Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Sunday | June 4, 2006
Kennedy's death rocks Jamaican tourism sector
STAKEHOLDERS IN the tourist industry remained in shock yesterday after waking up to news of the death of one their most respected experts, Ken Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy, a former managing director of the elegant Tryall Club in Hanover, was severely injured... Read More...
Gleaner-Bill Johnson poll: Dangerous belief - 65 per cent of Jamaicans take the Bible literally
RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS and leaders have warned against religious fanaticism and 'Bible idolatry' after learning that 65 per cent of Jamaicans believe that the Bible should be taken literally. Read More...
Jamaicans expect a grand time in heaven
BOTH FERDINAND MADDEN,jr. and Tommy Thompson agree that appearance for the last rites would depend on financial position, social environment and status. And where is heaven? "Wherever God is," said Mr. Thompson. Read More...
Rema Commission Report (Pt V)
This is the final of a five-part series on the findings of a commission of enquiry conducted by the late Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Ronald Small into the forced eviction of residents from Wilton Gardens (Rema)... Read More...
'Public Defender should not be the Ombudsman'
ALMOST EIGHT years after Parliament created the Office of the Public Defender to protect and enforce human rights and provide a remedy for the infringement of those rights, the parliamentary Opposition says it is not satisfied... Read More...
Resolutions moved
A RESOLUTION calling for another review of the 155-year-old Libel and Slander Act was introduced in Parliament on Tuesday. The act, which was enacted in 1851, was last reviewed in 1973. Read More...
Lambert to quit post at Sandals ATL
DIRECTOR OF Corporate Affairs for the Sandals ATL group, Leo Lambert, is leaving the post at the end of August, 2006. Mr. Lambert reportedly informed his management colleagues and staff last month that after close to 10 years, he wishes to move on. Read More...
