'Butt out!' - Doctors tell nurses to mind own business in pay dispute
Junior doctors yesterday told the president of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) to butt out of their wage negotiations with the Government and branded as unfair, Edith Allwood-Anderson's advice to other public sector employees to agree to salary...
GLEANER EDITORS' FORUM - Ministry gets US grant for new farming policy
The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands has received a grant of more than US$50,000 from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) towards the development of a new agricultural policy. Donovan Stanberry, permanent secretary in the Agriculture and Lands...
IDB loan freeze
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Jamaica's largest source of multilateral funding, has put a hold on new capital loans for the next three years, saying the country has not invested promised resources in projects already...
Ricardo Fuller to play for Stoke City
Jamaica international footballer Ricardo Fuller completed a move to English Championship division club Stoke City from Southampton following the completion of a successful medical on Wednesday.
EDITORIAL: Whither the Cricket World Cup vision?
The point has been made before - in these columns and, indeed, elsewhere. That is, US$105 million, or J$6.9 billion is a lot of money, more so in a relatively poor country such as Jamaica.
LETTER OF THE DAY - The value of words, good or bad
The Editor, Sir: There are such things as 'bad' words. By them, we have their counterparts which are 'good' words. Not only are there bad and good words, but there are also 'pleasant' and 'unpleasant' words.
Wedderburn soars with unusual voice
Terry-Ann Wedder-burn's unusual voice may not emulate the traditional sound of gospel music, but she thinks her break out is imminent. So far, this year she has captured the first ever MAJA Gospel Star award and was featured on the annual Recharge...
Sara's Raiment
Miss Jamaica (World) 2006, Sara Lawrence, will leave for Warsaw, Poland, this September, armed with a collection of divine clothing - fit for a queen of course - in making her bid for the coveted title of Miss World.
