Expect fireworks - Debate on economic policy to light up Gordon House today
FIREWORKS ARE expected in Parliament today as the debate on the Government's economic policy heats up. The debate actually startedlast week, but the economic measures were pushed to the back burner as the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) failed to participate...
- Coming tomorrow: Haiti - Because We Must
- US government very disappointed - Embassy convinced Bingham request was right
- Enquiry is relevant, says Finsac'd entrepreneurs
- A place to lay their heads - Aid for Haiti will now have to be focused on tents
- Cops seize more wood from lumber smuggling
- PSOJ backs the JDX
Calling all principals! - Lack of leadership cited as one cause of schools' underperformance
Members of the Joint Board of Teacher Education (JBTE) say the absence of effective leadership is a major factor responsible for underperformance in severalJamaican schools.
Their concerns, expressed during a recent Gleaner Editors' Forum on teacher ed...
KWL aims to improve services in 2010
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), one of the Caribbean's leading multipurpose terminals, is upgrading its warehouse services in an effort to improve service to customers.Grantley Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of KWL, said that the aim...
Ground broken again... Work to begin on JFF academy at UWI next Monday
For the third time around, ground was broken for the construction of a US$1.2 million Jamaica Football Feder-ation (JFF) academy, during a short exercise at the University of the West Indies (UWI) yesterday afternoon...
- Bernard floors six as Jamaica notch third straight win
- Harbour View's experience got them through
- U-19s lose semi-final
- Nigeria, Egypt in semis
- Nigeria, Egypt in semis
- Tivoli aiming for the maximum
- Boys' Town rock Village 3-1
- Coaches bemoan poor finishing after draw at Arnett
- Gibson backs Waulgrovians' youth to win Open League title
- T&T edge Girlz 1-0
EDITORIAL - Use divestment to clear back pay
The Government, in the documentation supporting its request for US$1.3 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund, says that it marked 20 state-owned firms and parastatal entities for divestment....
LETTER OF THE DAY - A tragedy brings out the best, worst in people
The Editor, Sir: It may be said that major tragedies generally bring forth the best and worst in human beings, and the recent horrific earthquake tragedy in Haiti is no exception.From what I have seen and...
- Where was God?
- Why blame others?
- One man's greed, another's investment
- Prejudice against Haitians
- Timely call by Holness
- Why Ruel Reid is correct
'The Queen Project' to debut at Jazz and Blues Fest
When three R 'n B divas join forces one can not only expect a dramatic effect, but a powerhouse of amazing vocals, lyrical depth and three artistes wanting to make a difference musically and socially. R 'n B superstars and Grammy Award winners Deborah Cox...
- Flow WiFi technology to power Jamaica Jazz and Blues
- 'Avatar' tops box office for sixth-straight week
- Beach J'Ouvert to meet Jazz in MoBay
- Something extra
Haitians - To welcome, or not to welcome?
There's a rift brewing among residents of Manchioneal, the seaside community in Portland, where I once met a woman who could tie a bow with her tongue. True story, but more on that another time. There's more pressing business going on in Manchioneal now...
Canada - Recovery plan for Haiti outlined in Montreal
MONTREAL (AP):Aid groups will work off of an existing plan for Haiti's development to help the country recover from a devastating earthquake, United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton disclosed...
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