Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | January 29, 2009
Patient overload - Bed shortage worsens with spike in ailing males - Staff uneasy about men, women sharing ward
A significant spike in the number of men being hospitalised has spawned an overcrowding nightmare at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), forcing officials of the nation's premier health facility to admit men and women to the same ward...
Bignall new president of Adventist flock - Replaces Allen as West Indies Union head
PASTOR DEREK Bignall is the new president of the more than 260,000-member West Indies Union (WIU) Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Bignall was elected yesterday to replace Dr Patrick Allen, who is to be sworn in as governor general on February 26...
Seaga: Jamaica's financial mix needs changing
Western Bureau:While noting that the full impact of the current global recession is yet to hit Jamaica, former Prime Minister Edward Seaga believes that Jamaica's financial reality needs to undergo fundamental changes if the expected economic fallout is to be minimised...
Lasco names top teacher, principal
It came down to a nail-biting finish, but minutes into the reading of the citations, it became clear from the expressions on the faces of Jacqueline Simpson-Huntley and Nadine Molloy that they knew they would emerge the winners of the Lasco/Ministry of Education ...
Rousseau mum on contract queries
CAYMANAS TRACK Limited (CTL) Chairman Pat Rousseau is refusing to respond to questions raised by a recent contractor general's report into allegations of irregularities related to a satellite service contract with SportsMax Limited.SportsMax Limited had...
Thursdaytalk - hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Millions for 'Village' 1. While some are disturbed that the chief did not visit the 'Village' at the recent high-profile function, some say it was his way of protesting the sponsorship deal and/or the reported...
