Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | August 27, 2009
PM blasts workers - Public-sector groups accused of ignoring improved salaries
Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Finance Minister Audley Shaw have gone on the offensive in the wake of strident demands from some public-sector groups still upset over the Government's decision to freeze wages this fiscal year... Read More...
Jamaican Consulate attacked
Canadian police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an attack on the Jamaican Consulate in Toronto early yesterday morning that led to a fire at the premises.According to officials, about 4 yesterday morning... Read More...
Homestead shines with talented wards
NINE GIRLS from the Homestead Child Care Facility were yesterday awarded for outstanding displays of talent in the arts. The prize-giving ceremony was held on the grounds of the compound. Poems and songs filled the air as the girls... Read More...
Shaggy rescues 'little ones' again
The Bustamante Hospital for Children has received several pieces of equipment to reduce the risk and possible incidents that may occur while treating patients.Orville 'Shaggy' Burrell, head of Shaggy and Friends Make A Difference Foundation, handed over... Read More...
Last of the Kennedy brothers - Edward m. Kennedy 1932-2009
AP: Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the last surviving brother in an enduring political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77.... Read More...
Kennedy's memoir out in September
AP:Senator Edward Kennedy did not live to see his dream of universal health care passed, but he did complete a cherished and more personal project: his memoir.True Compass, the greatly awaited summation of his life and career, comes out September 14... Read More...
Permanent secretariesto defend projects today
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is to meet with permanent secretaries today as the Government begins the final phase in its budget cutting exercise.Golding had given the permanent secretaries one week to propose cuts to their budgets even as the finance... Read More...
NWC faces suit
An old environmental battle has made its way to the courts. Residents of Harbour View, St Andrew, have filed a suit in the Supreme Court against the National Water Commission (NWC) to force the utility company to rehabilitate a sewage treatment plant... Read More...
Cyber crime investigation bears fruit
A two-year cyber crime investigation by the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) has led to the arrest of a 26-year-old computer specialist in upper St Andrew on the weekend and three others yesterday.The 26-year-old man, Philpott Martin... Read More...
