Jamaica Gleaner News- Lead Stories - Friday

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US slams Government's approach to corruption

THE United States Department of State was blunt in its criticism of the Jamaican Government yesterday when it accused the administration of being lacklustre in relation to the fight against corruption in the public sector. In its 2009 Country Report...

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Bashed again!

Just over one week after the United States flayed Jamaica in its annual Narcotics Control Strategy Report, the country has received another low grade from the Americans....

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Beer madness

A policeman uses his baton to disperse looters, including children, on the scene of an accident involving a Toyota motor car and a truck...

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We can't please everyone - Miller

THE ELECTORAL Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has defended its report to Parliament on the realignment of boundaries and the increase in the number of constituencies from 60 to 63....

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JLP could reprimand SW St Catherine MP

STUNNED BY Everald Warmington's decision to break ranks during Wednesday's sitting of the House of Representatives, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has hinted the member could be strongly reprimanded...

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'I uphold the law'

South West St Catherine Member of Parliament Everald Warmington says he believes Speaker Delroy Chuck made a mockery of Parliament by the way in which he presided over the business of the House of Representatives on Wednesday...

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Hutton's students to sit CXC exams

Nine hundred and eighty students of Hutton's Education Unit who were at risk of not participating in the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) tests in May and June have been given the go-ahead to sit the tests...

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There is much good out there

Hi neighbour! Let's be thankful that despite the negative attitudes and destructive dispositions of some, there are always those who will help to mend lives and pick up the pieces. A young rape victim had to flee her home in the country in fear of her...