The Ministry of Finance says it will not be reducing the allocation provided in the 2011-2012 Budget for repair works to the Sandy Gully. In April, the Government budgeted to spend $793 million on the Tropical Storm Nicole Drainage Network Rehabilitation...
Bird-shooting season starts this Saturday and ends September 25.Monitored by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and regulated under the Wildlife Protection Act, hunting is restricted to weekends only...
Getting oneself on the honour roll at a school as competitive as Ardenne High is a difficult task, but Keenan Falconer was able to accomplish just that during his time there.Keenan's five years of academic success has culminated with 10 distinctions...
With a tight study regime that saw him giving up some of his fun activities, including watching almost no television and rarely going out, Javier Jones' sacrifices have paid off as he has obtained eight distinctions...
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck yesterday advanced strong arguments in favour of the use of video and still cameras in courtrooms. Chuck, during the formal opening of the Lucea Family Courthouse in Hanover...
The Gleaner's Robert Lalah (left) receives the keys to a brand new Suzuki SX4 motor car from Christopher Callen, brand sales manager at Stewart's Auto Sales, at The Gleaner's North Street offices on Wednesday.
JUST UNDER $1.4 billion has been approved by the National Contracts Commission (NCC) for emergency repair works in the Sandy Gully in the Corporate Area, but the country will have to wait until month end to learn...
Tears rolled down the cheeks of the family of Eric Anthony Abrahams as friends, dignitaries and politicians joined them to bid farewell to the former politician and veteran broadcast journalist during...
The parents of Yasheka Mangaroo are still beaming from the outstanding performance of their daughter in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).Yasheka, of Titchfield High in Portland, achieved grade ones...
The Gleaner yesterday sought responses to Government's proposal to set up a commission of enquiry into the billing practices of the Jamaica Public Service...
PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER says the People's National Party (PNP) has resisted the temptation of offering election-oriented policies in a bid to return to state power.Speaking during the launch of the party's Progressive...
Having secured nine distinctions in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, Gariel Grant is well on her way to becoming an oncologist.She gained distinctions in mathematics, English A, English B, Caribbean history, biology,...
When Finance Minister Audley Shaw tells the nation which projects will be cut from the Budget he presented in April, he will do so from the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston as the nation's business will be conducted from that facility...
Opposition Spokesman on Foreign Affairs A.J. Nicholson is insisting that the Progressive Agenda, to be formally presented by the People's National Party (PNP) today, must stand on a platform of unity and respect....
Former politician and broadcast journalist Eric Anthony Abrahams will be remembered today during an official funeral at the St Andrew Parish Church, starting at 3 p.m.Prime Minister Bruce Golding will honour Abrahams ...
The mother and three children, who were reported missing last week from Mud Lane in Rock Hall, St Andrew, are back home.On Saturday evening, 27-year-old Dahlia Wright and her three children - four-year-old...
Telecommunications firm LIME Jamaica has launched a low-cost laptop, available for customers who sign up for its Internet service, as part of its drive to increase Internet penetration in the island. Dubbed the 'FLIPtop', the computer provides consumers...
Former head of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Winston Hay, is warning that any enquiry into the billing practices of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) must be clear in its objectives if it is to yield meaningful results....
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is reporting improved performances by students sitting English exams throughout the region in this year's Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).According to a release from the CXC yesterday, following...
Runaway Bay, St Ann: NORANDA JAMAICA Bauxite Partners has come to the assistance of several St Ann students who were outstanding in their Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) earlier this year.The 61 students, who begin high...
Bog Walk, St Catherine: THOUGH A little disappointed, Petra-Ann Campbell said she had much to be thankful for, after she saw her Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results on Friday...
Generating results among the best in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations is not an easy task for students and, indeed, it wasn't for Paula-Kay Cousins of Glenmuir High School...
The St Ann's Bay Hospital and St Ann Infirmary are both to benefit from Jamaica's hosting of the Adventist Lay-persons Services and Industries (ASi) Convention which begins today at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios, St Ann...
The police have arrested a man in connection with yesterday's slaying of three young men in Frankfield, Clarendon. The men were hacked to death in Andrew Hill, approximately one mile from the Frankfield town centre.Dead are 17-year-old Kenroy 'Michie'...
May Pen, Clarendon: SECTIONS OF May Pen Infirmary in Clarendon are currently undergoing a US$5,000 refurbishing exercise. This renovation was made possible through funds received from a winning photograph that was taken during a Month of Service...
