Vineyard Town rocked by double murder
Despite a decline in all major crimes, the country was yesterday rocked by another double murder, the 52nd such incident since the start of the year. Up to yesterday, police statistics revealed that at least 1,143 persons have been murdered...
Students in the Flow of things
Internet access in the classroom is revolutionising education in Jamaica, according to one student at Kingston High School. Grade 11 student, Imani Manning, said that, by comparison, the school's previous dial-up connection...
Reggae Boyz needed more time - Brown
INSUFFICIENT TIME to properly prepare has been cited as the reason for Jamaica's off-key performance in Wednesday night's friendly international against Peru, which ended 1-1, at the National Stadium.
EDITORIAL - CCTV, taxes and crime
WE NOTE Mr. Horace Peterkin's unease with the Government's plan to use cash from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) in Jamaica's cities and towns as part of the crime monitoring/deterrent project.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Teachers' 'performance pay' policy needs scrutiny
The Editor, Sir: I note, with interest, in The Gleaner of November 15, your response to the Jamaica College 'incentive scheme'. Your advocacy for providing teachers with emoluments based on their performance has its merits.
Two 'Tallawah' troupes
Two small relatively young groups, the Independent Actors Movement (IAM) and Ruff Draft Productions, lived up to the name of the Tallawah dramatic competition when in true 'little but tallawah' fashion they went home with the lion's shares of the awards..
Escape the ordinary' at The Event Place
WESTERN BUREAU: A new breed of energy driven go-getters are changing the landscape of Montego Bay, and on Tuesday, antique dealer Joan Lee, and former Miss Jamaica Maja, April Parchment-Knight, unveiled the city's newest addition..
