Freeman in crash - National hurdler escapes injury but mother dies
MICHELLE FREEMAN, the national sprint hurdler, escaped serious injury in a traffic accident in the United States yesterday but her mother, Muriel Wallace, 64, and Ilery Oliver, former Jamaica sprinter and quarter-miler, were killed.
Usain bolts to stardom
The prestigious Gleaner Honour Awards will be presented next month. Today we begin profiles of the category winners. Usain Bolt is the winner in the sports category.
Trade unions support PM's call for pay by performance
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson's proposal for a link between productivity and incomes has won the support of trade unions, whose only conditions is that it must be guided by the proposed National Productivity Centre (NPC).
Kerr gives reasons for suspension of hanging
LEGAL EXPERT, the Hon. James Kerr, Q.C., a former Director of Public Prosecutions, and a former judge of the Court of Appeal...
Heaven lands top job at Sugar Industry Authority
AMBASSADOR DERRICK Heaven, the current executive chairman of the financially-troubled Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ), has been appointed the new executive chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), the industry's highest administrative body.
Government approves loan for garbage trucks
THE NATIONAL Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will soon have 20 new Renault compactor trucks to help it improve garbage collection throughout the island.
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