Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Saturday | July 18, 2009
Mills makes his mark: Jamaica claims a coach of international repute for the second time
Golding mulls housing woes
Glen Mills is rapidly establishing himself as one of, if not the best, sprint coaches in the world, following yesterday's one-two-three finish for his Racers' Club athletes... Read More...
Life without fish
Audley Drummond (left), a fisherman of the Parottee community, helps to pull in his net along a section of the Black River coastline while his assistants provide help. Read More...
A town on the recovery path
Black River's economic base rests heavily on small-scale eco-tourism and accommodations, fishing and small businesses, such as restaurants and clothing stores. Read More...
From the eyes of the old and the young
"An average town" is how 15-year-old Ryan Dixon describes Black River, the capital of St Elizabeth. Dixon, a student of the Black River High School, hails from Arlington, a district which lies on the outskirts of the town. Read More...
Nurses at odds with UHWI
The Nurses' Association of Jamaica (NAJ) is promising a showdown between itself and the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) if the hospital goes ahead with current plans to raise rent for nurses' housing... Read More...
Cement not affected - CCCL
CARIBBEAN CEMENT Company Limited yesterday said that although it had suffered a setback in the commissioning of its new state-of-the-art mill, this would not affect the quality of the product. Read More...
'Bungles' case on hold
The trial of Superintendent Harry 'Bungles" Daley was yesterday put off for continuation on July 28 in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.Daley is charged with six counts of extortion and six counts of breaches of the Corruption Prevention... Read More...
Highway project back on track
WORK ON the Ocho Rios leg of Highway 2000 is to restart next Friday.Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry told The Gleaner yesterday that money had been sourced to complete the financing of the project. Read More...
Pressure mounts on health sector
THE OPPOSITION People's National Party (PNP) wants Rudyard Spencer, health minister, to order an investigation into the death of a child at the Linstead Hospital. Read More...
H1N1 jumps by fiveGolding mulls housing woes
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding says his administration is contemplating relaxing certain standards in infrastructure development to help address the housing crisis. Read More...
