Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories

Published: Monday Saturday | December 12, 2009

Hopeful Christmas! Mixed reactions from shoppers and vendors
SHOPPERS AND vendors in Coronation Market, downtown Kingston, are expressing hope for the upcoming Christmas season, despite the turbulent economic times.The market, which is one of the largest in the island, is... Read More...

Meadows cries conspiracy, Senate president asks for apology amid allegations of media bias
SWIFT INTERVENTION by President of the Senate Dr Oswald Harding yesterday prevented Government Senator Dennis Meadows from concluding a scathing attack on at least one financial analyst and... Read More...

Return to former glory, Mayor wants Kingston restored to good old days
THE SPOTLIGHT has been turned on downtown Kingston, with the area being targeted for a major initiative dubbed 'Christmas in the City - Downtown Comes Alive'. Read More...

Free parking for Grand Market show
SHOPPERS WHO drive into downtown Kingston for Grand-Market shopping next Wednesday will be allowed to park in the Urban Development Corporation parking lot free. Read More...

Gov't lines up big deal with global tour operator
WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Tourism and the German-based TUI Travel PLC, the world's largest tour operator, have struck a deal which will guarantee a minimum number of arrivals annually for the next three years. Read More...

Cops probe Mitchell Town killing
THE CLARENDON police were kept busy in the Mitchell Town community yesterday where residents converged on the house of a man they accused of killing a 23-year-old woman.Dead is Sherese Thompson of Mitchell Town in the parish... Read More...