Archive for May, 2008

The Front Pages - week 5

Monday, May 19th, 2008

 Sunday Gleaner Front Page: Portia stands firm: Plans to lead PNP back to victory:

Simpson Miller who turns 63 in December, says she is working towards  taking the PNP back into state power and returning to Jamaics House  as prime minister.

Sunday Observer Front Page: Horrible fiery deaths!
10-year-old girl, senior citizens die in blaze set by arsonists

Sunday Herald Front Page: Elections draw closer:

A Court of Appeal ruling last Friday, cleared the way for People’s National Party (PNP) candidate, Phyllis Mitchell, to ask the court to unseat North East St. Catherine Member of Parliament (MP), Gregory Mair, and other party figures to go after four of Mair’s colleagues who are said to be holding dual citizenship.
 

The Front Pages - week 4

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Monday Gleaner Front Page: The job’s mine! - MacMillan says he’s taking charge as security minister in Jamaica.
 

Monday Observer Front Page:Bartlett scolds casino critics
Objections irrational and illogical, says tourism minister.

Montego Bay, St James - In his most scathing remarks yet against the detractors of casino gambling, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, on the weekend described their objections as irrational and illogical and maintained that the attraction would be controlled.

The Front Pages - week 3

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Monday Gleaner Front Page: USAIN Bolt rocketed to number two on the all-time 100 metres list when he produced a fantastic 9.76 seconds run on Saturday night to blow away his rivals in the men’s 100 metres, and stun more than 12,000 spectators who turned up at the National Stadium for the fifth running of the Jamaica International Invitational meet.

Monday Observer Front Page:

Blood-drenched weekend
The relative lull in double-digit killings was shattered weekend with the reported slaying of 18 persons, six of them yesterday, including a one year-old baby girl from the war-torn inner city community of August Town, St Andrew.