Dawes and friends win Emmy
A multimedia website depicting the human face of HIV/AIDS in Jamaica, LiveHopeLove.com, won an Emmy for new approaches to news and documentary programming in the arts, lifestyle and culture category. The prize was announced on Monday at the 30th annual...

Ticket price balanced against projections - sometimes
When a concert or dance is announced, the line-up of performers is the first thing that catches the eye of the potential partygoer. Then they check out just how much getting their dose of rhythm will cost. Naturally, that price has moved upwards over the years...

Obama does Letterman
NEW YORK (AP): President Barack Obama sat down with late night TV talk show host David Letterman on Monday, wrapping up a blitz of television appearances as he tries to build support for his top domestic priority, an ambitious health care overhaul plan....

Travolta extortion trial begins
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP): Prosecutors said yesterday that a paramedic who treated John Travolta's son shortly before he died in The Bahamas threatened to release private information unless the movie star paid $25 million. Travolta was among those expected...

Something extra
It was once again time for The Gleaner to say thanks to staff who have served the company for periods up to 40 years.