Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Thursday | January 21, 2010
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... Read More...
Judge 'on trial'? - Lawyer heads to court over Carey's enquiry chairmanship
Michael Hylton, who is representing former Finance Minister Dr Omar Davies at the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) commission of enquiry, said he would be approaching the local courts for its guidance on the position of the commission ... Read More...
Don't crucify gay-rights activists, Boyne pleads
Talk-show host Ian Boyne says Jamaicans should not be offended by groups that promote gay rights. "Whatever our views on homosexuality, I think we should agree that those who hold to a homosexual lifestyle should have the right to say what they want to say.... Read More...
'We can't do it ourselves' - Haitian man says foreigners need to stay to rebuild country
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Some Haitians are hoping that the United States' (US) intervention in the rebuilding of Haiti does not stop when television cameras are turned off and the eyes of the international community are no longer interested... Read More...
New literacy drive - Education ministry to broaden concept in schools
Education Minister Andrew Holness says his ministry is to expand the concept of literacy beyond basic writing, reading, and comprehension skills.Holness' comments were made while providing an update on his ministry's activities during a Gleaner Editors' Forum ... Read More...
