THE THEN Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) helped fuel the fears of the United States about Jamaica's relationship with Venezuela in light of the PetroCaribe oil deal and the increasing influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in the affairs of Jamaica.
AFTER PULLING off what has been described as a major coup for Jamaica during Prime Minister Bruce Golding's visit to the US last week, Audrey Marks, ambassador to the United States (US), has fired back at sceptics and...
THE PORTMORE Municipal Council is the subject of an investigation by the Fraud Squad, according to minister with responsibility for local government, Robert Montague."There...
OCHO RIOS, St Ann:IT WAS through the urging of a friend (the late Natalie Pottinger) that Basil Smith formalised his love for children in 2003 through the setting up of a non-profit organisation called Hand in Hand Help.
MARLIE HILL, Manchester: FARMING, UNTIL in recent years, was regarded as the occupation of last resort. However, for many young men and women, it has become the occupation of choice.
MANDEVILLE, Manchester:WHEN ADMINISTRATORS at Manchester High School made the decision some seven years ago to construct a proper perimeter wall, they took into consideration not only the improved safety of staff and...
Living in proximity to the Sandy Gully, I have come to regard the neglect of this piece of infrastructure and the laissez-faire attitude adopted towards its maintenance and repair by relevant state agencies as symptomatic of the failure of the State...
ACTING CHILDREN'S Advocate Eileen Salmon is moving to remind Jamaicans that all forms of child labour constitute child abuse.Salmon says the Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) has been working hard to stem the activity.
WESTERN BUREAU: INTERNATIONAL TELEVANGELIST Dr the Reverend Paul Lewis will have to spend another weekend behind bars before a verdict is handed down in the carnal abuse and indecent assault trial.
THE UNITED States Embassy in Kingston, in 2009, applauded the Bruce Golding administration for its efforts to wipe out child labour but claimed that there was a disconnect between this desire and actual results.
A BILL, which proposes to allow as evidence statements provided by witnesses who died subsequent to providing testimonies, is to be debated in the Senate next Friday.Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne said the Committal Proceedings Act "is very...
A PARLIAMENTARY committee has approved an order which could see the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) transforming a section of St Ann, which includes the Dunn's River falls.At the same time, the committee has issued strict instructions that the...
The head of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) says the country's economic growth is being retarded because poor development practices have sent relief and reconstruction costs associated with flood events soaring ...
Medical students from the Nova Southeastern University, along with other local groups yesterday offered free, well-needed medical assistance to scores of indigents gathered at the Samaritan Inn in Kingston."It is always a privilege to serve and give back...
The United States Embassy in Kingston had issued a dire warning that the then national airline faced the risk of being grounded under the People's National Party (PNP) Government because it lacked the political will to divest the Love Bird....
The Government is now considering major changes to how the farm-work programme operates based on suggestions from the United States government which made it clear that it was not pleased with some aspects. The Gleaner has learnt that more than two years ago...
Just over two weeks after the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) issued a report on Jamaica's liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, another of the main players has described the document as "shoddy"...
THE NATIONAL Water Commission (NWC) is blaming disruptions in its regular water supply to some customers on the effects of the heavy showers over the last few days. Many of the NWC's 460 water supply systems are still being affected by the inclement weather.
Renowned local coach Raymond 'KC' Graham believes World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt's impressive clocking in his first 200 metres outing of the season should serve as a stern warning to his rivals....
WESTERN BUREAU: Embattled international Pastor Dr Paul Lewis received a huge blow in his carnal-abuse trial yesterday when Justice Leighton Pusey threw out the no-case submission filed on Wednesday. A no-case submission was...
