Daily Gleaner

It is a fact that water scarcity is becoming a more tangible threat. Climate change experts predict that within a few decades, the country will face water shortages, resulting in consequential effects that will materialise in our daily lives. Now,...

Millennials are known for valuing and seeking the advice of their peers; when it comes to parenting, there is no exception to this. The truth is, there is no manual that could ever capture the nuances involved in being a parent, nor should there...

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the touching role of Blanche and soprano KaritaMattila, a legend in her own time, returns to the...

At the heart of this hilarious comedy about an epic romantic mismatch is the premise of a charming fairy tale for our times. Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron) is a bold, brilliant woman about to run for leader of the world. Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen...

It is no secret that Jamaica has lost its place as the healthcare leaders in the Caribbean. The opening of The University College of the West Indies Medical Faculty in 1948, guaranteed that access to medical training would be sustained and not...

The unfortunate spectacle that unfolded in front of the eyes of tens of thousands of local football fans during last week’s grand final of the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) between eventual champions Portmore United and Waterhouse Football Club...

Three killed in St Mary crash Three persons died yesterday as a result of injuries they sustained after the motorcycle on which they were travelling crashed into a wall on the Oracabessa main road in St Mary. The deceased have been identified as 36...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) teenagers are being bullied in schools across Jamaica and administrators are doing nothing about it. That’s the word from executive director of the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-...

The new Integrity Commission needs to say whether it retains confidence in its acting director of prosecutions, Dirk Harrison, and, if it does, what the commissioners see as the way forward after their bust-up over Mr Harrison’s conclusions in one...

Media reports like “Shot and killed…”, “Shot to death…”, “Drive-by shooting…”, “Triple murder…”, “Five dead by the gun…”, and “Shot and injured” come as no surprise to any of us any longer. In spite of the frequency of shootings, several don’t make...

(This and next week’s column will consist of excerpts from a sectoral presentation in Parliament on April 23.) My fundamental premise is that the only way to achieve high growth for the nation and the prospect of personal achievement for all is...

With the emergence of the recent debate on the call for a fixed exchange rate versus a floating rate for the Jamaican currency, the issue needs widescale debate and some critical decisions need to be made. It’s not time to shut down...