Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Friday | May 22, 2009
Another vote - Court strips Mair of NE St Catherine seat; voters to elect MP on June 16
THE CONSTITUENTS of North East St Catherine will go to the polls on June 16 to elect a member of parliament (MP). Supreme Court Judge Horace Marsh declared the seat vacant when the lawyers representing the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Gregory Mair... Read More...
JLP, PNP supporters say 'yes' to by-election
The St Catherine North Eastern constituency was yesterday abuzz with discussions about monumental happenings because of yesterday's Supreme Court ruling which ousted Member of Parliament Gregory Mair and left the seat vacant... Read More...
Twelve-y-o shines in English competition
Through hard work and dedication, 12-year-old Kerecia Young has battled against the odds to be crowned winner of the second staging of the GraceKennedy/Western Union National Primary School's English Competition. Young, who attends May Pen Primary School ... Read More...
Saving with solar
While a number of Jamaicans are hesitantly considering installing alternative energy systems within their homes, there is one man in Portmore, St Catherine, who has already gone all the way - and has no regrets. Morris Hutchinson has not paid a single cent... Read More...
JLP might also go to court - Golding
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding has hinted that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) might bring constitutional motions against at least one opposition MP who holds a foreign passport, if the People's National Party (PNP) continues to twin the dual-citizenship issue ... Read More...
'Special prosecutor must rest with DPP'
THE PARLIAMENTARY opposition is resisting a policy position being pursued by the Government to establish a special prosecutor, as a commission of Parliament, to investigate corrupt practices in the public and private sectors... Read More...
Where has the mail gone?
Postmasters and mistresses in the past had their work cut out for them as Jamaicans joined long queues at post offices to collect mail sent to them by their families abroad.
But with the advent of technology and the infiltration of cellular phones... Read More...
The 'sweet heart' sale! - Government approves divestment of some Bernard Lodge lands to heart institute
Cabinet has approved a 'sweet heart' sale. Some 20 acres (approximately 8.14 hectares) of sugar lands at Bernard Lodge will be divested, by way of sale to the Heart Institute of the Caribbean for $60 million... Read More...
PJ considers legal action
Angered by inaccurate media reports surrounding his arrival on a private chartered flight a week ago, former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has begun exploring legal options against the media houses he believes maligned him... Read More...
Amendment to act calls out fathers
Cabinet has given drafting instructions to the chief parliamentary counsel to amend the Registration, Birth and Death Act to require the inclusion of the father's name in the registration of birth. Prime Minister Bruce Golding, in the House of Representatives... Read More...
Pastor calls for church unity
Pastor Mavoureen Watson of the Apostolic Worship Centre is encouraging Christians from all denominations to put aside their differences and unite in the fight against crime and economic volatility. Watson was speaking on Sunday during the launch... Read More...
