Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Saturday | January 17, 2009
Gleaner reporter heads to DC
There is something about standing in the frigid sub-zero cold for hours that is not quite appealing to me, but there is something about beholding the unfolding of history that has made me decide to attend the inauguration of...
Kilancholly killer to hang
The man convicted of the brutal murder of three children at Kilancholly, St Mary, in January 2005, became the first person to be sentenced to hang since both Houses of Parliament voted late last year to retain the death penalty.
A bar of Barack
President-elect Barack Obama is not yet in the White House but, he has already made a hit with many Jamaicans including Jencare Skin Farm customers who are now using a soap created by the versatile and innovative day spa owner Jennifer Samuda.Samuda...
Poll finds broad support for Obama
NEW YORK (AP):Barack Obama enters the White House with public expectations of his success far higher than for any president in a generation, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.On the eve of his Jan.
St Bess on the way to providing better care for the homeless
SANTA CRUZ, ST ELIZABETH: Work could begin on the Santa Cruz street people care centre very soon.Late last year, Jacqueline Mullings, branch manager of the Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) in Santa Cruz, made a $25,000 presentation to Joyce Francis,...
Quarantine station reopened
Individuals importing animals into the island should be able to conduct this process hassle-free, as the island's only quarantine station has been reopened. The facility, which was closed in June 2008, underwent major refurbishing valued in excess of...
