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First AngelsJa Successes | A big idea; but the banks weren't biting (Part 2)

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2018 | 12:00 AM

We continued our series on First AngelsJa Successes yesterday, featuring Danielle Terrelonge Irons, founder and CEO of DRT Communications Limited, a marketing communications agency and the first company in the Caribbean to offer technology-driven...

'I love Trump' - President declares fondness for US leader despite vulgar remark

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2018 | 12:00 AM

KAMPALA(AP):Uganda's president says he loves President Donald Trump and that he should be praised for not mincing words."I love Trump because he tells Africans frankly," President Yoweri Museveni said yesterday, shortly after the US ambassador...

US: Russia to blame for Syrian chemical attacks

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2018 | 12:00 AM

PARIS (AP):Russia is ultimately to blame for any use of chemical weapons in Syria, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said yesterday amid reports of a suspected chemical attack this week near the capital, Damascus.Tillerson said Russia is violating...

More than simply books and academia – UWI touts solution-based Research Day, focuses on climate change, health and poverty

Published:Monday | January 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, Professor Archibald McDonald, is promising that this year's staging of Research Day will seek to present solutions, based on research, on some of the issues facing the country....

Access expands network, eyeing new acquisitions as growth strategy

Published:Wednesday | January 17, 2018 | 12:00 AMAvia Collinder/Business Reporter

Microfinance lender Access Financial Services Limited (AFS), which made two acquisitions in the last two years, says that it will continue to buy up other operators as part of its growth strategy in 2018.Last November, the company also added another...

Make the most of it - University grads urged to maximise benefits from low-paying jobs

Published:Sunday | January 21, 2018 | 12:00 AMRomario Scott/Gleaner Writer

Amid the consistent complaints from fresh university graduates about the low wages being offered in the job market, a senior business executive is imploring them to take advantage of every employment opportunity, despite the initial low remuneration...

Gordon Robinson | Shouldn’t we do unto others?

Published:Sunday | January 21, 2018 | 12:00 AM

One thing I've learnt during my lifetime is not to judge others.I see readers' eyes rolling into their foreheads: "Yu gwaan! Yu judge all di time inna dese columns." No. What I'm relentless and unapologetic about is analysis beyond superficial;...

Spiritual connects with Ja at home, in US

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMMel Cooke/Gleaner Writer

Singer Spiritual reserved his most flamboyant foot movement for the encore song, Give Thanks of Praise, of his approximately one-hour performance at Pulse's Trafalgar Road, New Kingston, headquarters on Saturday night. After Tommy Cowan's...

RJRGLEANER Honour Awards | For Voluntary Service (Special): Rise Life Management - Changing J'can lives for the better

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Reaching Individuals through Skills and Education (RISE) Life Management Services, a non-governmental organisation, established in Jamaica in 1989 as Addiction Alert Organisation, has been changing lives for the better through educational,...

Duckie looking forward to stint with Tappa

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM

When the Jamaica football squad flew out yesterday for a friendly match in Turkey, one of the happiest men in the touring party was assistant coach Donovan Duckie.Duckie, the Waterhouse FC coach, is still celebrating his appointment as assistant...

Ding Dong is face, voice of new Grace campaign

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM

On Sunday, the Kingston waterfront came alive as Grace Foods launched its latest brand campaign, 'Flava with a Beat' to customers and media at a private event with a special guest performance by dancehall entertainer Ding Dong, front-and-centre as...

Letter of the Day | Golden Age Home workers under attack!

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:First, let me say from the start that I am protesting on behalf of a female healthcare assistant who is very closely related to me.As most of us know, the Golden Age Home, in Vineyard Town, is a residence for seniors. I am not sure...

Weed sentence apology for artistes needed

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMMel Cooke/Gleaner Writer

Kingsley Goodison, who for 20 consecutive years has staged Tribute to the Greats honouring standouts of Jamaican popular music's earlier years, saw a lot of famed performers during his long association with Clement Dodd's Studio One. While many of...

Burning Spear's music sustained 'Babsy'

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMMel Cooke/Gleaner Writer

On Saturday night, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia 'Babsy' Grange was the guest speaker at a concert by reggae singer Spiritual, and she used the performer's similarity to another Jamaican artiste, as a starting point to...

Trinity's Anderson a wanted man

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp/Gleaner Writer

Holy Trinity High's Manning Cup coach, Devon 'Pablo' Anderson, could be on his way out of the central Kingston-based institution after attracting interest from several schools.Anderson has drawn attention because of the work he has been doing at...

'I love running' - Jamaica Moves Corporate Challenge male winner has passion to move

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM

As a high-schooler, the longest distance you could get Kemar Leslie to run (competitive or otherwise) was the 1500-metre race. Fast-forward to 2018, and you will notice that he's the face you see crossing the finish line first at most 5K races...

Bad habits that are yellowing your teeth

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM

1. Overusing mouthwash, orusing one that's too acidicOne of the toughest environments for your teeth is a dry mouth. That's because saliva has a combination of minerals, enzymes, and oxygen compounds that keep the pH balance in your mouth neutral -...

Healthful tips | Guzzle your water cold

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Researchers have found that persons who drank eight to 12 eight-ounce glasses of ice cold water per day had a higher metabolic rate than those who drank water at room temperature.Your body may burn a few calories heating the cold water to your core...

Outsourcing interest in the Caribbean on the rise

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA), says that the preliminary assessment of an investor perception survey initiated by CEDA in the final quarter of last year, shows that nearly half of the...

Back to the drawing board for Oxford Road hotel - NEPA tells applicant to reduce building height

Published:Tuesday | January 23, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Land being cleared for development at 1A-1B Oxford Road in New Kingston will house a boutique hotel, according to documents obtained from the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).The state regulator, however, has asked the design...

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