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Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories- No Air Jamaica sale, no IMF - Divestment of national carrier tied to negotiations with lending agencyWESTERN 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 originally slated... ...
- Michael Stern goes back to being a minister of statePRIME 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, Investment and Commerce...
- Year-old wounds force tightening of security - JLP not taking chances at annual conference following last year's shooting incidentHundreds 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 security....
- Scotiabank drops $350K into Salvation Army's Xmas KettleWESTERN 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.
- Media associations mull code of ethicsMembers 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 1965 Code of Ethics...
- No Air Jamaica sale, no IMF - Divestment of national carrier tied to negotiations with lending agency
- Foreign News
- Body found in flood is missing Pc November 20, 2009A body found after a bridge collapse in what the Environment Agency says is "unprecedented" flooding is that of missing Pc Bill Barker.
- Yacht pair plead for ransom talks November 20, 2009A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.
- Restart for 'Big Bang' experiment November 20, 2009The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
- Drug-resistant swine flu hits UK November 20, 2009Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.
- 'Dream killer' released by judge November 20, 2009A "devoted husband" who said he killed his wife while dreaming she was an intruder in their camper van is freed by a judge.
- Body found in flood is missing Pc November 20, 2009
- Caribbean News