Snag for Charter - PNP unlikely to debate unless amendment is made
IT APPEARS that another blockade could stand in the way of the Charter of Rights. Prime Minister Bruce Golding is slated to open the debate on the bill, which has occupied parliamentary discourse for nearly 17 years, but A.J Nicholson has said he is overlooking...
COMMUNITY HEROES - The Gordons: Giving Chantilly a new look
Ahead of National Heroes Day on October 19, The Gleaner this week zooms in on the contributions of several ordinary Jamaicans who have been igniting excellence in their neighbourhoods. Retired Manchester couple Rue and Daphne Gordon, through their remarkable...
Minister Grange aims to revitalise Jamaica's heritage
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has committed to a series of activities geared towards the revitalisation of National Heritage Week. The activities, which kick-started on Sunday, will continue to October 19, the date which will be celebrated...
Welcome to Flagstaff
Flagstaff is a small-farming community in southern St James, which has grown up on the site of a famous Maroon village. Located in the hilly Cockpit Country, it was originally called Trelawny Town - one of five Maroon villages officially recognised...
Veronica to get UNESCO award
Veronica Campbell-Brown will be declared a UNESCO Champion for Sport today at the 35th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris. The double Olympic champion at 200 metres, who was nominated by the Olivia Grange...
Video ID system back on stream
Solicitor General Douglas Leys and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn have given the nod for the police to use the video identification system (VIS) following earlier concerns about its legality.Members of the Jamaica Constabulary...
Henry wants probe into oil theft at JPS
IN LIGHT of the theft of oil and a subsequent fire which left 18,000 Clarendon residents in darkness on Sunday afternoon, member of parliament for Central Clarendon, Mike Henry, has called for a thorough investigation by both the police and the Jamaica...
Stella Maris restarts after HFMD scare
Stella Maris Preparatory School in upper St Andrew resumed classes yesterday following a two-day disruption because hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) had been detected there.Classes ended prematurely last Thursday with further closure of the school...