'Do not bow!'- Contractor General warns Gov't against yielding to public pressure on the awarding of the GEASO health scheme
Despite threats from factions within the public sector over the handling of the Government Employees Administrative Services Only Health Scheme (GEASO), Contractor General, Greg Christie has warned...
Call for assistance to 'slow' learners
Everyone else is advancing in class, but for some reason, they are always behind. They are the classified "slow" learners who struggle to keep up with the rest.
Traffic system gridlocked - Current formula useless, says traffic top cop
Sergeant Paul Gammon is a frustrated man. For 16 years, he has been a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Refurbished science lab at Rusea's High
LUCEA, Hanover:The Rusea's Old Students' Association (ROSA) officially reopened the refurbished science laboratory at the junior campus of the Rusea's High School, at Fort Charlotte Drive, Lucea, during a handing-over ceremony yesterday.
Electoral shuffle - Poll shows change in attitude
Significant shifts have occurred in the electoral preferences of socio-economic groups since the results of a Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll in early May.A poll conducted by Johnson on June 18 and 19 among 1,008 residents in 84 communities...
Prime Minister annoyed by new political ad
Editor's note: The table above appeared in the Monday and Sunday Gleaner with the incorrect party standing for the JLP in May 2007.
Webber new head of National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC)
Former Deputy general secretary of the People's National Party (PNP), Maureen Webber, has been appointed to chair the new board of the National Housing Development Corporation Limited (NHDC).Information Minister, Donald Buchanan, made the announcement...
Commission to respond to new electoral bills
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), will this week respond in writing to Parliament, in the wake of an amendment by the Senate, to three bills governing the electoral process, which prescribe discretionary sentencing by judges in cases where...
Icon: Ivan Lloyd South East St. Ann's champ
STANDING AT just over five feet with a receding hairline, Ivan Lloyd could never qualify for the Mr. Universe contest.
Prison can make you or break you - Tower Street inmate
Having spent eight years in regret, 31-year-old Dennis Gordon wished that his young adult years had been different, had he listened to the crucial words of advice from his aunt Monica.
Witness protection programme celebrates successful 10 years
The Ministry of National Security is boasting that, over the 10 years since it took over control of the Justice Protection Unit, no witness under government protection has been killed or harmed.
Tyrone's Watch: Ayishire Avenue: the road less travelled
What's not working? Ayishire Avenue off Waltham Park Road in the Kingston 10 region is a disgrace.
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