The GraceKennedy Foundation is aiming to double the number of tertiary-level students it assists in accessing nutritious meals through its GK Campus Connect Food Bank. This is the first commitment from the Food Bank’s first patron, GK Group CEO Don...
A stronger focus on student-centred learning and the development of critical thinking skills are critical to drive a turnaround in the Jamaican students’ performance in mathematics at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level,...
At 90 years old, Merline McIntosh says she can no longer look after her mentally ill son, who was recently released into her care after 17 months in custody on charges which were dropped. The 48-year-old man was diagnosed with schizophrenia 30...
Tanya Dawkins aims to have her students conquer their fear of mathematics by ensuring that her lessons are exciting and engaging. “If it’s not fun to them, then they are not going to be able to see the importance of learning,” she argues. Dawkins...
Principals and students participating in a health forum last Thursday expressed hope that when the Government implements its school nutrition policy, it will consider measures to educate students on the importance of consuming nutritious meals as a...
The family of Jevaughn Smith, the 19-year-old maintenance worker who came in contact with power lines while working at PriceSmart on Red Hills Road on March 13, and died four days later from electrocution, has retained legal counsel to file a...
Controversial cleric Abdullah el-Faisal has been sentenced to 18 years in a United Stated prison and five years post-release supervision after being convicted on terrorism charges in a first-of-its-kind case in New York in January. After a two-...
Since Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the removal of tuition and administrative fee requirements for courses up to associate level at the HEART/NSTA Trust, interest in programmes at the skills training agency has increased significantly....
The leaders of two major business lobbies are expressing concern about what appears to be a growing trend of criminals robbing ATMs and cash-in-transit operations. On Sunday, a Beryllium team was attacked by gun-toting robbers in Portmore, St...
Eloise Collins is planning to file a lawsuit against the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, for alleged lack of quality care and neglect after her 80-year-old husband died while awaiting a computed tomography (CT) scan at a...
Opposition spokesman on science, energy and technology, Phillip Paulwell has raised concerns that some customers of the Jamaica Power Service Company (JPS) have been bearing the burden of cost as other customers leave the grid to utilise alternate...
A staff shortage is hampering the effectiveness of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), according to CEO Otarah Byfield-Nugent. Speaking at the Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston meeting on Wednesday, Byfield Nugent lamented that the...
Pointing to the many manifestations of deviant behaviour in the country, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has declared Jamaica a “society in distress” that his ministry’s latest initiative, Problem Management Plus (PM+), aims to...
For the last five years, the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has been without a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. A year ago, its computerised tomography (CT) machine stopped working. The situation has reportedly been causing distress for...
Jamarley ‘Papa’ Booth harboured aspirations of becoming an engineer, but those dreams were cut short last Friday night when he was gunned down in an ice cream shop in Golden Spring, St Andrew. A relative of 19-year-old Booth, who requested...
Donald Thompson has been travelling from his home in Prospect Land Settlement, Port Antonio, twice weekly for the last seven years to access dialysis treatment at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). It is a long and exhausting journey from Portland...
Neurosurgeon and fellowship trained epilepsy surgeon Dr Dwaine Cooke is urging Jamaicans to refrain from stigmatising people living with epilepsy, a medical condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures. His call comes amid reports...
Every morning for the last four weeks, Ronald Osbourne gets up early and sets out with his goats in Font Hill, St Thomas, in search of feeding options for them as a prevailing drought has parched his regular pastures. The livestock farmer explained...
For decades many Jamaicans especially those living in the Corporate Area have had to grapple with strict water restrictions. This perennial issue has triggered intense debate and calls for a sustainable fix to the age-old problem. A Gleaner...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be embarking on a study to determine how the harmful use of drugs, specifically alcohol, contributes to an increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Conclusions from the nine-month research will...
Within the space of two months during her childhood, Dr Ivanah Thomas was dealt two devastating blows: she lost her father with whom she shared a close relationship and was raped at knifepoint. After her father died suddenly 40 years ago, she had...
Residents of August Town are attempting to repair their community that has been torn apart by violence using football, and according to one organiser, the strategy is working. “The community is more open; people are more trusting of each other. You...
The Government is being encouraged to create targeted programmes to involve more women in technical vocational education and training (TVET). The call came from members of the Young Women in Leadership (YWiL) House of Representatives, who had their...
Universal Service Fund (USF) CEO Daniel Dawes is urging citizens to protect the Wi-Fi hotspots installed in their communities. Pointing to the recent theft of the infrastructure installed to provide free Internet service to the public in Golden...
The Church of England’s historic decision to authorise the blessing of same-sex civil marriages will have little effect on the Jamaican Anglican Church, according to two local priests. Bishop of Kingston Garth Minott said that churches in the...
