Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Monday | January 25, 2010
HIV 'Ambush' again - Another man claims drug from palm plant cured him
'Jamaica-born pharmacist has cure for AIDS?' asked the His Story headline of Monday, April 14, 2008, and the email responses came in torrents. The following week, it was "Florida man says 'Ambush' cured him of AIDS". Yes, the avalanche continued.... Read More...
Haitian home away from home plunged into sadness
AP: At a money-transfer booth tucked into a dusty TV repair shop, Haitians carrying thin envelopes of five and $10 bills clamoured to send funds to their devastated families back home. Read More...
State opening for Parliament in March
JIS:The State opening of Parliament will take place on Thursday, March 4, 2010, with Governor General, His Excellency Dr Patrick Allen, delivering the Throne Speech in which he will outline the Government's programmes and policies for the 2010/11 fiscal... Read More...
Intra-Jamaica flights the next frontier
JIS:Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, says his ministry will re-engage the development of the domestic air-transport sector. Henry pointed to the Boscobel Aerodrome in St Mary as a case in point which, he says, will soon be the third... Read More...
Bailing out Wall Street while the ship of State is sinking? (Part 2)
Exhibit 'A' for progressive Obama critics (for many 'teabag' right-wingers as well) was the US$787 billion Wall Street bailout, part of a sequence of con-troversial emergency actions set in train before the new president took office, as Bush neared the end of his disastrous... Read More...
Forensic evidence frees man of shooting charge
A Rastafarian man who was accused of shooting at the police was freed last Friday because of major discrepancies in the Crown's case.Supreme Court Judge Bryan Sykes freed Michael Morgan, 21, labourer, of August Town, St Andrew, of charges of shooting with intent ... Read More...
My daughter's boyfriend died - How do I help her cope?
Q. My teenage daughter's boyfriend died and she is taking it so hard. It resulted from a car accident that was his fault. You know these young people and the fast driving. He was 18, she is 16. She was in the car and survived without a scratch. It happened over six months... Read More...
Dressing up, dressing down
A FEW days ago, I was driving past the park (of sorts) in Papine, St Andrew. Three policemen got out of a vehicle just ahead of me, the one not carrying a rifle making a beeline for someone I could not, at that point, see. The policeman's speed and stride told me... Read More...
Improving the quality of the family in 2010
AS WE forge into 2010, the happiness of our family and, specifically, our children, is an important factor in the numerous New Year's resolutions we make. We anticipate a year filled with experiences of growth, which will benefit each family member... Read More...
Babies and animals
WHILE I was pregnant, my husband feared that our two dogs would be extremely jealous once the baby arrived, and might hurt him. "Don't be ridiculous!" I'd say to hubby, as I cuddled up on the sofa with both of them. I couldn't figure out why he would think such a thing! Read More...
