Shots fired in councillor's direction
... declares that she will not give in to criminality Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer Venesha Phillips, Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) councillor for the Papine division has declared that...
View ArticleGo-karting development proposed for Barbican
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer Preparations are under way for a J$10-million project that would bring Barbican, St Andrew, to life with scintillating, high-speed entertainment. Wayne Gregory, a member...
View ArticleEDITORIAL - End scatterbrain downtown overhaul
No one can accuse Clifton Yap, the architect and planner, of inconsistency. And his ideas are quite sensible. Mr Yap has been on what, for him, and to us, an old theme: the vision of an environmentally...
View ArticleGreat Leadership Debate tackles discrimination
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer CHRISTOPHER DEGNAN, public affairs officer at the United States (US) Embassy in Kingston, has noted that both Jamaica and the US need to address challenges that the...
View ArticleLETTER OF THE DAY - Reversing JUTC transfer system an insensitive proposal
THE EDITOR, Sir: Appalled, disgusted, repulsed. These words cannot sufficiently describe my immediate reaction after glancing at just the article heading in Wednesday's Jamaica Gleaner Online - 'JUTC...
View ArticleEDITORIAL - Noel Hylton: a passing breed
They are an increasingly rare species: those towering figures of business and commerce or the public service, who become legendary, almost mythical. Noel Anthony Hylton, who turned 82 last August, is...
View ArticleLove conquers all - From homeless shelter to a home of their own, deportee...
Nadine Wilson, Staff Reporter He was deported from the United States and sent back to fend for himself in a country he vaguely remembered. She was homeless and struggling with a physical disability and...
View ArticleFinancial fair brings downtown Kgn alive
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer Michelle Duncan, a 38-year-old vendor, strolled through the St William Grant Park in Kingston yesterday, a look of anticipation on her face. Her stall is located...
View Article'Great feeling to be top helper in Jamaica' - GraceKennedy Group's first ever...
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer ELAINE DUNCAN'S smile shone as brightly as the Jamaican midday sun as she stood on the stage to collect her trophy for being the number one household hero in Jamaica....
View ArticleAngels of Love bring joy to cancer patients
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer They may have been diagnosed with paediatric cancer, but one could not tell from the sounds of laughter and harmony booming through Hope Gardens as several children...
View ArticleMentorship programme reaping rewards at Mico
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer MATTHEW HENRY, an eighth-grade student at Mico Practising Primary and Junior High School, is excited as he now sees a bright future ahead of him, a feeling that was not...
View ArticleHomeless teens - More young people calling the mean streets of downtown...
Tyrone Thompson, Gleaner Staff Reporter The growing number of young people making the streets of Kingston their home is becoming more of a worry for the Poor Relief Department of the Kingston and St...
View ArticleGleaner hosts third 2014 Honour Awards luncheon
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer The sounds of laughter complemented what was an already vibrant atmosphere at The Gleaner Company's head office in Kingston yesterday, as the institution staged the...
View ArticleSeaga sees great success in nat'l prayer breakfasts
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer With Jamaica approaching the 35th staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NTPB), former Prime Minister Edward Seaga is lauding the event for, over the...
View Article5,000 fed - let's go again!
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer Having surpassed his goal of feeding 5,000 needy Jamaicans in fine fashion on Sunday, Jordan Bennett says the clock has restarted with his organisation aiming to feed...
View ArticleChildren encouraged to engage in volunteerism
KIMBERLEY SHERLOCK, co-founder of the Bloom Foundation for Education, wants the current generation of children to be more engaged in volunteer activities in order to make an impact on the development...
View ArticleRotaract comes to Negril
Christopher Bodden, Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU:Scores of Rotarians turned out at the charter ceremony for the newly established Rotaract Club of Negril at the Moon Dance resort in West End, Negril,...
View ArticleFood For The Poor stages its annual Christmas treat
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer A TOTAL of 2,500 homeless and less fortunate individuals left Emmet Park in Kingston on Thursday with smiles on their faces following the annual Christmas treat that was...
View ArticleJamaicans cook up meal ideas for Grace Kitchens
Alessandro Boyd, Sunday Gleaner Writer Beverley Henderson, a parent who resides in the vicinity of downtown Kingston, was in a joyous mood yesterday as she took part in the Grace Kitchens Cooking Road...
View ArticleJarrett honoured for volunteerism
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner Writer Earl Jarrett was brimming with pride on Monday as he was inducted into the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) Hall of Fame. Jarrett, general manager of Jamaica...
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