Danville vs Dabdoub - EOJ boss, PNP candidate square off outside court
After having his feathers ruffled while under cross-examination, Director of Elections Danville Walker lost his cool yesterday and had to be restrained by a female lawyer, as he approached People's National Party (PNP) candidate Abe Dabdoub in a threatening manner outside a courtroom...
Children honoured at KIDS treat
The Christmas season is loved by children who always look forward to the presents they will receive. With this in mind, more than 50 children were made very happy on Tuesday as the Hilton Kingston hotel, through its Kindness In Donation and Services (KIDS) project ...
Zimbabwe to introduce Z$750,000 banknote
Zimbabwe's central bank on Wednesday announced the introduction of higher denomination of banknotes to help end a cash crunch that has seen people besieging banks. Central bank governor Gideon Gono said in a televised speech that the Z$200,000 bill...
August Town strike at last
AUGUST TOWN broke their five-game goalless streak yesterday when they drew 1-1 against hosts Boys' Town in a heated match in the Cash Plus Premier League (CPPL) at Collie Smith Drive. It was a disappointing result for Boys' Town, who missed numerous chances to score because of bad play...
EDITORIAL - Take MPs' pay out of partisan politics
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), now in government, is implementing the salary increases for parliamentarians that were recommended by the previous administration, but frozen for a lack of consensus. It was, perhaps, good tactics for Bruce Golding, who was then the Opposition Leader...
LETTER OF THE DAY - An assessment of Jamaican education
The Editor, Sir: In response to the headline story 'Virtually illiterate', published last Friday, please consider these thoughts. Maybe Jamaican children don't feel like they should really care about education because the images of the 'successful people' that they can relate to...
Great 'Rhythm and Booze'
For 10 minutes last Saturday night, there was musical silence at 'Rhythm and Booze' as the police took control of the party. However, not even that could break the vibe of the huge crowd at Curphey Place. At 1:30 a.m. when Renaissance was in the middle of building a set, police...
What a contest!
"Wow!", "mmm", "Yummy," echoed the judges as they bit into piece after piece of Claudette Franscique's cake during the judging of the J. Wray & Nephew Red Label Wine Christmas Cake Contest on Monday, December 17, held at The Gleaner's North Street office...
Economy pledge helps Lee win presidency
SEOUL (Reuters): Right-wing businessman Lee Myung-bak swept to victory in South Korea's presidential election, his promises to revamp the economy pushing aside concern about his ethics, official results showed yesterday. With almost all 23 million votes...