Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Saturday | January 16, 2010
Race against time: Window of opportunity to rescue survivors narrows
AS THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) mobilises regional relief efforts to aid its Haitian neighbours, senior officials from Jamaica echoed fears of not finding any more survivors... Read More...
Looting hits quake-ravaged Haiti
Geneva (AP):Looters have broken into the United Nations food warehouses in Haiti's crumbled capital, an official said on Friday. Read More...
Portia's impassioned plea for Haiti
CLEARLY SHAKEN by the horrific spectacle of the devastation meted out to Haiti earlier this week, Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller has rendered a heartfelt appeal for the women, the young, the elderly and the... Read More...
More food and supplies roll out
THE PARENT company of the Jamaican firm Red Stripe has shipped 45,000 pounds of food and emergency supplies to Haiti.This is part of a major relief effort launched by Diageo through its temporary Spirit of the Americas Fund and the Diageo's Giving for... Read More...
Relief pours in for Haiti
IN THE wake of Tuesday's catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, a number of companies, non-governmental organisations and groups, along with individuals, have been making contributions to the relief effort. Read More...
'Quake exposes Jamaica' - seismologist
Bloomberg: THE MAGNITUDE 7.0 earthquake that occurred in Haiti may increase the likelihood of a future quake in Jamaica, according to seismologists who study geologic risk. Read More...
Fare hike takes effect
BEGINNING TODAY, commuters will start paying increased fares to travel on public passenger vehicles. Read More...
More guns seized by police
THREE MORE illegal firearms are off the nation's streets following a police operation in Golden Spring, St Andrew, yesterday. Read More...
Financial Services Commission (FSC) under pressure
Parliament's Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) this week took aim at the Financial Services Commission (FSC) for a proposal the regulatory body made that might affect insurance costs. Read More...
Court reserves decision on 'Zekes'
THE COURT of Appeal on Thursday reserved its decision in the appeal brought by former Matthews Lane strongman Donald 'Zekes' Phipps after hearing legal arguments that his constitutional rights were breached during his... Read More...
... Not on tsunami warning system
HEAD OF the Earthquake Unit and research fellow at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr Lyndon Brown, has revealed that Jamaica is not connected to the tsunami warning system for the Caribbean. Read More...
Homecoming for Jamaicans in Haiti
ANOTHER 35 Jamaicans stranded in Haiti are to return home today by special airlift.Information Minister, Daryl Vaz, said yesterday that the Jamaicans would return on a special Air Jamaica flight that was scheduled to depart Jamaica this morning with... Read More...
Prayer Breakfast to benefit Haitians
THE NATIONAL Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) committee has pledged to provide support to affected persons in Haiti through its charity funds from the Prayer Breakfast this year. Read More...
