Begging for Haiti - Jamaica goes hunting for money to care for 'refugees'
WITH INCREASING preparations under way for an expected wave of people from the earthquake-wrecked Haiti, the Jamaican Government is looking to international donors for the millions of dollars it expects to spend to house and care ...
- Danville shakes up - Entire department transferred to 'never-never land'
- Big aftershock frightens quake-struck country
- Recounting the horror - Jamaican tells of his brush with a 7.0
- PNPYO slams Comrades for Parliament fracas - Simpson Miller calls Gov't disingenuous
- High-end lumber racket unearthed
- Death penalty for Lyn murderers
- 11 arrested for kidnappings
Quaking with bad memories - Doctor warns returning relief workers about PTSD
The nightmare doesn't end when the plane takes off from Port-au-Prince. For some, that is when it begins. Relief workers, including search-and-rescue personnel, doctors and nurses, as well as journalists and soldiers, run the risk of developing post-traumatic...
- Judge 'on trial'? - Lawyer heads to court over Carey's enquiry chairmanship
- Don't crucify gay-rights activists, Boyne pleads
- 'We can't do it ourselves' - Haitian man says foreigners need to stay to rebuild country
- New literacy drive - Education ministry to broaden concept in schools
Assistance for job-cut victims
A number of initiatives, including an early-retirement incentive package, are to be implemented to assist persons who transition out of the public sector, a government spokesperson has said.Chief executive officer of the Public Sector Transformation...
'We haven't been getting any starts'... Perry defends decision to drop Marshall
Nehemiah Perry, the Jamaica Cricket Association's chairman of selectors, has defended the decision to drop misfiring batsman Xavier Marshall for the team's regional four-day match against Guyana, which starts tomorrow in Barbados...
- Confident Reggae Girlz tackle USA
- Arsenal beat Bolton to top Premier League
- Hussey saddling up for polo
- WBA to stage Haiti benefit games
- Cavalier, Waterhouse draw - Boyd double gives Tivoli advantage over Harbour View
- Nadal, Roddick take easier path than del Potro
- Young West Indies in quarters
- Caribbean Strikers, Jungle 12 top Insports Community finals
- SPORTS BRIEFS
EDITORIAL - FINSAC enquiry flawed
It would have been better, in the interest of public accountability, if the $29 million in fees to be paid to the three commissioners inquiring into the 1990 collapse of Jamaica's financial sector had been declared at the start...
- An embarrassed PNP
- The difference a year makes
- Haitian resilience
- Ditch those 'catch' phrases
- Why Haiti?
LETTER OF THE DAY - Dr Ford has a point
The Editor, Sir:On his return from visiting Haiti, Dr Jephthah Ford alerted us of the possibility of an influx of Haitians into Jamaica as a consequence of the earthquake which had struck that country last week Tuesday....
Jamaica Jazz and Blues prelude set for Ocho Rios
The Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival has not only shifted location from St James to Trelawny, but is also venturing into St Ann this year. Next Monday, Turnkey Productions, promoters of the show, will present Jamaica Jazz and Blues...
- 'Drugs didn't kill Brittany'
- Gramps Morgan offers musical relief
- Grammys will stage 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson
- Winehouse gets conditional discharge for assault
- Something extra
The Grand Bahia Dining Experience
Having to supervise 150 staff members in the kitchen, executive chef Carlos Perez Braida and sous chef Arnando De Leon took a break to have a chat with The Gleaner's Food team on a recent visit to the hotel's Don Pablo restaurant...
'Total amnesty' for Haitians
NEW YORK (CMC):Days after the Obama administration granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to tens of thousands of Haitians living illegally in the United States, a Jamaican-born legislator is calling for "total amnesty" for the undocumented immigrants...
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