Jamaica Gleaner News
Published: Monday Friday | February 12, 2010
Race to Literacy - Donate a book to a child
A major book drive to raise the literacy rate in the island was kicked off by Rotary clubs in Jamaica on Wednesday. The voluntary organisation launched 'Race to Literacy Book Drive Project' in an aim to gather as many books as possible and, in the process.... Read More...
Students raise funds for Haitian quake victims
In response to the suffering caused as a result of the occurrence of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti on January 12, students of Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) and St George's College (STGC) came together in a show of care and support... Read More...
Alleged kidnappers granted bail
Three of the four persons, including two women, who allegedly kidnapped a St Ann businessman last month and demanded a ransom of $5 million, have been granted bail.The four appeared in the Gun Court on Wednesday and have been ordered to return... Read More...
Professor Rex Nettleford, Rhodes Scholar extraordinaire
I write on behalf of the Rhodes Scholar community in Jamaica and throughout the world to join the citizens of Jamaica and the Caribbean in mourning the passing of Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford, OM... Read More...
Mother to sue hospital for HIV mistake
A St Ann mother is planning to sue the St Ann's Bay Hospital, alleging that the facility erred when it issued her an HIV-positive result for her son, who was 10 years old at the time.Sandra Howell, of Shaw Park Heights ... Read More...
