Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Tuesday | June 2, 2009
Woman power - Female farmers join forces to stave off tough times in St Thomas
Farming is getting a boost in Dumfries, St Thomas, and a big part of that success story has to do with a group of female farmers who have come together to support each other. "We have formed the Dumfries Farmers' Group, and what we do is help each other.... Read More...
Cash Plus boss gets two more weeks
An agreement was reached yesterday in the Supreme Court for former Cash Plus boss, Carlos Hill, to continue to live in the house which he previously owned at 94 East Armour Heights, St Andrew, for the next 14 days. Hill faced... Read More...
How to dodge the hand-to-mouth life
RECENT REPORTS from the Bank of Jamaica and the Planning Institute of Jamaica only confirmed what every housewife, business owner and the man on the street already knew - the economy is in bad shape and it is not going to recover overnight... Read More...
Women for a cause - August Town benefits from a dose of female power
In these troubled times when economic depression is hitting hard and people are getting discouraged, there is one group that is committed to the upliftment of its members and community and changing the stereotypical views that have been painted of them... Read More...
Swine flu hits Jamaica
The Ministry of Health was up to yesterday attempting to locate all the passengers from the New York flights on which two persons infected with the H1N1 influenza virus travelled to Jamaica. However, the ministry says there is no need for alarm... Read More...
Don't stall the people's business - Thwaites
MEMBER OF Parliament for Central Kingston Ronald Thwaites has expressed serious concern that the House would be idle today while members of parliament (MPs) campaign for the upcoming by-election in North East St Catherine... Read More...
Missing-baby report due today
Health Minister Rudyard Spencer is expected to get a report from the Mandeville Regional Hospital on the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the body of a new-born at the facility today.According to the Ministry of Health, the police were... Read More...
Not much hope for missing aeroplane
The lightning and turbulence that might have hit an Air France jet flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris are rarely the cause of plane crashes, analysts say. But they note that rough weather might have triggered a series of malfunctions... Read More...
