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Feb 20 PM breaks her silence
With many Jamaicans raising questions about the relative silence of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller since the People's National Party's election victory on December 29, The Gleaner presents excerpt of her address to the AmCham speakers forum in...
Feb 20 Madness! - Ellington chides cops over their response to mentally ill
Police Commissioner Owen Ellington is reminding cops that they have a duty to respond to reports of mentally ill persons wandering the streets. Ellington has also expressed concern about the...
Feb 20 Retired teacher in trouble
Retired teacher Olga Green is slated to return to the Whithorn Resident Magistrate's Court in West-moreland on May 3, when the case will again be mentioned....
Feb 20 Jamaica Day - Schools highlight everything Jamaican
"I've never seen a self-heating iron before!" said seven-year-old Kalee Chang, a grade two Spanish Town Primary student. Like Kalee, other curious students took a keen interest in the iron and other items including the oil lamp with the 'Home Sweet Home'...
Feb 20 Jamaica, Trinidad to tighten bonds
The government of Trinidad and Tobago has extended an invitation to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to visit the twin-island republic as soon as possible.The invitation was issued last week by Trinidad's High Commissioner to Jamaica, Dr Iva...
Feb 18 More to it than just coconuts! Father-son team explores by-products of fruit
MORANT BAY, ST Thomas:OPERATIONS AT the 685-acre pure stand coconut property at Nutts River in Morant Bay, St Thomas, which has diversified its operations from copra production to cold press virgin coconut oil and the bottling of coconut water, is worth going miles to see.
Feb 18 Blacksmith Gerald Walker - the real kumina king
SEAFORTH, St Thomas: Say National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC), and two names that never fail to come alive are Professor Rex Nettleford and 'Kumina'.
Feb 18 Love spread at hospital
PORT ANTONIO, Portland:LOVE WAS extended to patients at the Port Antonio Hospital by a group of women from the Portland Red Cross on February 14 in keeping with Valentine's Day celebrations.
Feb 18 St Thomas vendor says parish is neglected
YALLAHS, St Thomas:FROM BENEATH her tent located along the main road near the Yallahs Bridge, Tanya - her real name withheld on request - has a good location for attracting business from "walk-foot" customers and motorists alike, She also has an opinion on what needs to be done to give people like her meaningful employment.
Feb 18 CHAMBERS - comfortable doing his own thing
MANDEVILLE, Manchester:VINCENT CHAMBERS is doing what his heart desires: being his own boss.
Feb 18 Coal man capitalises on land-clearing bonanza
YALLAHS, St Thomas:WHEN HIS employer hired a tractor operator to clear the land next to the Touch of Class Pub in Pamphret on the outskirts of Yallahs, St Thomas, Henry Thompson saw the importance of this effort to provide enough parking spaces for...
Feb 18 Jamalco hosts Black History Month celebration
OVER 300 students from 20 primary and secondary schools located close to Jamalco's operations in Clarendon and Manchester, along with representatives from government and non-governmental organisations, participated in the fourth annual Black History...
Feb 18 JAS honours five outstanding members
THE JAMAICA Agricultural Society (JAS) Chudleigh branch, in Manchester, honoured five of its outstanding members on Sunday, February 12, at an awards ceremony held at the Grace Temple Apostolic Church in Chudleigh.
Feb 17 Mother of autistic child needs help
WESTERN BUREAU: FOR THE last six years, 36-year-old Gillian Whyte, who resides in Montego Bay, St James, has been waging a one-woman crusade to muster support for her nine-year-old autistic daughter Alicia...
Feb 17 'Do Good' seeks basic learning tools
CHAIRMAN of the Early Childhood Commission, professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan, has said a lack of adequate resources in the education system continues to undermine efforts of educators to achieve maximum results....
Feb 17 Caribbean tourism records growth in 2011
WESTERN BUREAU: WARNING that the region was not yet out of the woods, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) has said the Caribbean recorded a rise in tourist arrivals in 2011 when compared to 2010. The organisation...
Feb 17 US medics bring new water purifier to Jamaica
OCHO RIOS, St Ann: A Number of United States medics, who have been visiting Jamaica and offering free medical care for over a decade, have introduced a water purifier to assist residents determine when boiled water is safe...
Feb 17 Thwaites calls for more 'brain food' for children
MINISTER OF Education Ronald Thwaites has encouraged food manufacturers to produce more affordable and nutritious items that will help to feed the brains of Jamaica's children. "I challenge the companies to help us put out those products available to our children...
Feb 17 Warsop Primary students get civics lesson from Gager
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: THIRTY-FOUR grades four and five students and teachers of Warsop Primary School in southern Trelawny were treated to a civics lesson on the inner workings of a parish council when they paid a visit to last week Thursday's monthly meeting...
Feb 15 Four Paths United raises money to refurbish roof
"The Four Paths United Church is a historical landmark and we must do everything in our powers to preserve its heritage," declared Pastor Anthony Wallace, at the church's fund-raising pre-Valentine's luncheon and homecoming celebrations at the Bridge...
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