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Police, civilian appear in Lewis case - WESTERN BUREAU:Two police officers and a civilian took the stand in the Westmoreland Circuit Court yesterday to provide evidence in the carnal abuse trial against international televangelist Dr Paul...

With reports now surfacing of an anonymous email sent to the contractor general questioning the process surrounding the awarding of two provisional casino licences, the US Embassy cables...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding - now in the United States for talks with senior officials of the Barack Obama administration - could perhaps raise the issue of what assistance Jamaica could expect from the US if mother nature releases its fury...

In trying to get the Ministry of National Security to release its grip on official documents requested under the Access to Information (ATI) Act, The Gleaner has turned over the matters to its lawyers to pursue them...

WESTERN BUREAU: Sandals Resorts International and Chukka Caribbean Adventures emerged champions at the third Tourism Service Excellence Programme (TSEP) awards at the Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Saturday night...

WESTERN BUREAU: Members of the Jamaica Teachers' Association's (JTA) St James chapter have slammed the Government's recent offer, describing it as "an abuse of human labour", and called for immediate...

Principals from six rural high schools are currently participating in a transformative two-week study programme at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. The programme is intended to mould them into 'Champion Leaders' and increase the quality...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Board of Airline Representatives of Jamaica (BARJ) is exploring the option of cancelling the collection of all fees/taxes on tickets in relation to Jamaica, as a result of proposed increases ...

In a revolutionary way to make the often-feared subject accessible and exciting for youngsters, St Andrew Preparatory School recently dedicated a full day dubbed 'Mathematics Day'. The exciting event was created to demystify the subject and make it relevant, exciting and fun for the school's students.

Scores of pastors, church leaders and community workers have planned a four-day conference in Kingston to discuss ideas and programmes on how to bring effective change in the capital's inner-city areas.

Having grown up in quiet, rural Dorset (south-west England) in a farmhouse, half-a-mile from our closest neighbours, where the traffic only clogged the roads if one of the local farmers was moving his sheep, my first experience of inner-city Kingston came as quite a shock.

Former Government minister Phillip Paulwell has received a failing grade from officials of the United States Embassy in Kingston who described him as a "conflicted and meddling" minister.