Civil engineering firm M&M Jamaica Limited, through its Chance Fund, has again boosted its outreach programme with six new tertiary scholarships for promising and deserving students...
The People's National Party has said that reports of fraud at Dunn's River Falls and Park add to the "troubling scourge of corruption" affecting several government agencies and require an urgent response.The Urban Development Corporation recently...
The seven children and 13 adults whose homes on Bond Street in Denham Town, Kingston, was destroyed by a fire on Sunday stand to receive some assistance from the Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston after a proposal for a 'special donations drive' was...
The estrangement between the Registrar General's Department (RGD) and sections of the clergy over costs related to carrying out their duties as marriage officers began to thaw yesterday after a meeting between both parties.President of the Jamaica...
Jamaica, having lost 308,000-hectares of farm land, is on track to continue to lose an estimated 10,000 hectares, a situation which if left unchecked will equate to 44 per cent of its total arable farm land being lost by 2030. That warning came...
THE EDITOR, Sir:The JamaicaEye initiative is a remarkable plan to stem the perpetual slate of violent conduct by our citizens. This closed-circuit television [CCTV] surveillance programme is the way for the future in dealing with criminals who are...
THE EDITOR, Sir:The Registrar General Department (RGD) notes the article 'Break-Up' published Sunday, August 5, 2018, and wishes to clear the air in relation to the issues raised therein.Seizure of marriage registers: - On Monday, May 28, 2018,...
THE EDITOR, Sir:In hindsight, I am sure that Prof. Carolyn Cooper wish she had done more research into the Puerto Seco Beach matter. Based on Minister Vaz response on radio Tuesday, the amount is for the beach licence and not the lease of the...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Of course, by now some of us would have figured out that banning styrofoam and single-use plastics is not the answer to the huge litter problem that Jamaica and other Caribbean countries face. My belief is that the problem would only...
This newspaper endorses the efforts of the Office of the Public Defender in support of the four persons seeking redress against the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for infringing their constitutional right to a healthy environment...
Transport Minister Robert Montague has said that the state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is offering an exceptional service given the resources at its disposal and that the commuters, for the most part, are quite pleased.Montague...
Money well spent was how the Interim Executive Directorof the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, described the just-concluded Independence Grand Gala celebrations on Monday night at the National Stadium.Approximately $62...
'Church to Turn Prayer Power on Illegal Gun Users' was the title of a Gleaner article on Saturday, August 4.Oh, wow! I can just picture all of Jamaica's most vicious gunmen hiding and cowering and crying on each other's shoulders thinking that the...
WESTERN BUREAU:Errol Greene, chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), is blaming the current bed-space shortage, which is crippling operations at the Savanna-la-Mar Public Hospital in Westmoreland, on social patients, who occupy...
Tourism reflects the Jamaican spirit of resilience. Tourism continues to grow every year. Ed Bartlett, knowledgeable Minister of Tourism, outlines the improvements within the industry and offers a vision of where he would like to see the sector...
Jamaica has had its fair share of governance challenges, such challenges invariably arising when, knowing that regulatory systems are not up to par, governments have nevertheless chosen to ignore existing inadequacies and further compounded the...
ELEANOR JONES has made it her life's work to make a difference in environmental management in Jamaica and the Caribbean, sometimes with baby steps, at other times in seeming leaps and bounds.It's never been easy, but it's also never crossed her mind...
IN AN intersessional decision, the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) has approved four new climate change adaptation projects across Latin America, West Africa, and Asia while endorsing another three project concepts with approved project formulation...
Selassie Henry expects that with continued encouragement and guidance, he will be able to maintain high averages similar to what he achieved in the recent Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).Henry was recently awarded for being the top boy islandwide...
Not even a rainy start could dampen the fun and excitement of the second instalment of the Body By Kurt FitFest Fitness Party and Expo held in New Kingston at the Emancipation Car Park recently.The 'Veterans vs Millennials' theme, which started the...
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) last week issued a warning to individuals who kill, capture or maim the island's protected animals, noting that violators could face jail time or heavy fines.Two men were arrested last week for...
Manager Anjeli Williams is confident that the Portland Bight Discovery Centre at Salt Pond, Clarendon - slated to be officially opened in September - will develop into a major eco-tourism hub. This is in keeping with the centre's mandate to raise...
