Credit crisis! - Government of Jamaica slams rating agency for downgrade - Opposition says critique right on the money
The Government has reacted with surprise and disappointment at the decision by the international rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) to further downgrade Jamaica's credit rating from B- to CCC+. The move by S&P came on Wednesday...
'Keep bringing it back' - Paraders happy for the return to culture
The Jonkonnu band was missing and the crowd looked obviously thinner this year, but the vibe was just as high as last year's Independence parade as old and young flooded the streets of Kingston and St Andrew to catch a glimpse of the elaborately decorated trucks...
NCU to honour Robert Levy and Milton Morris
Philanthropist and chairman of the Jamaica Broilers Group, Robert Levy, along with entrepreneur Dr Milton D. Morris, will receive the Doctor of Laws degree honoris causa from Northern Caribbean University (NCU) on Sunday. The conferral will take place...
A life of service - Missionary passes after 63 years, teaching in Jamaica
He came from Pittston, Pennsylvania, in the United States to teach, preach, and effect change in the lives of those he come into contact with, and that Aleck Bangle did for 63 years as a missionary working in Jamaica...
Lottery scam clampdown leads to arrests
Five persons including a female, said to be the sister of St Elizabeth's most-wanted man, were taken into custody following clampdown operations against an illegal lottery scam in Warminster and Leeds district....
St Andrew custos recovering
The Custos of St Andrew, the Reverend Dr Carmen Stewart, was rushed to hospital yesterday morning after collapsing at the National Independence Day ceremony at King's House in St Andrew...
A job well done!
The Gleaner would like to congratulate Ian Boyne on earning the Order of Distinction, Commander class, for his contribution to journalism. Boyne, with his popular column in The Sunday Gleaner's In Focus...
NEWS BRIEFS
Fisherman drowns - A fisherman from Mile End, St Ann, drowned while fishing at sea in Salem.He has been identified as Kirk Williams.According to reports from the Constabulary Communication Network, shortly after midday on Wednesday, Williams and a friend...