Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Saturday | January 9, 2010
Bloodiest year ever: 1,680 murders, St Mary records lowest figures for 2009
WHILE EXTRAORDINARY levels of violence have severely hit some parishes across the island, St Mary, which customarily takes its fair share of battering from natural disasters, has proven to be one of the safest... Read More...
Golding chides Simpson Miller
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding has reacted sharply to charges by Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller that his administration was attempting to politicise the National Housing Trust (NHT)."The allegation by the leader of the opposition that the... Read More...
War veteran attacks violent Jamaican lyrics
JEROME YOUNG used to write "violent" lyrics, and would now like to use his life experiences to speak out against violence in schools.Young, a Jamaican who fought in the war in Iraq for the US Army, aims to target... Read More...
No monkey business!
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture is warning against the importation of monkeys and other exotic animals as pets.This comes in the wake of recent reports that an illegally imported pet monkey bit a child in an upscale St Andrew... Read More...
NHF goes public on fraud claims
THE NATIONAL Health Fund (NHF) is downplaying recent reports of fraud involving two pharmacies, which are part of its health care-provider network.The irregularities were discovered after the NHF's auditors discovered several discrepancies during a... Read More...
Mayor says crime threatens Portmore
THE PORTMORE Municipal Council has pledged to support the police in their efforts to curb the rising crime rate in the St Catherine South Division.Mayor of Portmore Keith Hinds warned that if the problem of crime was not... Read More...
School teacher held in fraud scheme
A CLARENDON-based teacher, who allegedly defrauded three persons after they responded to newspaper advertisements regarding motor cars for sale, has been charged by the police.Keisha Anderson, who teaches at the Freetown... Read More...
Response to addressing Jamaica's crime rate
Statistics released by the Police High Command on Friday have revealed that of the 14 parishes, St James has the unenviable reputation of recording the highest murder rate for 2009. Read More...
