Jamaica’s goal to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 has been bolstered by its recent certification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis (EMTCT)....
Jamaica holds a premier spot among birdwatchers globally, who often flock to the island to observe the 31 species that are only found here. But that enthusiasm for birds is not apparent locally, Damion Whyte, president of BirdLife Jamaica,...
With 12 children killed tragically or violently in Jamaica since the start of the year, and a total of 30 who perished under similarly defined circumstances during 2023, a renewed call to speak out was made yesterday by one of the nation’s youngest...
Lovette Smith has been wanting to open a bank account for her son, a sixth form student at Wolmer’s Boys’ School, for the longest time but simply could not find the time. So when the institution’s parent-teacher association (PTA) organised an...
Describing the Hermitage Dam in St Andrew as a “national risk”, Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, disclosed that plans are in progress to replace its wall. Speaking at a virtual forum,...
Some 40 per cent of the US$4.38 billion that the tourism sector earned for the 2023-2024 fiscal year was retained in the Jamaica economy, tourism minister Edmund Bartlett has disclosed. Addressing yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica...
THE LEADERSHIP of Denham Town High School has undertaken the bold task of transforming the institution into a safe haven for its students through psychosocial intervention. The school, which is located in the inner city of west Kingston, has not...
ROVAIRE SHIRLEY is just four months old, but has already undergone eight surgeries to give him a chance at a normal life. He was born with spina bifida, a condition that affects the spine and often results in damage to the spinal cord and nerves....
THE GOVERNMENT of Jamaica is being commended for its decision to officially recognise Palestine as a state even as concerns rise about how this move may impact the island’s relationship with Israel. Byron Blake, former Jamaican deputy permanent...
Nearly half of Jamaicans are of the view that things are going in the wrong direction, citing unemployment among youth as a major indicator. The findings are the results of a poll conducted by the Don Anderson-led Market Research Services Limited...
Messages of peace reverberated through the walls of Mona High School, St Andrew on Monday, as the institution teamed up with Calabar High School for a joint assembly in an effort to defuse tensions amid a recent flare-up of violence among several...
COUNCILLOR FOR the Alligator Pond division in Manchester, Omar Robinson, is appealing to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to act quickly in ridding the community of the unsightly garbage pile-up. According to Robinson, it has...
A love triangle is the alleged cause of the latest flare-up of violence among some Corporate Area schools, resulting in at least three students sustaining injuries and one institution closing its doors out of fear for those under its care....
Leonard Francis, the newly appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), is urging the relevant stakeholders to hold him accountable for his stewardship of the agency which oversees the country’s...
Leonard Francis, the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), says the entity will be fostering a culture of collaboration and research to further its mandate of sustainable environmental protection...
Curious onlookers and plant enthusiasts on Friday morning gathered at Palm Drive in Hope Royal Botanic Gardens in St Andrew to gaze upon the Talipot palm, more commonly referred to as century palm, a self-destructing plant that flowers once in its...
MINISTER WITHOUT Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Matthew Samuda, says the Government has made significant infrastructure investments and honed its emergency response to minimise the impact of the drought season. “It...
Former Kingston Mayor Delroy Williams has labelled plans by the new chairman of the Finance Committee of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Dennis Gordon to request an audit into the operations of the municipality under his...
A departure from “convention” in the establishment of committees at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) triggered a heated debate during its general meeting on Tuesday. The disagreement resulted in 15 Jamaica Labour Party (JLP...
For almost two years, Stacy Ann Hynes has been trying to get a shadow for her 11-year-old son, who has attention deficit disorder (ADD). Children with ADD have great difficulty concentrating. Shadows provide one-on-one support in classrooms to...
Principal Shernet Clarke Tomlinson is very aware of the many negative stereotypes people have of the West Kingston inner city in which the Edward Seaga Primary School is located. However, she told The Gleaner that those negative perceptions are not...
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Robert Hall, assisted by relatives, was busy chopping down trees from around his home in Kingsworth, Jacks Hill, St Andrew, in an effort to prevent the raging fire that had started the day before from...
Parliamentarian Fitz Jackson says he will be seeking clarification from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) regarding penalties for deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) that breach the new service standards for the operation of automated banking machines (ABMs...
The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is aiming to have the entire campus powered by solar energy by October this year, through a US$1.5-$3 million solarisation project. The project is being done in partnership with Emirati state-owned renewable...
The majority of staff at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has signed off on the government’s compensation restructuring programme, which its president, Professor Andrew Spencer, believes is an indication of the high morale of employees at...
