Merline McIntosh is once again living in fear in her home. Her 48-year-old schizophrenic son, who was admitted at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), has been discharged into her care, despite her public outcry against the move. Four months ago,...
Hours after images and video of a traffic snarl along Palisadoes Road in Kingston had gone viral on social media, the operators of Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) sought to allay concerns about a power outage at the facility which...
President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) La Sonja Harrison has labelled as “worrying” the number of teacher vacancies being advertised, which she said is indicative of imminent resignations. Her concern comes amid Minister of Education...
The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is to be outfitted with a new computerised tomography (CT) machine by September. Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton made the announcement yesterday during a post-Cabinet press briefing at...
Dr Taneisha Ingleton, managing director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, is concerned that the revision of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, which will guarantee CARICOM nationals the right to unrestricted travel to live and work in member countries, will...
THE GOVERNMENT of Jamaica will be approaching the China Ex-Im Bank for an extension on the US$384 million loan procured in 2016 for the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA...
BUSINESSES ARE being forced to find creative ways to implement the minimum wage increase, which took effect a month ago. Michael Leckie, president of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), told The Gleaner that just about 50 per cent of...
Paula Llewellyn has built a reputation as a fearless and hardworking prosecutor since making history 15 years ago when she became the first female director of public prosecutions (DPP). On Saturday, her contribution to the field of law enforcement...
HOPE IS an essential element to success, and leaders have a responsibility to inspire it in the people they lead. This was the declaration from Courtney Campbell, president and chief executive officer of the VM Group, as he addressed members of the...
Stakeholders are predicting a paradigm shift in the primary-school system as parents of children attending preparatory schools flock to public schools to circumvent the hike in tuition fees at private institutions. At least two primary-school...
Khurt Fletcher, island supervisor at the National Workers Union, has signalled his intention to escalate the grievances of workers employed by Caribbean Products Limited to the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) over what he considers the company’s...
Residents of Lightview in Yallahs, St Thomas want local contractors working on the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) to be removed and full control be given to the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). The residents are...
The United States’ (US) lead diplomat in Jamaica has lauded the progress made by the two countries as they continue to collaborate in the fight against crime. In doing so, US Ambassador to Jamaica Nick Perry last Friday night outlined the...
PARENTS OF children attending preparatory schools across the island are beginning to face the shock of the impact of the Government’s public sector compensation review on school fees levied by private educational institutions. With confirmation...
WHILE ATTENDING Robert Lightbourne High School in St Thomas, Homar Richardson was frequently absent. The 17-year-old told The Gleaner that on some school days, he had to help his father at the family farm in the rural district of Moffat in the...
The walls of the Seaforth Methodist Church in St Thomas reverberated with melodious singing on Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of the woman they nicknamed ‘councillor for life’, Joan Vivienne Spencer. Spencer...
At least two principals are expressing concern over each of their school’s capacity to accommodate students if the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams go digital. In a move the Council said it hoped could assist in stemming the recurring...
PRINCIPAL OF Old Harbour High School in St Catherine, Lynton Weir, says students who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics examination yesterday are worried about their results after learning that the paper was leaked...
THE UNIVERSITY of Technology's (UTech) Faculty of Engineering and Computing Technology says it is implementing the transformation needed to prepare students for the future of work, which will be dominated by advancements in augmented reality (...
THE SAFETY Net insurance policy launched two years ago to provide coverage for registered fisherfolk vessels, engines, and equipment has had zero uptakes, a representative from Advantage General Insurance Company, the entity that provided the...
TAXI AND BUS operators in the Kingston Metropolitan Area are insisting that fares be capped at $150 given the impending increase announced by Transport Minister Audley Shaw recently. The operators received a 15 per cent increase in September 2021...
Government Minister and Member of Parliament for West Portland Daryl Vaz has labelled recent protests in communities in the Fairy Hill division in East Portland over the lack of water and the dust nuisance from road works as “orchestrated...
There is growing concern about the HEART/NSTA Trust’s capacity to manage the expected influx of students due to an alleged shortage of teachers at the institution. With the government-mandated removal of tuition and administrative fee requirements...
Member of Parliament for West Portland Daryl Vaz says he is continuing to lobby for water availability in the parish. His comments follow several protests in communities in the constituency over a lack of water and ongoing dust nuisance from road...
BASIL DAVIS’ voice was punctuated by sighs of distress as he recalled the day last December, when his eight-bedroom board house in Cottage Pen, St Thomas, burned down. The 66-year-old retired merchandiser recalls how he was about to take a shower...
