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Michael Abrahams | Fact-checking in the age of the Internet

Published:Sunday | October 28, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Emancipation Day was approaching once again, and I had decided, for my weekly column, to write about the unfortunate fact that although emancipated from physical slavery, with chains and shackles, many of my black Jamaican brothers and sisters are...

Weed Ed | Could Jamaica produce the holy grail of ganja? - Researchers and investors are betting on it

Published:Thursday | October 25, 2018 | 12:00 AM

For as long as most people can remember, we've all heard that Jamaica has the best ganja in the world. Rastafarians have long praised its spiritual aura that allows them to tap into other dimensions during meditation.Fisherfolk have made claims of...

Jacqueline Tomlin-Brooks: Breast cancer survivor saved by faith

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Many persons ring in the new year with merriment and great expectations of what it holds, however, in 2013, Jacqueline Tomlin-Brooks rang in the new year with the shocking discovery of a lump in her breast, which was later discovered to be cancerous...

Laws of Eve | Hospital liable for misinforming patient about wait time

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

If you have ever wondered about the duty and standard of care that is owed to patients who visit accident and emergency departments, you should read the case of Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50, which was decided on October...

Stacy Hines reveals her battle scars

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

They say that joy comes in the morning, but for many years I could not feel that joy. I was trapped in the cycle of survival, just trying to make it day to day. In many ways, I felt inadequate and incomplete but somehow resolute that there had to be...

Kelly's World | Are we storm ready? (no, not those)

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

I don't mean to sound like, or try to be, a harbinger of doom, but anyhow Jamaica gets hit by a natural disaster of epic proportions soon, dog nyam wi supper!I am no disaster preparedness and emergency expert (not even an amateur). Nor do I have any...

Living with Flair

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Looking fabulous, trendy, and confident can still be achieved while undergoing the uphill battle with cancer. Before you start with your external appearance, it is necessary to dress your mind with positivity. The laws of attraction dictate that...

Gaelle Cosmetics is making an impact

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

"One of the most rewarding aspects of being in business is being able to leave the world a little better than you found it" explains Safyie Reid, Montegonian and owner of Jamaican lipstick brand, GaÎlle Cosmetics.GaÎlle's commitment to women has...

Survival Sisters, it's easier together

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

When you see them, know that they are only as strong as the people supporting them. Understand that their smiles reflect the tender love and care bestowed upon them by the true friends that never left, the real ones they met along the way, and the...

Tmrw. Tday Culture Festival vies for Outstanding Social Impact Award in Vegas

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMKimberley Small/Gleaner Writer

Heading into its third year in the live-event market, the Tmrw. Tday Culture Festival has already caught the attention of major international platforms. Combining yoga, cannabis forums, holistic gastronomy, and reggae and dub music galore, the west...

Oncological massages at White Orchid Spa

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Fighting cancer requires a warrior's strength. The White Orchid Spa at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston wants to take these fighters off the battlefield and into a zone of pampering and rejuvenation, as they rest up for the big, bad 'C'...

CAPRI | Reaping the benefits of open government data

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The solutions to many of the problems we face as a country - societal, economic, health, environmental - begin with data: having access to the information necessary to make decisions based on facts. Allowing greater citizen access to a wide array of...

Operations at NHT fine-tuned - PM

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that the National Housing Trust (NHT) has been fine-tuned, with operations at the entity now tantamount to what exists in a well-run financial institution.The governance structure, he pointed out, is equivalent to...

Steve Lyston | Emotional pain hurting the global society

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

While one's past should not determine one's future, we have seen unhealed, past hurts negatively impact leadership and are even influencing laws. So it is critical for people to be healed of all the baggage before seeking to engage in leadership, no...

Tufton launches Compassionate Care programme in St Ann

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton launched his ministry's Compassionate Care programme at the St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital last Thursday, aimed at improving the quality of service and care offered in public hospitals and health centres in...

National Youth Consultative Conference a success

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The 2018 staging of the Governor-General's I Believe Initiative (IBI) National Youth Consultative Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James, was a resounding success.The over 1,000 youth delegates in attendance were engaged...

Sam Sharpe Teachers' College opens diagnostic centre for at-risk students

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

There is hope for children deemed to be problem students at an early age, but who may be professionally diagnosed with various ailments that interfere with their ability to learn.A diagnostic and early-childhood intervention centre is now in...

Medz Foundation goes beyond the call of duty

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

Workers and other people at the entrance to the Accident and Emergency Department at Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) are accustomed to see people being carried in and out of that space in stretchers and wheelchairs, which are very vital in the scheme...

Peace in schools through tree planting - Mona Geoinformatics Institute partners with VPA to spread hope

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

More than 100 schools and institutions across the island registered to receive trees since the launch of the Trees for Peace Project. The Trees for Peace initiative was launched on National Peace Day (March 6, 2018) by the Violence Prevention...

Mocho Primary receives special education unit

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMCecelia Campbell-Livingston/ Gleaner Writer

Students with special needs at Mocho Primary School, as well as those from surrounding areas, can now benefit from a special education unit set up at the school.The unit, a renovation of what was originally the principal's cottage, which was done at...

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