Jamaica Gleaner - News - Thursday

Children honoured at KIDS treat

The Christmas season is loved by children who always look forward to the presents they will receive. With this in mind, more than 50 children were made very happy on Tuesday as the Hilton Kingston hotel, through its Kindness In Donation and Services (KIDS) project ...

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Sts Peter and Paul shines at carol service

It is the season to be jolly and celebrate with family and friends. However, students from Sts. Peter and Paul Preparatory School, while celebrating in style at their annual carol service on Tuesday, took time out to remember the less fortunate. The students, decked in the colours...

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Riu brings cheer to young patients

Spanish hotel chain, Riu, gave toys, cake and drinks to the children at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital Paediatric Ward on Tuesday afternoon, but the most important gift presented to them was a $350,000 pulse oxymeter. The equipment, which is used to measure...

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Observer boss is new MAJ head

Managing Director of the Jamaica Observer Ltd., Edward Khoury, was yesterday elected as the new chairman of the Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ). His election came at the MAJ's annual general meeting. Mr. Khoury takes over the chairmanship from Dr. David McBean, of CVM Communications...

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UK proposes changes to visa issuing system

Major changes have been proposed for United Kingdom (U.K.) immigration and visa regulations next year. The British Home Office on Tuesday announced a consultation to seek the views on a proposed tightening of the rules on visitors' visas that could fundamental the way people...

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Mico head gets top EduVision award

Dr.Claude Packer, principal of the Mico University College, has received the Ministry of Education's EduVision top award for his sterling contribution as one of the outstanding mathematicians of the African Diaspora. Known as 'the guru' of mathematics in Jamaica, Dr. Packer...

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Pensioners to get arrears in 2008

Effective February 2008, approximately 14,000 pensioners will begin to receive pension arrears, retroactive to 2001. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, said on Tuesday that Cabinet has approved an amendment to the National Insurance...

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Primary school gets more books

SHERWOOD CONTENT, TRELAWNY: The Digicel Foundation donated hundreds of books to the Waldensia Primary School in Sherwood Content, Trelawny, last Wednesday. The donation fol-lowed a $2-million computer laboratory it handed over to the school on Labour Day.

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Crime Stop reaps success locally, internationally

Crime Stop has just completed a very successful period, with almost 20 persons arrested and several firearms recovered as a direct result of tips from the public. "Acting on anonymous information received on the 311 telephone number, (last) month saw the telephone number...

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Transport Authority clears licence backlog

The Transport Authority says it has kept its promise to clear the backlog of new applications for road licences, after meeting its target of processing over 600 outstanding applications in the past three weeks. Consideration of applications for all...

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Food, gifts, fashion ... at 'Kumba Mi Yabba' fair

The Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), in its bid to continually create promotional opportunities for micro, small and medium-size enterprises in Jamaica, will be staging its annual Kumba Mi Yabba Christmas fair at Devon House from tomorrow until Sunday....