Brian Wynter will become governor of the Bank of Jamaica a week early. Audley Shaw, minister of finance and the public service, announced yesterday that Wynter's schedule had changed and he would be available to take over the post as

OPPOSITION LEADER Portia Simpson Miller has accused Prime Minister Bruce Golding of breaching the public's trust by reappointing Michael Stern as state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce."As recently as September, the prime...

AN UNKNOWN angel has made an indelible impression on Billy and Faye Graham from Canada.So impressed have the two been that they realised that the negative picture constantly...

There was deafening silence among panellists who seemed stunned as seemingly frustrated youth advocate Tamian Beckford took the issue of a helpless street boy, who was in dire need of assistance, to them to the table.

Former national Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips has asked questions of Prime Minister Bruce Golding relating to a request from the United States for the extradition of Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.Coke is said to be wanted in...

for the vicinity of the National Arena for Sunday's public session of the Jamaica Labour Party's annual conference.

WESTERN BUREAU: The US$200-million divestment cost of the national carrier Air Jamaica could be one of the major factors causing the delay in concluding negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The deadline to wrap up the IMF loan was

PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding has reappointed Michael Stern as a minister of state.Stern, who lost his job after he was booted by the court as member of parliament for North West Clarendon, has been returned to the Ministry of Industry,

Hundreds of police personnel and dozens of private security guards are to ring the National Arena on Sunday as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) stages the public session of its annual conference. The party is to spend almost $500,000 on

WESTERN BUREAU: Scotiabank donated $350,000 to Western Jamaica Salvation Army's 2009 Christmas Kettle drive at its official launch in Sam Sharpe Square yesterday. The bank has been providing sponsorship for the drive for the past six years.

Members of the Press and Media associations of Jamaica (PAJ)/(MAJ), met yesterday at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston to discuss the code of practice document. This document, now in its 'draft stage', once becoming official, will replace the old

Jamaica Teachers' Association President Michael Stewart has called on the Caribbean Examinations Council to extend the deadline for registrations for next year's Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination papers ...

The command and crew of the United States navy vessel, USS Wasp (LHD 1), brought gifts worth nearly $9 million on their visit to the island yesterday. The imposing vessel, which anchored 15 miles off the coast of Ocho Rios,

The two accused were held in a bathroom at a business place in May Pen allegedly accepting marked money. The two female jurors who were held in a sting operation on Monday for allegedly accepting money to free a man

Motor Sales, dealers for Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, has issued a warning on behalf of its parent company that could spell doom for some Mitsubishi deportee owners.The company said that while products sold by Motor Sales...

Cabinet has approved the sale of land located at Knutsford Park in New Kingston to Pan Jamaica Investment Trust Limited (Pan Jamaica). Minister of Information Daryl Vaz disclosed on Wednesday during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House that Pan...

Jamaica's dismal slide down the international corruption index is continuing, with the latest data showing the country slipping a further three places.The 2009 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) from Transparency International shows Jamaica at 99th of the 180 countries...

He is 25 years old but already he has made a valuable contribution to the world.His invention is such that Time Magazine lists the product at number 18 in its '50 best inventions of the year'. The former Wolmer's Preparatory

Zia Mian, director general of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), has vowed not to allow any interest group to capture the entity. "We are not in the business of making people happy. The regulator is not in the business

Many Jamaicans have already started their Christmas shopping in an attempt to get away from the hustle and bustle usually seen at this time of year. The Gleaner went on a tour of St Thomas to check on the availability