Lead Stories

A Christian charity said yesterday it had no plans to leave Afghanistan despite the murders of 10 members of its medical-aid team, and repeated that the organisation does not attempt to convert Muslims to Christianity.

One private-sector executive wants Jamaican businesses to collaborate with Caribbean partners to maximise efficiencies to benefit fully from the many and varied trade agreements. Conley Salmon, vice-president...

In two articles published in our papers titled 'Dudus threat' (The Gleaner, March 2, 2010) and 'Dudus: The man who holds a nation hostage' (The Sunday Gleaner, May 23, 2010), The Gleaner Company Limited erroneously reported that Mr Michael Christopher...

Police investigators are still trying to piece together the moments leading up to the slaying of Dr Neil McGill, former member of parliament (MP). Commanding officer for Manchester, Superintendent Lascelles Taylor, disclosed that the three suspects held...

WESTERN BUREAU: ONE MAN was shot and killed in Westmoreland, while another drowned in St James on the Independence weekend. They are 39-year-old Waident Sutherland of Top Geneva, Grange, and 26-year-old Warren Anthony...

POLICYMAKERS in the education ministry have been scolded by the hierarchy of Jamaica's two major principals' associations for failing to consult with educators on too many issues.

Secondary-school principals have charged that for years, elected officials have been playing politics with education, putting thousands of Jamaican children at a disadvantage. The principals are now calling for the insulation of critical education policies from political interference.

Oberlene Whyte bounced around in the dusty bed of a military jeep as it sped across the Tawila Desert in Sudan, northern Africa. She had a lump in her throat and started feeling queasy as she got closer to her destination - a notoriously hostile rebel camp set up on the outskirts of the harsh African desert.

THE MAVIS Bank Coffee Factory is to shortly begin construction of a waste-water plant that will significantly enhance the marketability of its coffee beans and value-added products sold under the Jablum brand.

United States Ambassador-Designate to Jamaica, Pamela Bridgewater Awkard, has moved one step closer to confirmation, with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee giving her the nod of approval. This should pave the way for Bridgewater Awkard to move to Kingston later this year as the top US diplomat in Jamaica.

The usual pomp and pageantry were display at King's House yesterday as the nation's leaders gathered for the annual Independence Day ceremony.

THE CONVENOR of Jamaica's newest political party has urged communities across the island to copy Harbour View. Betty Ann Blaine, a former resident of the east Kingston community, says not only does Harbour View have a vibrant citizens' association, but also, members of the community have continuously inculcated its younger members with the right values and attitudes.