CABINET WILL soon be asked to approve the takeover of construction on the Mount Rosser leg of the Highway 2000 by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC).CHEC, which…
MoBay corporates give scholarships
WESTERN BUREAU: Three prospective medical doctors, a lawyer, an actuarial science and food chemist, nurse and a business management student were among the recipients accepting a record J$1.5 million in scholarships…
The importance of forgiveness
HELLO MI neighbour! With blood in his eyes he was determined to wipe out the woman who cleaned him out and disappeared.She was an old friend he had planned to marry, having decided to settle down.
Concerned about cousin
Q: My 14-year-old son went abroad for the summer.During his visit, he saw his 15-year-old cousin’s forearm with a lot of cut marks on it. He said he asked his aunt about it, but she did not answer him.
Queries on autism
Q: I need some help understanding autism.My sister in Canada has a son who has been identified as autistic. She has two older normal children.
Exam no-show
Q: I just found out that my 18-year-old daughter did not sit her CXCs in May and June this year. I was talking about picking up the results when she shared that she did not go to the exams….
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to get help from Canadian Forces
MINISTER OF National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson last week announced that the Canadian Government, through its Ministry of National Defence, is deploying three CH-146 Griffon tactical helicopters and 65 Canadian Forces personnel to support …
Francis, the Jamaican saint
Francis comes from Richmond, St Mary. He had his Lacatan green bananas transported on the truck weekly to Coronation Market. It was a competitive business, and farming on small scale is not easy…
Gleaner’s Silver Pen awardee clarifies personality disorder
SHANE JOSEPH was quite happy to receive his first Silver Pen Award from The Gleaner last Thursday for his Letter of the Day published on April 21 titled ‘Antisocial disorder driving crime’.In his letter, Joseph stated, “In my estimation, the elements…