Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Thursday | January 28, 2010
Gun salutes lead to police interdictions
WESTERN BUREAU: THE POLICE high command has officially interdicted three policemen, who were allegedly involved in a gun salute at a recently held funeral for a One Order gang member in Bunkers Hill, Trelawny. The police have not released the names of the interdicted... Read More...
'Let it begin with me' - Burchell Whiteman calls for Jamaicans to undergo attitudinal change
Former Jamaican high commissioner to the United Kingdom, Burchell Whiteman, called on Jamaica to embrace the initiative of creating a national standard for improving public behaviour in the society... Read More...
Opposition not fully with debt-exchange programme
THE OPPOSITION People's National Party (PNP) says it cannot give unconditional support to the the Government's debt-exchange programme. In her contribution to the debate on the Government's letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday,... Read More...
June 1 start for property freeze lawsuit
The lawsuit seeking orders to confiscate the assets of a Jamaican woman who was charged with money laundering in 2007 after US$1.3 million was found in a freezer at her house in St Catherine has been set for June 1. Delores... Read More...
Inmate public-work programme to continue
The Inmate Public Work Programme, which uses prisoner muscle to clean up and beautify government places and spaces, is set to continue this year. Among the projects for the first quarter of 2010 is the repainting of police stations in St Catherine.... Read More...
Don't be a talk shop on youth, says Grange
Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Olivia Grange on Tuesday, urged colleagues who attended the First Forum of Ministers responsible for Social and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean to make their conference count. The conference, held in Kingston... Read More...
