FARMER STAFFORD Thompson, who was busy packaging bundles of callaloo for a customer, said the farmers' market in St Andrew was the best idea in his 11 years of farming.
MARLBOROUGH, St Mary: Dr Morais Guy, member of parliament (MP) for Central St Mary, says given the scope of the remedial work required on the Marlborough main road, "there won't be any support for that road under the Constituency Development Fund".
HALSE HALL, Clarendon: THE PROGRAMME had been going well for hours with various renditions of Bob Marley's songs and other pieces promoting black pride and recounting notable achievements by black people when master of ceremony Phillip Biggs gave notice...
DHAKA, Bangladesh:A BUS carrying the West Indies cricket team was hit by stones as it left Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday after the side easily beat Bangladesh in a group match at the World Cup.West Indies media manager Philip Spooner told The...
IT COULD be some time yet before local aviation officials determine what caused a Cessna single-engine aircraft to overshoot the runway at the Norman Manley International Airport and crash on the Port Royal Road yesterday morning.
ENID MILLS, who was busy with her shopping at the farmers' market in St Andrew yesterday, said she could hear people "bawling" that "Curry (Coronation Market) was cheaper".
K.D. KNIGHT, the nemesis of Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne, was quiet in the Senate yesterday, but Manatt nonetheless got a brief seat in the Upper House.
THE POLICEMAN at the centre of the controversy between head of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Terrence Williams and Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn has taken the issue to the Supreme Court.
MARLBOROUGH, St Mary: WHEN MELISSA 'Arlene' Gocan told The Gleaner about poor road conditions in her community of Marlborough, she complained that politicians had for years been promising that the roads would be fixed, but it "nah fix" she lamented.
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE (RM) courts across the island resumed hearing cases yesterday after resident magistrates staged a sickout on Thursday protesting the Government's tardiness in responding to their concerns.
DAVID BERNARD, a 46-year-old supervisor employed to one of the restaurants at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), is the first Jamaican to be slapped with terrorism charges.Personnel from the Organised Crime Investigation Division yesterday...
Breezes Rio Bueno, formerly Grand Lido Braco, will shut its doors on April 30 after it became clear that SuperClubs' strenuous efforts over the past two years to arrive at a mutually satisfactory lease arrangement...
WITH JUST a few moments to spare before Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne stepped up to the witness stand, attorney K.D. Knight walked by Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters. Quite like Thursday, the colour of Knight's tie was of interest to the diehard Labourites.
The United States government is reporting that the relationship between Washington and Kingston remains strong despite the almost yearlong stand-off over the extradition request for alleged drug lord...
The Bruce Golding administration has been challenged to provide more support for Police Commissioner Owen Ellington and the state agencies dealing with corruption as part of efforts to tackle the major problems facing Jamaica.In its 2011 International...
A DAY after the People's National Party (PNP) called for the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) to investigate the spending of taxpayers' money at specific parish councils, head of the oversight body, Greg Christie, said his office is one step ahead...
Proceedings in the Resident Magistrate's (RM) courts islandwide were disrupted yesterday as the resident magistrates staged a sick-out because of the Goverment's tardiness in responding to their concerns. The Gleaner was told...
Inspector Dadrick Henry, who was attached to the Central Police Station, has been given a suspended sentence for assaulting a patron at a dance in Allman Town, Kingston, in September 2006. Resident Magistrate Maxine Ellis...
Justice Minister and Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne yesterday conceded that last year's public outcry forced her to sign the extradition request for former Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke....
Minister of Justice and Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne told the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry yesterday that she was prompted to take great care with extradition requests, including that for Christopher...
The long wait for Dorothy Lightbourne, the minister of justice and attorney general, to testify at the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry, is slated to end today.Lightbourne is expected to make her appearance on the same day the commission will extend the length...
The Court of Appeal yesterday struck out an appeal filed by the attorney general because the requisite procedure was not followed.It was an appeal in which the attorney general was challenging the Judicial Review Court's...
More than one year after it signalled its intent to restructure the public sector, the Government is yet to determine how this will impact on its Budget.Minister with responsibility for information, Daryl Vaz, was yesterday unable to provide journalists...
