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Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

I paid keen attention to Wednesday's sitting of Parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) meeting as Dr Fritz Pinnock, the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) president, faced questions about the 2017 yacht party for since...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Out of a desire to praise great men when they are still with us, this and succeeding articles will examine the contribution of former Prime Minister Edward Seaga to the building of our nation. These articles will avoid the hackneyed subject of his...

Published:Sunday | June 2, 2019 | 12:19 AM
Published:Sunday | June 2, 2019 | 12:18 AM
Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMCorey Robinson - Staff Reporter

Cheap and underdesigned vehicles, primarily those favoured by taxi operators, are being blamed for many of the deaths from crashes on Jamaica’s roads, and traffic experts are urging the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) to implement stringent...

Published:Sunday | June 2, 2019 | 12:05 AM
Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

It is important to answer, clarify and refute claims made in the article entitled ‘Tullow and Jamaica – Why the Silence Over the Big Oil and Gas Find?’ which was published in The Sunday Gleaner on May 12, 2019.  ...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue - Senior Gleaner Writer

Road crashes have forced the Government to spend billions of dollars on treatment annually, but attendant costs such as diagnostic services, hospital occupancy, physiotherapy and emotional trauma are taking a heavy toll on the country’s healthcare...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMDoug Halsall

The minister of health and wellness is forging ahead with legislation for a National Health Insurance Plan (NHIP). The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) recently hosted a public forum to engage citizens on the matter. The event...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMJunior Bennett

United States President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his remarks upon signing the Bill Creating the National Commission on Technology, Automation, and Economic Progress in 1964, stated, “Automation is not our enemy. Our enemies are ignorance, indifference...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

In just under a week, voters from across the whole of the European Union will go to the polls to elect a new European Parliament. The result is expected to alter Europe’s centrist balance, and more important contribute to the repositioning of all...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke - Gleaner Writer

China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) may have to shell out millions of dollars for damage after the National Water Commission (NWC) filed compensation claims for repairs to damaged water mains on ongoing roadworks at the three Legacy...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Does the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats technique, SWOT, deserve its accepted place in your next strategic planning ­retreat? Maybe not. There are more precise ways to understand the current state of the business that take less...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP): A self-driving shuttle got pulled over by police on its first day carrying passengers on a new Rhode Island route. Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements said an officer pulled over the odd-looking autonomous vehicle because...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMRomario Scott - Gleaner Writer

Days after the Integrity Commission sought to deflect blame amid public pressure to publish updates on ongoing investigations, the British high commissioner to Jamaica has made it clear that “time will come” when his government will be asking for “...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Until he conforms to the law, or unless the Integrity Commission is incompetent or guilty of misfeasance, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has forfeited his moral authority to expound on weighty matters of governance, or hold to account members of his...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMRoy Black

Electric Boogie is one of several recordings that inspired a dance move. Earlier, there was ‘ The Stroll’ by The Diamonds in ’57, Three years later, Chubby Checker rocked the world with The Twist, which also inspired a dance move of the same name...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMKimberley Small - Staff Reporter

Jamaican film-makers Kia Moses and Adrian McDonald have been enjoying the type of exposure amateurs dream of. Their 13 minutes-long short film, Flight, produced as part of the JAFTA Propella Short Film Initiative, is making its way to the biggest...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMMcPherse Thompson - Assistant Editor-Business

With Old Harbour in St Catherine experiencing one of the highest population growth rates in Jamaica, Victoria Mutual Money Transfer Services perceives it an opportune time to expand its footprint with the opening of a branch in that area. “Our...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMHuntley Medley - Senior Business Writer

New chairman of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, Joseph Mayer Matalon, assumed leadership of the listed group on May 1. Joe M., as he is also known, lists among his hobbies a love for public-sector policy work, that has seen him lead major...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Food and logistics conglomerate Jamaica Producers Group notched a big first quarter with a 52 per cent spike in net profit to $230.37 million. Sales for the quarter came in just shy of $4.8 billion, or seven per cent higher than the comparative...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMKareem LaTouche and Mickella Anderson, - Automotive Writers -

The new state-of-the-art building at 65 ½ Half-Way Tree Road is home to Supreme Deals on Wheels Auto, a newcomer to the auto industry scene. The company’s contemporary look will be rivalled only by the quality of service it plans to deliver. With...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMYasmine Peru - Senior Gleaner Writer

Dancehall, reggae, and the Jamaican culture is a burgeoning business at various levels for many persons across the globe – whether it is those who wear the hat of reggae singer, deejay, singjay, dancer, or dance instructor. But how much of it is...

Published:Friday | May 17, 2019 | 12:00 AM

OP-ED CONTRIBUTION: EMERGING MARKET ADVISER Chile is an odd construct. A long narrow strip of land, it runs from the Tropic of Capricorn to almost the Antarctic circle. With a population of 18 million and a territory of 756,000 square kilometres,...

Published:Friday | May 17, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter

Amid a spate of violent attacks and sexual abuse of young children, the nation’s top prosecutor Paula Llewellyn has challenged the police to use the Child Care and Protection Act to go after parents and caregivers who fail to report incidents...

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