Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Friday | May 22, 2009
Becoming the 'King'
King Pepper Products Limited's Christine Wong and Dudley Eaton are staving off the recession. One of the focuses of Jamaica's resurgence from the world's economic decline is fostering the entrepreneurial spirit. See how this small business does big things... Read More...
Int'l groups laud Jamaica's new approach to education problems
A new approach to solving Jamaica's educational problems was well received by participants in a lecture discussion led by Jamaica's minister of education, Andrew Holness and hosted by Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC, on Tuesday morning... Read More...
Youth not lost
The youth of today, a generation often described as 'lost', is not, says Dr Herbert Gayle, social anthropologist, while speaking at the forum, Generation Lost: I want to grow up, at the Institute of Jamaica on Wednesday."Research does not show that this... Read More...
Dare to Care Homes gets $1.8m donation
More than $1.8 million has been raised for the Mustard Seed Com-munities' Dare to Care Homes. The funds have come from the audited proceeds of Capital and Credit Financial Group's (CCFG) seventh annual charity concert, 'Pickney Love at Christmas'.... Read More...
Behave yourselves! - House speaker calls for parliamentarians to maintain decorum
HOUSE SPEAKER Delroy Chuck has once again appealed to Members of the House of Representatives to conduct themselves with the decorum befitting Parliament's legislative chamber. "I have just receive a correspondence from the prime minister... Read More...
Missing persons statistics still scary
The statistics of missing persons continues to be alarming, with a steady increase in the number of persons found dead over a three-year period.Information from the police indicate that in 2006, of the 1,662 persons who were reported missing... Read More...
Designer with Jamaican heritage hits high street
LONDON, England: Georgina Harley-Smith, a talented British designer of Jamaican heritage, has been named among the top talents in the United Kingdom to watch for 2009.A total of 500 promising entrepreneurs were named last November by Courvoisier... Read More...
Organisations consult on adolescent health plan
Four hundred public and private organisations working with adolescents are down to participate in islandwide consultations to discuss the Draft Strategic Plan for Adolescent Health in Jamaica. The consultations will also garner the views ... Read More...
Hundreds to be immunised against hepatitis B
Three hundred and fifty staff members from the Network of Schools of Special Education are to be fully immunised against hepatitis B. A grant of $1.2 million from the National Health Fund (NHF) will provide all three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine... Read More...
Screw worm here to stay?
BILLIONS OF dollars and years of arduous effort by the Government to destroy the screw worm in Jamaica appear to have been wasted as a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture is now conceding that eradication of the insect... Read More...
