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Published:Friday | January 23, 2009 | 12:25 PM

Gleaner Columnist Martin Henry said the government may have to consider putting measures in place to accommodate the new governor general Dr. Patrick Allen based on his religious affiliation.

Published:Friday | January 23, 2009 | 8:11 AM

Former Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Ryan Peralto has died.

Published:Friday | January 23, 2009 | 7:53 AM

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding is urging cabinet ministers to exercise restraint when spending public funds during the current economic downturn.

Published:Friday | January 23, 2009 | 7:52 AM

The police are appealing for the authorities to correct a problem with the traffic lights at the intersection of Beechwood Avenue and Lyndhurst Road in St Andrew.

Published:Friday | January 23, 2009 | 7:51 AM

The Ministry of Justice is denying reports that it has shelved plans for constructing a regional judicial complex in Manchester.

Published:Friday | January 23, 2009 | 7:50 AM

National Security Minister, Colonel Trevor MacMillan is scheduled to make his state of the nation presentation in the senate this morning.

Published:Friday | January 23, 2009 | 7:49 AM

The transport ministry says it is still awaiting a report from a team set up to evaluate how much money the National Transport Cooperative Society (NTCS) owes the Jamaica Urban transit Company (JUTC).

Published:Friday | January 23, 2009 | 7:49 AM

Rameish Simpson, the man who was taken to hospital by Member of Parliament for west St Thomas James Robertson following a shooting, is due back in court today.

Published:Friday | January 23, 2009 | 7:48 AM

Two policemen charged for the murder of a youth in Kingston last year August are expected back in court today.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 4:21 PM

Investigators are yet to question three men who were arrested earlier this week following the seizure of almost 16 pounds of cocaine.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 4:20 PM

On day four of the Ambassador Peter King murder trial, a prosecution witness today testified that on the night of June 19, 2006 he saw Sheldon Pusey at King’s house.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 4:20 PM

Medical employees at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester are back at work.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 4:19 PM

The Gleaner Power 106 News has been reliably informed that Marubeni Caribbean Power Holdings is close to signing a deal with a new partner.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 4:19 PM

A messenger employed to the Advertising and Credit Department of The Gleaner Company has been admitted to the Kingston Public Hospital in critical condition following a motor vehicle crash this morning.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 12:34 PM

Staff Members at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester are now on strike.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 12:33 PM

The Salt Marsh All Age School in Trelawny is closed today because of flooding.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 12:33 PM

Investigators are expected to question the three men who were arrested earlier this week following the seizure of almost 16 pounds of cocaine.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 12:32 PM

The government has denied media reports that a new official car costing $13 million is being purchased for the Prime Minister, Bruce Golding.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 9:17 AM

Transport Minister Mike Henry is slated to today receive his fourth and final report into the December 19 traffic accident, which left 14 people dead in the Rio Grande Valley in Portland.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 9:08 AM

Minister of State in the Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications, Laurence Broderick, is predicting that the bauxite sector will recover within the next three years.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 9:07 AM

Gas prices are to go up by almost $1 today.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 9:06 AM

Jamaica is increasing its push for the Blue and John Crow Mountain National Park to be included on the prestigious list of World Heritage Sites selected by UNESCO.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 9:05 AM

The National Workers Union (NWU), which represents several categories of workers at Air Jamaica, is again expressing concerns over the status of the divestment of the airline and the effect it will have on employees.

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 9:05 AM

The Manchioneal police are still carrying out investigation on a 28-foot fibreglass fishing boat, which they believe is being used in the guns for drugs trade between Haiti and Jamaica.

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2009 | 5:05 PM

The Gleaner Power 106 News understands that Marubeni, the parent company of Jamaica Public Service (JPS), is now in advanced negotiations with a Saudi Arabian firm to divest JPS.

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