Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Friday | April 3, 2009
Charity flows - NWC workers show goodwill to the needy
About five years ago, a group of women employed to the accounts department of the National Water Commission (NWC) on Marescaux Road in Kingston decided to form a birthday club through which they would exchange gifts and organise parties for each other... Read More...
Wealthiest nations to give $750b boost to IMF
The world's 20 wealthiest nations have pledged to shore up the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by US$750 billion as part of a $1.1-trillion response package to the global crisis. Of the funds, US$500 billion will be given to the IMF... Read More...
The real cost of success - Schools fork out big bucks to create Champs history
Amid the gloom hanging over the world's economy, some of Jamaica's top rural teams participating in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletic Championships have forked out big bucks to ensure ... Read More...
61-year-old farmer reaps benefits of backyard gardening
Two years ago, Deloris Hivey spent close to $3,000 per week to prepare daily meals for her family. Today, she is saving approximately $4,000 per month. In an effort to stem the effects of a worsening economy, Hivey cultivated a backyard garden. Read More...
Luciano declares innocence
REGGAE SINGER Luciano yesterday denied any criminal ties and expressed remorse for the shoot-out at his St Andrew home last week, which ended with the death of a gunman and injury to three policemen. It was the Grammy-nominated vocalist's first statement ... Read More...
JC's K'Don soars high
As the crowd cheered loudly for their favoured athletes at the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletic Championships, K'Don Samuels of Jamaica College (JC) set a new meet record of 4.45 metres in the boys' pole vault ... Read More...
CSEC students prepped at Youthlink seminar
Markers of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) yesterday gave their time and assistance to students at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters, where hundreds gathered for The Gleaner's Youthlink exams seminar.... Read More...
Pistol disappears after school shooting
They spent more than 90 minutes yesterday morning combing the crevices and corners of the Holy Rosary Primary School, east Kingston, in search of a semi-automatic pistol from which an 11-year-old boy discharged a round after taking the weapon to school... Read More...
