A Jamaican family of four, including two children ages 11 and 12, were stabbed to death in their Far Rockaway, Queens, home early Sunday morning by a relative who was shot and killed by responding police officers. Courtney Gordon, the 38-year-old...
New York-based Espoir Foundation, which runs a number of after-school projects in the United States (US) as well as several other countries, including Haiti, is to launch an after school programme in Rose Town, St Andrew, in conjunction with the...
Diaspora organisation, the Jamaica Progressive League is facing an uphill struggle to survive as it has failed to attract new members and is unable, at times, to carry out its business. Sadi Campbell, president of the League, has acknowledged that...
Help Jamaica Medical Mission, the New Jersey-based non-profit organisation that undertakes medical missions to Jamaica, raised some US$25,000 at its recent award and fundraising gala, which will be used to offset some of the costs for next year’s...
Her introduction to life in the United States was less than ideal and certainly did not match up with the glowing picture painted of life overseas. She survived near homelessness, at times sleeping in her car – when she had a car. Sometimes she...
JAMAICAN-BORN doctor Kingsley Chin, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and has a medical device manufacturing company among other entities, has reached a settlement with the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) in a civil case brought...
His journey began on the mean streets of the inner-city community of Trench Town, in south St Andrew, and took him to the lawns of King’s House where, last Monday, October 16, he stood before the governor-general of his country to receive...
HEALTH AND Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has sought to clarify his recent statement that overseas medical missions were doing more harm than good, pointing out that he was speaking specifically about some dental teams. “The statement I...
Leaders in the diaspora have accused health and wellness minister Dr Christopher Tufton of making “reckless” and “unfortunate” statements, negatively broadbrushing medical missions that have been coming to Jamaica over the years to make a positive...
The Jamaican diaspora was well represented during Monday’s presentation of national honours and awards through at least eight persons who were conferred with such honours. Those receiving honours and awards were Clive ‘DJ Kool Herc’ Campbell, who...
Some 35 automated external defibrillators (AEDs), valued around US$75,000 are to be distributed to 35 schools and institutions this Wednesday during a handover ceremony to be held on the campus of the University of Technology (UTech) in St Andrew....
An upbeat and joyful Jamaica robotics team will return to the island tomorrow afternoon after winning gold at the Singapore Robotics Olympics. Topping last year’s second-place performance, the team beat out the competition to win the Katherine...
A Jamaican man living in Brooklyn, New York, has been hospitalised amid reports that he was beaten by guards while serving a 188-month sentence in a New Hampshire prison. Oneil McKenzie, who was convicted for possession with intent to distribute...
Leaders in the diaspora have voiced their concerns about the rising indiscipline in Jamaican schools and are calling for programmes to stem the tide. The diaspora leaders made their call following recent incidents at two rural schools where...
A 10-member robotics team, sponsored by the United States-based non-profit organisation Union of Jamaica Alumni Association (UJAA), is Singapore bound to compete in the Robotics Olympics. The Olympics will run from October 7-10. Team members are...
An iconic Bronx-based institution, Wembley Athletic Sports Club, has closed its doors after more than 50years of operation. The present president, on whose watch the facility closed, Addiambo Balewa, confirmed to The Gleaner that the location has...
A high-level delegation from Jamaica, led by Senator Aubyn Hill, the country’s minister of industry, investment and commerce, recently held investment discussions in New York with several private and governmental organisations, aimed at boosting...
Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith last week reiterated Jamaica’s commitment to world peace while calling for developed countries and the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to...
Cardiologist Dr Bryan A. Smith has been appointed a Presidential Fellow for 2023- 2024 in the United States. Dr Smith, who is of Jamaican descent, follows in the footsteps of Dr Garth Walker, who was named a White House Fellow in 2021-2022, and...
Dr Robert Clarke has described a recently concluded health mission to Jamaica as exhausting but very rewarding. Speaking with The Gleaner, Clarke said he was always left with a good feeling when giving back to Jamaica and assisting people who are...
A team of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare medical practitioners has been in Jamaica since September 6, visiting underserved communities across the island, where they have been providing medical services to those in need. Led by Dr Robert...
Construction is to begin shortly on a new two-bedroom house for 14-year-old Adrianna Laing, almost one year to the date that she suffered major burns requiring major life-saving surgeries. The fire that occurred at the house she shared with her...
NEW YORK, NY: The Garvey School, situated on Baychester Avenue in the Bronx, which reopened at the start of the new school year last Thursday, is facing an uncertain future as the landlord for the building it now occupies is looking to reclaim the...
WITH SCHOOLS in New York City reopening this week, among the people charged with ensuring that the reopening process for the city’s public schools goes smoothly is Jamaica-born Dr Rushell White. White, who is deputy superintendent in the city’s...
City University of New York (CUNY) is to offer five scholarships to honour the late entertainer and civil rights leader Harry Belafonte. This was announced by New York Governor Kathy Hochul at the West Indian Labour Day Parade, held in Brooklyn on...
