Omar hits brakes

TRANSPORT, Works and Housing Minister Dr Omar Davies appears set to shelve plans by his predecessor to establish a rural bus system. Davies told The Gleaner last week that the cost of financing a rural bus system may not be something the country could afford at this time...

Holness seeks comeback

JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) Leader Andrew Holness has admitted he is under pressure to guide his party to a local-government election victory today.Holness led the party to a crushing 21-42...

Horribly disfigured - One woman's fight for her life

A random, vile, senseless act has left one woman horribly disfigured and her life turned upside down, as she struggles to regain control of her life. Thirty-five-year-old Andrea Shakes was once a woman with unblemished skin...

Dirty politics goes to church

WESTERN BUREAU: People's National Party (PNP) candidate for the Montego Bay South East division in St James and pastor of the United Full Gospel Church of God in Montego Bay, Knollis King, is distraught after he woke up to find graffiti plastered on the walls...

Bus bills threaten health budget

When finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips sits down with his team to craft the 2012-2013 Budget, he will have to pencil $2.5 billion for buses which Jamaica credited as part of move to create a rural transportation system....

Golding pushes for video evidence in Jamaican courts

MINISTER of Justice Senator Mark Golding said the Government is working on legislation which would enable evidence to be given via video link in the country's courts."There has always been the problem where persons are afraid to speak out...

Jackson supports 'salt' tax

Chartered accountant and financial consultant John Jackson has labelled as nonsensical criticism being levelled against the proposal by the Private Sector Working Group (PSWG) to apply general consumption tax (GCT) to basic...

Remembering Carl Rattray

VETERAN LEGISLATOR Delroy Chuck has said he regrets opposing the appointment of Carl Rattray as Supreme Court judge. Rattray had move straight from the political arena to the bench...

Youthlink CSEC seminar hailed as informative, helpful

WESTERN BUREAU: HIGH-SCHOOL students in Westmoreland last Thursday grasped the opportunity to sharpen their skills in Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) mathematics and English language as The Gleaner's...

'One person can make a difference'

KRYSTAL REYNOLDS' affection for the indigent was like an oasis of kindness as she handed out food and goodies at The Salvation Army Rehabilitation Centre on Peters Lane,...

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