There is no money allocated in the 2010-2011 supplementary estimates for the planned commission of enquiry into the Government's handling of the extradition request for Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, the west Kingston incursion by the security forces and the hiring of the US law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.
Several years ago, infected persons would not willingly admit to having HIV infection, as the stigma surrounding the disease was high. But today, while there is still some degree of reservation about publicly declaring the illness...
Karen* stresses that she is available any day, at any time, to assist persons who are living with HIV/AIDS. One of her personal mandates is to accept phone calls once they come in. "Last year when I was on leave, I called the organisation and asked what programme...
Jamaica - a first-class nation? The National Transformation Programme hopes for a Jamaica where every citizen becomes a first-class citizen, every citizen a producer, nation builder and valued contributor, and every citizen a peacemaker! ...
Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Carolyn Hay yesterday cited several examples why the language and conduct of Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey in the Kern Spencer corruption trial could be considered biased....
"Sir, do you know why you're here?" the chief medical officer asked a man five years ago.
"No," Anthony said. "Well," the officer responded, pausing for effect, "you're HIV-positive." ...
Finance Minister Audley Shaw and his team have engaged in a major juggling act to present an almost unchanged spending plan for the fiscal year.The first Supplementary Estimates for the 2010-2011 fiscal year show the Government ...
Shoppers in downtown Kingston will once again benefit from a grand Christmas shopping extravaganza as the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) joins with the business community to give a boost to the capital's main commercial district....
HOUSE OF Representatives hopeful Basil Waite was yesterday confronted by People's National Party (PNP) activists from North East St Elizabeth who continue to express their desire to have him replaced as the constituency caretaker....
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth: SELVYN COKE, a resident in St Elizabeth who has been living in squalid conditions for a number of years, is expected to get a new home for Christmas, as residents have established a foundation to assist him....
Wisynco last night signed an agreement making the local operation an exclusive franchise holder for the entire range of products under the Coca-Cola brand, while also allowing for increased local production."From 2006 to today, Wisynco was a distributor...
The sale of the Pegasus Hotels of Jamaica Limited (PHJL) to hotelier Kevin Hendrickson has now been finalised. The Government's 59.81 per cent stake in the property was sold at a price of US$11 million. While an agreement was signed earlier in November...
Two traffic accidents in the Corporate Area left a woman dead and more than two dozen people injured. Early Monday morning, around 6 o'clock, a woman was killed and a four-year-old child and two others injured when a Suzuki Vitara...
WESTERN BUREAU: As of tomorrow, passengers travelling on Air Jamaica will only be allowed 16lb (7kg) in hand luggage, while executive business-class travellers will see a reduction from three to two pieces....
SENIOR DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Caroline Hay yesterday began an application in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court which is seeking to have Judith Pusey recuse herself as the sitting magistrate.In a one-hour 40-minute submission...
OPPOSITION LEADER Portia Simpson Miller said the role of the journalist in protecting and enhancing democracy throughout a society is unquestionable.In her message to mark Journalism Week, which is being observed November 28 to December 4...
The GOVERNMENT has been toying with the idea of increasing taxes on alcohol and cigarettes as it moves to plug a gaping hole in the Budget. Finance Minister Audley Shaw will today reveal whether that move will go forward as he tables the first Supplementary Estimates...
Ten years ago, a plan was hatched in South St Andrew. The aim - turn around the poor literacy levels of hundreds of students in the constituency. "The literacy level of the students at the time was really very low. For various reasons...
Amid talks of financial cutbacks to international funding of Jamaica's fight against HIV/AIDS, National HIV programme director, Dr Kevin Harvey, has called for Jamaicans to adopt a unified approach to tackling the challenges created by the infection....
With just over 33 million people in the world living with HIV/AIDS, this year's World AIDS Day will focus on universal access and human rights as the prominent theme. In addition to the worldwide theme, the Jamaica Red...
Days after expressing reservations about Government's plan to relocate the headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) headquarters from Up Park Camp to St Catherine, the Opposition has now made it clear that it is against any such move....
Almost three years after the Child Development Agency (CDA) took four children from their mother, Karen Elliot, they remain in state custody. When The Gleaner checked with the agency recently, a representative said ...
Two-year-old Lenniea Clarke of Spaldings Ville in Clarendon, who died after a wall fell on her late Saturday evening, was one of at least five people killed on the weekend. Reports from the Spaldings police are that about 2:30...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Police and soldiers charged into Rio's most dangerous slum at daybreak yesterday, seizing the bastion of the city's biggest drug gang in a battle to make the seaside metropolis safe for the Olympics and soccer's World Cup....
The young-professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Generation 2000 (G2K), has come out in support of Western St Mary Member of Parliament Robert Montague for JLP deputy chairman. Montague, who is also state minister with responsibility...
