Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Wednesday | December 2, 2009
One stop, driver! - Ministry puts brakes on new bus plan
The Transport and Works Ministry has applied the brakes to its route-replacement programme and there are indications that the process is in for a bumpy ride. A statement released by the ministry has blamed indiscipline on the part of applicants for the delay... Read More...
Nuptials not so 'convenient' in Costa Rica - Lengthy jail terms for Jamaicans found guilty of business marriages
Authorities in Costa Rica have warned that Jamaicans found guilty of business marriages could face lengthy prison sentences. Such business marriages, or marriages of convenience, occur when foreigners pay Costa Ricans to become their spouse in order... Read More...
Uplifting words for Jamaica AIDS Support - Golding says organisation has acted as pioneer in care of those afflicted
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has showered praises on Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), noting that the organisation has paved the way for care and support of people living with HIV and AIDS. "They took up this thing and went out in front... Read More...
PM's wife new patron for HIV committee
Lorna Golding, wife of Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has formally accepted a role as the 2010 patron for the National AIDS Committee (NAC). "It is with a deep sense of humility that I accept to serve as patron for the National AIDS Committee," said... Read More...
HIV treatment gap - Unavailability hits more than 7,000 with disease
Treatment for more than half of the estimated 14,000 Jamaicans with HIV who require intervention is currently unavail-able, says director of the National HIV/STI Programme, Dr Kevin Harvey. "The major gap has come about because we have revised the time at which we start ... Read More...
Jamaica to eliminate mom-to-child infection by 2015
A campaign to get pregnant women in Jamaica tested for HIV and protect their babies has yielded fruit, with over 90 per cent doing checks. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV has declined from 25 per cent in 2002 to less than five per cent last year... Read More...
Guest editor profile - Former journalist stands in the public's defence
The public defender is our guest editor but this is no baptism in journalism for him. He was a reporter with this very newspaper. In fact, the public defender was an award-winning journalist before turning his attention to the Bar... Read More...
Jamaica in danger of 'state capture', says watchdog
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL, a global anti-corruption watchdog, says Jamaica is facing a clear and present danger of succumbing to what it calls 'state capture'. The term is used to describe a situation where powerful individuals, institutions, companies or groups ... Read More...
Four dead, 28 injured after buses collide - Cow said at the centre of mishap
Tragedy struck once more along the infamous stretch of North Coast Highway between St Ann's Bay and Runaway Bay in St Ann Monday night. Again, an animal was at the centre of the mishap. A two-bus collision along the Llandovery main road left four persons dead and 28 others.. Read More...
Bolt sorry for no-show
"The Usain Bolt management team apologises for Usain's no-show at the Gleaner autograph signing and tickets sales event this morning (Tuesday). Due to extreme tiredness, Usain was unable to fulfil all of his commitments after the weekend... Read More...
Enjoying the holidays during a recession
Christmas is coming, but contrary to the lyrics of that old Yuletide tune, the goose this year is far from fat. In fact, your 2009 Christmas list may have shrunk significantly over last year, along with your level of disposable income.... Read More...
Rum razed
Firemen battle a huge fire which yesterday engulfed a section of the Wray and Nephew building on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. Read More...
