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Jamaica finalising relief support for St Vincent
Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie says Jamaica is organising support for St Vincent and the Grenadines, which is being impacted by the erupting La Soufrière volcano. McKenzie says Jamaica has been in contact with the Government...
CommentsRifle and ammunition seized in St James
The police are reporting the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition during an operation on Dapper Lane, Montego Hills in St James. The seizure was made yesterday around 3:17 p.m. The police report that a team was on an operation in...
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‘TRAGEDY TO HUMANITY’
In a shot across the bow directed at world powers like the United States, Prime Minister Andrew Holness cast Jamaica’s mass vaccination of more than 75,000 people over four days as a global marker and laid down the gauntlet for hoarders of the life...
Comments'I don't know how to go on' Premium
Wayne Maitland is a broken father. From his St Andrew home, he spoke with The Gleaner on Tuesday ruing his daughter’s decision to travel on Monday from her Easter holiday trip to spend time with her relatives in Mandeville, Manchester. Janelle...
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10 additional COVID-19 deaths, 130 new cases
Jamaica on Tuesday recorded 10 new COVID-19 fatalities, increasing the tally to 692. The deceased are: * A 73-year-old woman from Manchester. * A 98-year-old female from Kingston and St Andrew. * A 70-year-old man from Kingston and St ...
CommentsMelon crisis grips New Forest
NEW FOREST, Manchester: Farmers at the New Forest Agro-Park are counting more than a million dollars in losses after close to 100,000 pounds of melons failed to properly mature under mysterious circumstances. Investigations by technical...
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Better chance for Boyz ... but Premium
With some of the region’s top nations expected to field weakened teams at this year’s Concacaf Gold Cup tournament, local football insiders, while pointing out a possible advantage for Jamaica, are warning Reggae Boyz head coach Theodore Whitmore...
CommentsYona training with purpose
Diver Yona Knight-Wisdom says he can once again train with purpose after it was announced that the cancellation of the Olympic Games qualifier, the FINA Diving World Cup, was overturned. The Diving World Cup was due to take place in Tokyo, Japan,...
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Stress test fail Premium
While Jamaica’s financial system received a passing grade from the most recent report that gave it a health check, two banks and a securities dealer were said to have breached their minimum regulatory markers when hypothetical but possible adverse...
CommentsDolphin Cove rehiring after hard COVID blow Premium
Dolphin Cove is starting a shift in customer traffic back towards more foreign visitors, but is still far from a full recovery of the most lucrative segment of its market. The company has been mostly reliant on locals for business since the COVID...
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The situation here is quite grim, says Skinny Fabulous
In the wake of La Soufrière volcanic eruptions in St Vincent and the Grenadines, popular musician, singer- songwriter Skinny Fabulous has been pooling resources with other cultural ambassadors to aid the devastated island nation. “It feels like a ‘...
CommentsJahdon’s cooking up album, YouTube series
The Jahdon story neither begins nor ends with music. The reggae artiste has several talents, such as making traditional coconut palm brooms and cooking. He even owned his own cookshop, but was faced with choosing between the kitchen and the stage...
CommentsLetter of the Day| No need to dispose of freshly expired vaccines
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am totally opposed to the idea of disposing of the AstraZeneca vaccines as proposed by the opposition spokesman on health, Dr Morais Guy. From my experience as a public health inspector of food, drink and other edibles...
CommentsLet’s get out of 2020 mode
THE EDITOR, Madam: Twenty-twenty was just that year for all of us. A lot of grieving and loss, a lot of adjusting and readjusting to something that came at us full force – COVID-19. It’s a year that I am quite certain will go down in history....
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St Vincent seeks water, funds as volcano keeps erupting
KINGSTOWN (AP): Leaders of volcano-wracked St Vincent said Tuesday that water is running short as heavy ash contaminates supplies, and they estimated that the Eastern Caribbean island will need hundreds of millions of dollars to recover from the...
CommentsIndia reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
NEW DELHI (AP): The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its hospitals. Social media is full of people searching for beds, while relatives throng pharmacies looking for antiviral medicines that...
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Treating autism with Applied Behaviour Analysis
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition that affects a child’s ability to communicate and socialise. ASD can also result in challenging behaviours such as tantrums, hitting or biting, and stereotypical behaviours such as hand...
CommentsPap smear saves lives
Many women find a Pap smear test to be uncomfortable or scary and try to avoid going to their gynaecologist because of it. But the few minutes of discomfort are ultimately worth the health benefits. Pap smears help to identify suspicious cells in...
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Something Extra | Wednesday
Heineken launched their new, premium, non-alcoholic, low-calorie drink, Heineken 0.0, at the HIIT Factory by Express Fitness with a two-day HIIT experience session last Thursday and Friday. With high-energy music played by ZJ Chrome and DJ Franco,...
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Editorial | Open up to Vincentians
Why the US can’t send COVID-19 vaccines to Jamaica