Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories http://jamaica-gleaner.com/ The oldest and leading newspaper in Jamaica editor@gleanerjm.com (Garfield Grandison) roland.booth@gleanerjm.com (Roland Booth) en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT 60 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Newspapers Shady dealings - Public-sector workers under scrutiny for questionable assets, false declarations Several public-sector employees are now under investigation for declaring assets which the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption believes are not supported by their income and for making false statements in their... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead1.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead1.html MORE COPS TO BE HAULED BEFORE COURTS - Police officers head list of public-sector workers who shun filings With police personnel accounting for the highest number of public-sector employees who have ignored their obligations to file annual statutory declarations, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption has begun a crackdown on delinquent members... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead2.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead2.html JEEP tackles zinc fence THE JAMAICA Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) has taken over the zinc fence-removal programme, an initiative of former Prime Minister... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead3.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead3.html IMF pleased with Jamaica's progress SENIOR INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) mission representative to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn, yesterday said the Fund is "encouraged by the steady progress being made" by the country under the extended fund facility (EFF).... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead4.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead4.html Court dismisses convicted child molestor's appeal The Court of Appeal has ordered that a 39-year-old man who raped and buggered a 12-year-old girl must serve his 20-year-prison term for rape and 10 years for buggery.Garfield Vassell, a musician of Bog Walk... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead5.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead5.html Mystery surrounds policeman's death Western Bureau: Nickeisha McDonald, common-law wife of Constable Richardo 'Shawn' McKay and mother of two of his four children, is not ready to accept the theory that he had accidentally shot himself.That is the conclusion of... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead6.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead6.html $J depreciation an important correction, says Fund THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it welcomes the recent depreciation of the Jamaican dollar.Jan Kees Martijn, who led an IMF staff mission to Jamaica for a routine visit, which is currently under way, said in Kingston yesterday... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead7.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead7.html Quit smoking for a better sex life - study A recent study is revealing that nicotine in cigarettes is detrimental to the male sexual organ. However, once men gave up smoking, they saw significant improvement in their sexual ability... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead8.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead8.html Men arrested in Westgate Hills raid offered bail WESTERN BUREAU:The two men who were arrested last Tuesday following a major police operation in Westgate Hills, Montego Bay, were offered bail in the combined total of $500,000 when they appeared in the Montego Bay... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead9.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead9.html Removing both breasts to prevent cancer - Does it really make sense? A 24-year breast cancer survivor who was forced to do a double mastectomy with reconstructive surgery, Dr Jennifer Mamby-Alexander shared that with the emotional turmoil, agony and stress that gripped her after performing... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead91.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead91.html New senator wants CCJ as final court AFTER SITTING in the well of the Senate for more than two hours on Friday, watching as the members showered accolades on new president Floyd Morris, Sophia Frazer-Binns took the oath of office pledging to do all she can... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead92.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead92.html St Thomas PC announces drastic increases in fees WESTERN BUREAU: IN A bid to keep pace with the cost required to support the services it is offering to the public, the St Thomas Parish Council has announced that, effective June 1, some of its fees will see drastic increases.... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead93.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130522/lead/lead93.html