Helpful friends in neediest moments
Hi Neighbour! I want to publicly thank S. Webster from Orlando, Florida, for that inspirational long-distance call last week. Sometimes when you think that yours may the lonely voice in the wilderness, it is always refreshing to hear another reassuring voice...
IMF consideration predated global financial collapse - Shaw
Finance Minister Audley Shaw was warmly applauded in South Miami last Sunday when he told a large congregation of Jamaicans celebrating the nation's 47th anniversary that the country was again going to borrow from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
Gov't committed to improving school standards - Holness
Minister of Education Andrew Holness has emphasised the Government's commitment to building school infrastructure to accommodate students comfortably while providing quality tuition. Holness addressed a press briefing at the end of a tour of the newly...
'I got a gold spoon from Bustamante!'
It might have been around 10 o'clock on August 6, 1962, when a pregnant Hermina Whyte was getting dressed to go watch a cricket match at the nearby playing field in Bottom Shrewsbury in Portland. However, she was forced to change her plans...
Kimiela Isaacs - singing her way to stardom
Kimiela Isaacs, one of 10 entrants in this year's Jamaica Gospel Song Competition, has set her sights on singing her way to stardom after being encouraged by friends to plunge into the annual contest. The 25-year-old singer and songwriter, who is visually impaired...
Summer tourist arrivals heat up - Boost in Canadians triggered by strong promotion
Canadians are travelling more during the summer months than in previous years, according to Suzanne Fleming, SuperClubs' director of sales for Canada. "We now have increased Canadian occupancy in the hotel and a longer travel period because people are now travelling...
Police to increase presence
The Mobile Reserve has already boosted patrols in the Corporate Area but still has intentions of assigning more police personnel to the busy areas to staunch an increase in robbery and property crime. "We have to be policing the public spaces like cash...
PM showers Patterson with praise for role in CARICOM
Political leaders buried their differences on Monday to pay tribute to former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson who was recently conferred with the Order of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Leading the way was Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Opposition Leader...
St Catherine bailiff sues insurance company
St Catherine bailiff Ralston Thomas is suing Advantage General Insurance (AGI) Company Limited to recover the sum of $680,000 owed for outstanding fees.Documents seen by The Gleaner revealed that the suit resulted...
Court releases 16-y-o
The Court of Appeal has ordered the immediate release of a 16-year-old schoolboy who was sent to a juvenile remand centre for six months after he was found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon while at school....
Class Acts: New Hope Primary & Junior High
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BRIEFS
The Ministry of Water and Housing will be pursuing discussions with Free Form Factory Limited, local manufacturers of expanded polystyrene (EPS) concre-panels, with a view to utilising the material in the...