With the clock ticking down the final moments for Trench Town High School, Susan Broomfield, principal of the institution, said on Friday that the merger with Charlie Smith High School will present an opportunity for greater educational...
BERLIN, Germany:It is expected that 2015 will be much warmer than 2014.That was the declaration made by Stefan Rahmstorf, respected professor of physics of the oceans, at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Berlin, Germany, who was...
Annotto Bay in St Mary and Morant Point in St Thomas, both in the eastern section of the island, are the Jamaican communities most at risk of devastation by sea-level rise, a...
Jamaica is leading the region in sustainable mechanisms that have been implemented to deal with the issue of missing children, an international expert on missing and exploited children has revealed.Katia Dantas, who was speaking with The Gleaner...
The Portmore Pines community in St Catherine walked away with the top prize for the National Housing Trust (NHT) Best Schemes 2013-2014 competition yesterday, at the awards ceremony which was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown...
Published:Wednesday | April 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
In anticipation of discussions with Agriculture Minister Derrick Kellier, President of the Jamaica Manu-facturers' Association (JMA) Brian Pengelley says he ishoping that a comprehensive strategy will be put in place to provide other alternatives to...
Published:Tuesday | April 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
THE 2015 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be one of the least active since the middle of the 20th century.Jeffery Spooner, head of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, told The Gleaner that based on information from the Department of...
One of the problems that is expected to be addressed through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund's (JSIF) Integrated Community Development Project is electricity theft.The project will target the communities of Hanna Town, Denham Town and Tivoli...
Published:Wednesday | April 15, 2015 | 8:54 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
AN OBSTACLE course and an endurance element of the Military Advancing the Rights of Children (MARCH) 2015 run project, slated for May, are some of the many highlights that the Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) in collaboration with the Second...
Published:Wednesday | April 15, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
As the country prepares for another year of activities in recognition of Child Month in May, Children's Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has made an appeal to the society to be responsible in how they expose children to violent and sexual content....
Published:Wednesday | April 15, 2015 | 5:20 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Dian Bartley, media and communications manager for the Community Safety and Security Branch at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has issued a strong word of advice to parents, urging them not to get complacent in raising their children.Speaking...
Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The top two tertiary institutions in Jamaica, which offer graduates the best prospects for employment, are the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts. The students are being offered jobs even...
Published:Saturday | April 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Volunteerism is still an important aspect of the recruitment process for many employers.That was the sentiment expressed by Ronald Blake, executive director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, along with members of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (...
AN EXPERIMENT at Camperdown High School in Kingston, where boys are separated from girls for some subjects, is pointing to major weaknesses that exist within the teaching profession.Principal of the school Valentine Bailey said that one of the...
LEONARD FRANCIS, director of the Spatial Planning division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has made an appeal for more persons to consider becoming town planners. Francis told The Gleaner that while every aspect of...
Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2015 | 5:17 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
AFTER BEING conferred with the diploma of Fellowship of the City and Guilds of London Institute, Errald Miller, renowned businessman and husband of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, has urged the education sector to continue on its path in...
THE NATIONAL Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA) has said policymakers should seriously consider cremation as an alternative to burying persons, as, in addition to public spaces being limited, family plots and other private areas are running...
Published:Wednesday | March 25, 2015 | 4:57 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
JOINING SIX other Caribbean countries to launch the food-based dietary guidelines for the country, Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson has said more emphasis will be placed on promoting preventative health practices.Speaking at the launch held at...
As the world celebrated Meteorological Day yesterday, Jeffrey Spooner, head of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, indicated that, with the seriousness of climate change, more instruments are needed to accommodate the influx of new data that...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2015 | 1:30 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Minister of Environment and Drainage in Barbados, Denis Lowe says no country should lose sight of the importance of preserving their environment, and those which fail to embrace the concept of the green economy run the risk of making life difficult...
Published:Thursday | March 12, 2015 | 3:07 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Yulit Gordon, executive director for the Jamaica Cancer Society, has made an appeal for telecommunications firms to do more in spreading the word about cancer prevention and treatment in the island."I would love to see the telecoms companies, just...
Published:Thursday | March 19, 2015 | 10:57 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
"I am mindful of the tremendous responsibility that rests on my shoulders, and of the fact that the well-being of every man, woman, and child in this country is affected by the critical portfolio areas with which I am charged," Robert Pickergill,...
Published:Thursday | March 19, 2015 | 2:47 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
With the tragic murder of close to 10 children since the start of the year, the country's two major cities battling raging fires and the additional burden of a high cost of living, the notion of happiness might be the furthest thing from many people...
Errol Mowatt, commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, has said, based on investigations thus far, it is certain that the fire at the Riverton City dump that started last Wednesday could be the work of arsonists."To say this is highly suspicious...
Published:Wednesday | March 11, 2015 | 3:40 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Jamaica is to introduce legislation that will make it mandatory for manufacturers/distributors of specific categories of electronic products to the domestic market, to put in places systems to facilitate safe and proper recovery and disposal of...
