...
Fashion earns for HIV at Sts Peter and Paul Prep
THEY GOT off to a late start, facing technical glitches and moments of anxiety, as the children prepared for Saturday's first annual Traditional and Contemporary Costume and Fashion Showcase competition at the Sts Peter and Paul Preparatory School in St Ann... Read More...
The Jamaican court system
Sancia Kelly is researching the Jamaican court system and is requesting information on the different courts that exist and how they operate.The Ministry of Justice has oversight responsibility for the courts in Jamaica.The court system is operated at... Read More...
