Since January 12, there have been a few Gleaner articles presenting a curious mix of information about the Government's expressed intention to pass a law to take ownership of the 49 per cent shares held by PDV Caribe since 2007 when the Petroleum...
Last year, road fatalities jumped 24 per cent over the previous year. My wish for 2019 is that there are far fewer tears, deaths, and seriously injured persons, as a result of sharp decreases in traffic accidents.I would also like to see courtesy...
Of recent, the standard of The Gleaner's editorials, usually good, has been unusually high, especially a volley of tremendous pieces throughout the last couple weeks. Even so, the editorial of Friday, January 11, 2019, 'Ruel Reid's socialism on...
For many Jamaicans, the mesmerising pull of soca music is undeniable. It is this hypnotic force that draws them more than 1,000 miles across the Caribbean Sea to revel in the beats, melodies, and excitement that comes with carnival in Trinidad and...
Published:Saturday | January 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMCorey Robinson
Since the start of this year, a bloody gang war has claimed at least three lives in the Nine Miles to 11 Miles section of Bull Bay, St Andrew, with the violence spilling into the neighbouring Grants Pen in St Thomas.The killings have occurred below...
Children's Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison says it is disappointing but not surprising that teachers and school administrators are still using corporal punishment as a means of control in the classrooms."Quite frankly, I am not surprised and I...
Published:Saturday | January 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue
The long wait for the report from the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) Commission is set to drag on as a stalemate has reportedly developed between the Andrew Holness administration and the commission.More than seven years after the...
The embarrassing revelation last week that annual reports of parliamentarians' statutory declarations for the last four years, not counting the just-ended 2018, had not been tabled in the House of Representatives should trigger action from Jamaica's...
Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural Juliet Holness is calling for an increased presence of the security forces in Bull Bay community, where an upsurge in gangviolence has left several persons dead and residents living in fear in recent...
Every now and again, someone in the seat of power has the courage to stand up and speak the truth, and two Saturday nights ago, the lady with the authority to spend the people's money in the Government's assistance for sports did just that.Shortly...
The highly anticipated St Mary Cricket Association Big Bash T20 competition, in honour of former parish executive member Maurice Clarke, bowls off at Boscobel Oval today with two exciting clashes setting up an entertaining day for lovers of the...
National representative Justin Burrowes pulled out all the stops to shoot an impressive four under par 68 today in the third round of the Latin America Amateur Championships (LAAC) yesterday.Burrowes' 68 is the best score posted by a Jamaican at...
Published:Saturday | January 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMHubert Lawrence
Kai Chang, Jamaica's World Under-20 discus champion, has his eye on a Boys and Girls' Championships shot-discus double and a seat on the plane to Doha, Qatar, for the senior World Championships.Chang said that he's looking past his big victory last...
LONDON (AP):On a day of commemorations for Matt Busby, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer surpassed the start of the late, great Manchester United manager.With a 2-1 victory over Brighton yesterday, Solskjaer racked up a sixth successive Premier League win since...
Published:Saturday | January 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMNodley Wright
Moneybags Mount Pleasant FC will make another attempt at cementing their credentials as being legitimate title challengers when they host leaders and defending champions Portmore United at Drax Hall in one of five games on today.The newly promoted...
LONDON (CMC):Jamaican striker Jamille Matt notched his 15th goal of the season as Newport County edged Exeter City 1-0 in an English League Two match at Rodney Parade yesterday.It was Newport's first league win since November, although the Welsh...
Published:Saturday | January 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Kingston College's (KC) hurdlers made a strong statement in their first full competition on the track this season at yesterday's Central Hurdles and Relays meet at G.C. Foster College with Rayon Campbell in Class Two and Romel Plummer in Class One...
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC):A four-wicket haul by Larry Edwards helped the Windward Islands Volcanoes secure a slim 13-run first innings lead, but a strong bowling effort by the Jamaica Scorpions ensured that honours were shared at the end of the...