Gleaner Power 106 Headlines http://www.go-jamaica.com/news/ Latest and Breaking News from Jamaica from the Gleaner/Power 106 news room. en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:54:21 EST 60 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:54:21 EST Saturday Sunday Copyright Gleaner Online,Gleaner Company US authorities watching for terrorism in Jamaica Law enforcement officials in the United States say they're placing a close watch on sections of the Caribbean out of concerns for a possible threat of terrorism. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16720 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16720 Finance Ministry to meet with unions in health sector The finance ministry has called a meeting for this morning with unions representing the health sector, to discuss the recent ruling of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) on a reclassification exercise. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16718 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16718 NAJ calls islandwide emergency meeting The Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) has called its members to an emergency meeting to update them on the outcome of the talks with representatives of the finance ministry. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16717 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16717 JTA appeals for water storage equipment The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) has appealed to the education ministry for assistance to some schools which are without adequate water storage facilities. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16716 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16716 Inmates, officers injured during Horizon riot The national security ministry has reported that 36 inmates and nine correctional officers suffered various injuries following a riot at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre in Kingston yesterday. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16715 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16715 US authorities watching for terrorism in Jamaica Law enforcement officials in the United States say they're placing a close watch on sections of the Caribbean out of concerns for a possible threat of terrorism. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16714 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16714 Reparations Commission urged to prove slavery illegal The Reparations Commission may need to prove that slavery practiced by Britain in Jamaica was illegal, if its to be successful in its attempts to get compensation. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16713 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16713 Official funeral for Professor Nettleford The late UWI vice chancellor emeritus, Professor Rex Nettleford is to be accorded an official funeral at the Chapel at the University of the West Indies, Mona. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16712 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16712 Horizon Remand Centre unrest Tension is running high this afternoon at the Horizon Remand Centre on Spanish Town Road in Kingston, in the wake of unrest by at least 200 inmates at the facility. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16708 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16708 Jamaican authorities get names of Haitian inmates The national security minister, Senator Dwight Nelson, says the Jamaican authorities have acquired a list of the names of prisoners who escaped from the penitentiary in Haiti, following the earthquake on January 12. http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16707 http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=16707