http://jamaica-gleaner.com/ The oldest and leading newspaper in Jamaica editor@gleanerjm.com (Garfield Grandison) roland.booth@gleanerjm.com (Roland Booth) en-us Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT 60 Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT Newspapers HE MIGHT not have the official national hero status that some people believe he should have, but for the last seven years, St Mary Parish Library has observed a 'Day in Honour of Tacky'. On Tuesday, May 8, for the eighth time, the day was observed at Claude Stuart Park in Port Maria, St Mary. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news1.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news1.html CHRISTIANA, Manchester:TWO YEARS ago when Rainforest Seafood opened an outlet along Main Street in Christiana, Manchester, it was catering to the needs of people who were forced to travel far distances to buy or enjoy seafood. Today, the original venue doubles as a seafood joint and outlet. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news2.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news2.html SETTLEMENT, Manchester:REGINALD BARRETT has for 34 years made a living as an upholsterer using his creative mind and his hands to make beautiful furniture for the comfort and pleasure of his many customers, both locally and overseas. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news3.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news3.html HIGHGATE, St Mary:THE RECENT launch of a rodent-control programme for Hopewell, Phase 2 near Highgate, St Mary, marked the culmination of four months of hard work by Samantha-Gaye Anderson, which included time spent walking the community in discussion with residents of the community and the formation of an environmental health committee. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news4.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news4.html OCHO RIOS, St Ann:ONE YEAR after launching Sandals Earthguard, powered by EarthCheck, Sandals Resorts International has begun to realise a reduction in the company's environmental footprint, improved operational efficiencies, and increased benefits to... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news5.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news5.html See the highlights ... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news6.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news6.html Prompted by economic hardship and other issues, hundreds of persons crammed under a big, red tent in the hotbed of Southside, central Kingston, on Wednesday, and screamed their hearts out as they sought divine... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news1.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news1.html UNITED NATIONS (CMC):The number of Caribbean people with high blood pressure and diabetes is drastically increasing, a United Nations report has said."This report is further evidence of the dramatic increase in the conditions that trigger heart disease... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news2.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news2.html PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Describing abortion and gay rights as "two elephants in the room", Trinidad and Tobago's Minister for Gender Affairs Senator Verna St Rose Greaves has thrown her personal support behind their decriminalisation, insisting... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news3.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news3.html ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC):While surviving a no-confidence vote in Parliament, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has courted further controversy after saying the division within his ruling National Democratic Congress is between "the forces of good... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news4.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120519/news/news4.html