Sonny blows his last - Jamaican jazz icon dies at 83
Legendary Jamaican bandleader and jazz instrumentalist, Sonny Bradshaw, who stamped a lasting footprint on the island's musical landscape, has died. The celebrated trumpeter, who was 83 years old, passed away in a London hospital on Saturday night...
- Bauxite sours milk
- COMMUNITY HEROES - Lowe puts 'Ochi' on high
- Montego Bay businessman awarded Catholic honour
'I have never died' - Retired army captain says he had past lives
Oliver Jobson, who recently spoke with The Gleaner in a face-to-face discussion, said the above in his book, Expanding the Boundaries of Self - Beyond the Limit of Traditional Thought, Discovering the Magic Within...
- POSITIVE Parenting - Vision of Pastor Morgan and his family - Part I
- Strengthening the force
- Divorced fathers in Japan fight to see children
Bubbling Spring come simmer down
There is something good bubbling on the south coast for tourism development. It is happening in St Elizabeth in a little district named Point Hill, which is located in a community very famous for its spicy, juicy shrimp, called Middle Quarters...
Sunshine Girls pocket silver medal... Jamaica's netballers place second at FastNet series
Jamaica's Sunshine Girls will return to the island this afternoon, beaming with pride after securing the silver medal at the inaugural World Netball Series FastNet Tournament, after losing to New Zealand 27-32 in the final yesterday at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester...
- Tivoli hammer Village to regain lead
- Calabar aiming to keep pace with Excelsior
- Fitzgerald ponders resignation
EDITORIAL - Ed Bartlett's office makeover
Two decades ago, Ben Clare claimed to have merely signed documents placed before him by a parliamentary clerk without seriously checking the quantity or quality of the furnishings being bought for a government house he occupied...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Denunciation will not halt abortions
The Editor, Sir: Anne Arthur, in a letter titled 'Who distorts the abortion debate?' (The Gleaner, October 10), claims that "the statistics of the Ministry of Health (MOH) are misquoted in applying all data as if they refer to 'induced abortion'...
Unsurprising victory in Synergy showdown - DJ Jagga takes title over DJ Chungy
Watching the announcement of the 2009 Heineken Green Synergy competition unfold last Saturday night was much like being a spectator at an athletics Grand Prix 100m race with Usain Bolt involved. And no Gay or 'safa around. For when Ity and Fancy Cat, whipping up support...
At the shoot
For 25 years, Flair has been putting Jamaican women in the spotlight. For our 25th anniversary, we turned the cameras on ourselves. Yes, members of the Lifestyle desk became covergirls. Some viewed it with trepidation (Sacha, I'm not saying you), others accepted it...