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CARICOM to meet to discuss COVID-19 response
Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are to meet later this month to consider a regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, during a...
CommentsFirst shipment of COVID-19 supplies arrives in Jamaica
Government has received the first shipment of supplies, which includes equipment, to assist in the fight against COVID-19. The supplies, sourced from the United States, Ireland and China, are valued at approximately $1 billion. The...
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Billion$ in tourism losses - COVID-19 turns north coast tourist hotspots into ghost towns
WESTERN BUREAU: Already faced with billions of dollars in losses as a result of closures of hotels and entertainment attractions and massive lay-offs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamaica’s tourism sector could further lose out on some US$3 billion...
CommentsPolitical panic hits PNP ... Phillips advised to step away as cancer diagnosis sends PNP scrambling for ‘interim’ leader … Yes to McNeill, no to Bunting, say insiders
Full-blown political panic has hit the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) following last week’s public disclosure of the advanced-cancer diagnosis for its leader Dr Peter Phillips, resulting in its quest to find an acceptable interim leader...
Comments- BPO worry - Workers scared after colleague tests positive for COVID-19
- What social distancing? - Inner-city residents say harsh living conditions rule out such measures
- Centenarians unafraid of COVID-19 … But family members worried
- Domestic abuse caution - Experts wary of gender-based violence during COVID-19 stay-at-home measures
Corporate Jamaica sees value in virtual parties
Corporate Jamaica is not about to miss out on all the action that has been taking place within the virtual-party space these days. Since the COVID-19 lockdown of places of entertainment and subsequent restrictions implemented by the Government to...
CommentsRespect the digital algorithm
When I speak on this topic, I must admit that almost always, I get a stuttered response from a baby boomer: “W-Wait, what’s what?” To put it simply, digital algorithms prioritise content in a curated and tailored fashion for a user’s social media...
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COVID-19 no problem - Grange: Preparation work for redevelopment of National Stadium ongoing
Minister of Sports Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange says that preparation work for the redevelopment of the National Stadium complex is continuing despite the threat of the COVID-19 virus locally. Up to yesterday, 69 persons tested positive for the virus....
CommentsOlympian-turned-farmer vows to rebound from COVID-19 hit
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the Jamaican economy very hard, and two areas – agriculture and tourism – have been among the sectors that have absorbed a lot of body blows. Several hotels were closed after tourist arrivals from North America hit...
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First Rock to roll out $1.4b luxury complex despite COVID
By September, the real estate arm of First Rock Capital expects to launch a $1.4-billion luxury town house development, pending clearance of all regulatory hurdles. Executive vice-president of First Rock Capital Pierre Shirley says that while the...
CommentsNew managers for Bar Central, founder Frith to form new business
Kevin Frith, the man who founded Bar Central in 2013, is going into a new line of business. He continues to hold a one-quarter stake in Bar Central, a marketing and distribution company for liquor and drinks, but has ceased being its CEO since the...
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She was everybody’s ‘Aunt Lois’ - Family, friends agree Kelly-Miller, who died age 102, had ‘a wonderful innings’
Wit, humour, and a generous spirit are the constant descriptives for the late Jamaican actress Lois Kelly-Miller. Taking her final breath at age 102 last Wednesday morning, she leaves behind her family, some friends, and a troupe of actresses,...
CommentsMined! - Miss Lois Kelly tells of her experiences when ship in which she was travelling on to Jamaica went down; and after in England
The following was published in The Daily Gleaner of Saturday, June 8, 1940. Miss Lois Kelly, daughter of Mr Lewis Kelly, city businessman, and Mrs Kelly, was a passenger on a ship bound for Jamaica from England a little over a week ago and which...
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Singapore stops Zoom for online education as hackers strike
HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore has suspended the use of Zoom for online education after hackers hijacked a lesson and showed obscene images to students. In what is known as “Zoombombing,” two hackers interrupted a geography lesson a...
CommentsTokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021
TOKYO (AP) — As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with the long delay. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
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Taking COVID-19 heads on - Student entrepreneurs’ inventions prove viable weapons against deadly virus
As the global battle against the deadly COVID-19 disease wages on, with each country’s government, healthcare industry, and general public playing its part in defeating this new and relatively unknown enemy, two seemingly unlikely foot soldiers...
CommentsVodou: fate of the free will Vodou:
Vodou evokes a schizophrenic response among the misinformed. Reactions abound: apprehension, incredulity, and vilification. It is not that Vodou struggles for meaning. Vodou has its own particular ideal. It is primordial sense. It is very much...
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Mikey Spice supporting motor sport through photography
When you think of motor sport, you think of race cars, motorbikes, adrenaline, roaring engines, and championship titles. Typically, one would associate the sport with the excitement of being on the track. However, there are quite a number of...
CommentsThese are the top 10 best new cars, trucks, SUVs for this year, according to Consumer Reports
The quality gap between mainstream and luxury vehicles has shrunk so much that one of the most closely followed auto industry reviewers no longer breaks them into separate categories. Consumer Reports recently revealed its 2020 Top Picks, its...
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Colin Steer | Cooperation, creativity and challenges in education amid COVID-19
Public reaction to the initial threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was predictably mixed. While international news of the contagion across continents helped people to appreciate that this was not restricted to a particular region, not many people...
CommentsDouglas Orane | Cultural attitudes to enhance productivity - Case Studies numbers five and six
In this article, I share my two final case studies, which examine changing our cultural attitudes to enhance productivity. Case study #5 – The role of punctuality An entrepreneur named Michael Fairbanks, who specialises in developing...
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Andrea Cowan refined through challenges
AS A child, Andrea Cowan was bright and optimistic, and always liked to put on a show for her friends when she was not working at her parents’ business after school. “My mother was the bookkeeper of the business, so from a small age I was doing...
CommentsCreating cosy rooms
COSY ROOMS encourage comfort and make us feel good. These spaces help us to feel more connected to those around us, to the room itself, and to our inner selves. These are the kind of rooms we want to spend time in and so are automatically drawn to...
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Editorial | COVID-19 downtown hotspots and urban fixing decay
Alfred Dawes | A new hope