CUSTOMERS OF the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) were spared paying over J$4.2 billion to the utility company, following a challenge brought against it by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to increase cost.This follows a ruling by the Industrial...
THE UNITED States Embassy in Kingston has reported that a former government minister chided Washington for its reaction to the 2004 decision to allow ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide to stay in Jamaica.According to a United States...
POLICE COMMISSIONER Owen Ellington has issued a reminder to members of the force that they are required to wear their bulletproof vests at all times while on duty.In the latest Force Orders released yesterday,...
WESTERN BUREAU:BARBADOS-DESIGNATED airline Redjet says it has been forced to stop accepting bookings on flights to Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica as a result of regulatory delays in both countries.
THE CASE involving the police sergeant charged with murder following the video-recorded shooting of an Ocho Rios man was yesterday set for mention on July 29.A trial date could not be set as the police has some outstanding statements to...
BARVIA GORDON, an employee of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), living in Central Village, searched for words to describe her relief of missing the trip yesterday morning where four of her colleagues were killed in a motor-vehicle crash along the Ewarton main road.
FORMER GOVERNMENT minister, Burchell Whiteman, has expressed his understanding of The Gleaner's decision to publish the controversial diplomatic cables from WikiLeaks.However, he has warned that there is a balance which must be achieved."Yes, we need to...
THE UNITED States Embassy in Kingston has refused to comment on the content of the cables acquired by the non-profit international media entity WikiLeaks and which are being published by The Gleaner."As a matter of policy, the US government does not...
THE NATIONAL Works Agency (NWA) has moved to set the record straight about when the Bog Walk gorge in St Catherine will be closed.With conflicting reports circulating, the NWA yesterday declared that the roadway will be closed on Monday, June 6, 2011,...
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Olivia Grange has vowed to do all within her power to set the record straight and clear the name of National Hero Marcus Garvey."For his fearless advocacy of self-reliance,...
Two managers of a popular hotel in St Andrew who were found in possession of a large quantity of lobster at the hotel have been fined $500 each or 30 days' imprisonment for breaches of the Fishing Industry Act.They are Michelle Hussey, 55, of Waterloo...
Jennifer McDonald (right), CEO, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, receives the Cabinet Secretary's Award for the Most Improved Customer Service Entity from Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders.
THE RECESSION is over. These four words were delivered by Prime Minister Bruce Golding in the recently concluded 2011-2012 Budget Debate, indicating the end of a period of economic depression that lasted for all of 14 financial quarters...
The country has recorded its second death associated with Influenza A (H1N1) since the start of the year. A female patient who was confirmed with the illness died at the University Hospital of the West Indies on Sunday, May 22...
A former People's National Party (PNP) Cabinet minister has reportedly listed one of the longest opponents of his party among his idols.A United States (US) diplomatic cable obtained by The Gleaner through whistle-blower WikiLeaks indicated that former...
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has instructed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Dr Kenneth Baugh to hold talks with United States Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater on the revocation of former Mining Minister James Robertson's visitor's visa...
The Jamaican police are pushing to extradite some of the key players in the deadly lottery scam to face stiffer penalties in other countries.This move comes as the St James police conceded yesterday that the scam, believed to be responsible for hundreds...
A ranking member of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has attracted the attention of three of Jamaica's major international partners who suspect that he might be involved in illegal or corrupt activities....
The Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) Association has rejected a proposal by the Government for the payment of its members' seven per cent salary increase, which could see the workers giving up...
Gleaner Company Managing Director Christopher Barnes has described one aspect of a recent tour of The Salvation Army's properties as tear-jerking.During the tour, Barnes said he took specific notice of a group of children outside on a bright, sunny day...
The explanation proffered by member of parliament for South Central St Catherine, Sharon Hay-Webster, has failed to convince many, including some aligned to the People's National Party.The People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) has added its...
A MAJOR racket by Jamaicans using fraudulent United States (US) birth certificates to enter that country prompted the US Embassy in Kingston to back the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) despite pleas from government and tourism officials locally....
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding has indicated that the Government's liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has not been cancelled, but is still proceeding.His comments follow a 628-page report submitted to Parliament by Contractor General Greg Christie on the...
"No better herring, no better barrel!" That was Information Minister Daryl Vaz's characterisation of the reshuffled shadow Cabinet announced on Tuesday by Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller...
