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Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

The Holness administration, Minister without Portfolio Daryl Vaz, and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) have been slammed by the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) for their role in the sale of beach property to Puerto Caribe Properties...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir: It’s better late than never. Thanks, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, for declaring three states of public emergency (SOEs) in St James, Westmoreland and Hanover. Currently, St James has seen an approximately 80 per cent increase in...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMJanet Silvera/Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Calling it a massive win for the local economy, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has said that Jamaica is now retaining more earnings from the hospitality sector than at any other time in the nation’s history. Making his...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP): Donny van de Beek gave youthful Ajax a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final yesterday, edging the Dutch side towards a first European Cup final in 23 years. A Tottenham side depleted by injuries...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMHopeton Bucknor/Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau: A St James taxi operator, who first held his eight-year-old son hostage and then tried to kill him, was shot dead by the police following a bizarre six-hour stand-off in Comfort district, near Anchovy in St James, yesterday. The...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

The 125th hosting of the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field Stadium was staged last weekend. There was the traditional outstanding display by Jamaican athletes cheered on by the usual mammoth crowd of supporters...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Critical thinking skills have different meanings. It can be viewed from a basic perspective because it is more than memorisation; it’s thinking independently. Simply put, it is the ability to make objective judgement based on evidence rather than...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater and Livern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporters

WESTERN BUREAU: Western Jamaica civic and business leaders yesterday breathed a collective sigh of relief as Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared a state of public emergency (SOE), blanketing St James, Hanover, and Westmoreland, in a bid to...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMNickoy Wilson/Gleaner Writer

As details of the alleged activities of the Uchence Wilson Gang continue to emerge, the Home Circuit Court was yesterday told that accused Fitzroy Scott paid more than $2 million for the rental of motor vehicles during the period December 2015 to...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Last week, a university student conducting research on Jamaican currency was turned away from the research library at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) downtown. He is an international student at the University of The West Indies, Mona; he is from the...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

There are concerns that Monday night’s disruption of the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) final by unruly fans at the National Stadium will adversely affect the league’s ability to entice corporate support after missile-throwing incidents and an on...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

I want to congratulate all Jamaican students who have received offers of admission from one of the over 4,700 accredited institutions of higher learning in the United States. Graduates of US universities have gone on to become leaders and...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMDr Andre Haughton/Gleaner Writer

There are many processes and procedures that could improve with the help of technology. For the third consecutive year we continue to highlight the benefits of blockchain technology to provide a platform where micro, small and medium-size...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

I had mumps as a child. Had I not been vaccinated, I might have had a more severe disease. Time Magazine reported on April 18, 2019 that a 43-year-old female flight attendant had fallen into a coma after contracting measles. The age and sex remind...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (CMC): Jamaican Rajiv Maragh will carry the hopes of the Caribbean when he mounts up in Saturday’s 145th running of the prestigious Kentucky Derby. The 33-year-old will partner with three-year-old colt Haikal, the pair attracting early...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMHuntley Medley/Senior Business Writer

The 80-year-old Shipping Association of Jamaica, SAJ, is at a crossroads of sorts and its leadership recognises this fact. Formed as a trade union of employers of port workers in 1939, the SAJ has been supplying labour to Kingston’s two major port...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

MADRID (AP): For the biggest moments, there is always Lionel Messi. The 31-year-old Argentine has been the key to Barcelona’s success ever since he made his debut, but more and more this season, he has been rested. Tomorrow won’t be one of those...

Published:Tuesday | April 30, 2019 | 12:00 AMMarvin Gordon/Contributor

One of the best things you can do for your joints is to exercise regularly, but training can also be downright dangerous for them. And it is not just runners and heavy lifters who are at risk; every form of training will have some impact on your...

Published:Tuesday | April 30, 2019 | 12:00 AM

The recent kerfuffle about the depreciation of the exchange rate; the hurried meeting between the Minister of Finance and elements of the private sector to cool tempers; and the reassertion of support for policy continuity, are indicators that...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2019 | 12:00 AMStephanie Lyew, Shereita Grizzle, Kimberley Small/Gleaner Writers

The carnival season in Jamaica climaxed in a colourful spectacle on the streets of the Corporate Area yesterday, with the highly anticipated road march bringing down the curtains on a calendar that had been chock-full of events. The three bands...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2019 | 12:00 AMNodley Wright/Gleaner Writer

Fans of local football will have a lot of questions answered this evening when the 2018-2019 Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) season comes to an end with the final in the second game of a double-header at 8:35 p.m. at the National Stadium. Mount...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2019 | 12:00 AMRomario Scott/Gleaner Writer

At least three top-level probes have been launched into a dramatic early morning murder in St Catherine yesterday that culminated in a high-speed car chase and a deadly shoot-out...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2019 | 12:00 AM

MANCHESTER, England (AP): David De Gea made his latest mistake to cost Manchester United more points in their 1-1 draw against Chelsea in the English Premier League (EPL) yesterday. The United goalkeeper has come under pressure in recent weeks and...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2019 | 12:00 AM

For the past 30 weeks, WeedEd has been exploring the intricacies of Jamaica’s new cannabis industry. The mission was simple: educate ourselves on cannabis and the opportunities it presents and elevate our thinking about what cannabis can mean to...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Just touch down at Knutsford! The vibes was truly surreal at Xaymaca International Carnival 2019. Queens adorned in jewels and feathers posed and paraded with up top bosses who braced for their ‘shall return’ wine. Trekking the treacherous route...

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