Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Tuesday | March 3, 2009
Rowe vows to break Vaz
KENNETH ROWE, the People's National Party's (PNP) candidate for West Portland, has vowed to take the fight to Daryl Vaz in the March 23 by-election in the constituency."We are going to pound the concrete, we are going to go to the hills and the valleys, we are going to take the fight... Read More...
'I wanted Dabdoub'
DARYL VAZ has described Kenneth Rowe, the People's National Party's (PNP) candidate against him in the March 23 West Portland by-election, as a "redundant Labourite". The PNP selected Rowe, an ex-Labourite, to compete against Vaz of the Jamaica Labour Party ... Read More...
By-election closer than expected - PNP poll
A public opinion poll, commissioned by the People's National Party (PNP) in West Portland, has revealed that the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Daryl Vaz would have swamped Abe Dabdoub almost three votes to one if the two had faced off in the March 23... Read More...
Disabilities lobby: Winning war against AIDS
Ransford Wright, executive director of Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, said the country was on the right track to addressing HIV/AIDS among the disabled community."We are not lagging behind, but we are not where we would want to be. Read More...
Diabetic patients get free monitors
If you or someone you know is suffering from diabetes, you should know that the expensive glucometers that diabetics need to test and monitor their blood-glucose (sugar) levels are available free of charge. There are well over 300,000 persons aged 15 or older suffering... Read More...
Cuban, Jamaican women link up
The Bureau of Women's Affairs and the Federation of Cuban Women are building a partnership to share ideas and experiences in an effort to improve the women's movements in both countries. This decision was made at a conference between the Cuban ambassador... Read More...
Manley Foundation to host open day
The Michael Manley Foundation will host an open day at its headquarters, 1A Hope Boulevard, Kingston 6, on March 6, in commemoration of the 12th anniversary of Michael Manley's passing. Foundation Chairman Delano Franklyn noted that the relevance of Manley's philosophy... Read More...
