Riverton smoke payback lobby - Public Defender recommends NSWMA cover health costs
The Government might have to dig deep into the state's coffers to compensate possibly thousands of persons who suffered ill health over the past 10 days due to the heavy smoke emission from the Riverton landfill.
A day in the life ... (Pt III) - Laws cramp staffing, ability to discipline teachers
Zahra Orane, M.Ed., under the aegis of the firm Growth Facilitators, followed and observed three Corporate Area high school principals for two to three days and interviewed them thereafter.
Lucille Buchanan praised for UN service
Dr. Lucille Buchanan, the president of the United Nations Association of Jamaica (UNAJ), has been recognised by the American Biographical Institute as one of its 'Great Women of the 21st Century'.
Stop order placed on Fiesta Hotel construction
The Hanover Parish Council has served the Spanish Fiesta Hotel Group with a stop order on the construction of its 1,600-room hotel at Point Estate in Lucea, with immediate effect.
Gunmen attack police, one shot, another stabbed
Gunmen yesterday again attacked members of the police force, making it three to have been shot in five days in separate incidents.
Some beaches face ban from Cricket World Cup
Two of the most popular beaches near the Corporate Area - Hellshire and Lime Cay - may not be accessible to patrons of Cricket World Cup 2007 and other members of the public if they do not conform to public health regulations.
Cave Hill principal's son charged with murder
Twenty-one-year-old Rodney Beckles, son of the principal of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus, was yesterday charged with the murder of 28-year-old Khalil Campbell.
'More resistant' malaria strain in Caribbean
As Jamaica continues to battle with an outbreak of malaria, one health consultant has warned the region that it is facing a more resistant strain of the disease.
Over 80 remand centre inmates screened for disease
While the daily fogging at the Horizon correctional facility in Kingston continues, more than 80 inmates have already been screened for malaria.
Official funeral for Neville Lewis
An official funeral is to be accorded to former Cabinet minister and deputy leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, Neville Brice Lewis, who died on December 30 in Miami, Florida.
Correction and clarification
In an article published in the January 1 edition of The Gleaner, it was stated that work on the North Coast Highway Improvement Project, between Montego Bay and Falmouth, would be completed by January 15. January 15 is in fact the scheduled date.
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