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Editorial | Recalling MPs

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

A week ago, the British parliament suspended the Northern Ireland MP Ian Paisley for 30 sitting days, starting September 4. It is the longest disbarment of a member ever recorded in the Commons. Mr Paisley has also been suspended by the Democratic...

Grange, Phillips pay tribute to 'Carrot' Jarrett

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Culture Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange said the passing of internationally renowned musician Irvin 'Carrot' Jarrett has left a void that will be difficult to fill."This is so because wrapped in 'Carrot' was a percussionist, singer, drummer, dancer,...

Utility companies troubled by court delays for theft cases

Published:Tuesday | July 31, 2018 | 4:44 PMBrian Walker/Gleaner Writer

The island's major utility companies are frustrated by the delays in the parish courts in dispensing with cases of theft and other illegal activities that negatively affect their operations. The entities have all asserted that theft, no matter how...

Ja ripe for development of energy sector - US ambassador-nominee

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Donald Tapia, United States (US) President Donald Trump's nominee for the post of ambassador to Jamaica, told a Senate committee hearing yesterday that he would focus much of his attention on the energy sector if he is named to the post.Tapia, an...

Fishing Village of Hopewell gets legal electricity

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The fishing village in Hopewell, Hanover, is the newest community to legalise its electricity supply. This fishing village consists of a combination of residential and small commercial customers who have moved from having illegal supply to safe,...

Most gov't stakeholders unclear about role in human trafficking fight

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMBrian Walker/Staff Reporter

Only 20 per cent of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons' (NATFATIP) stakeholders interviewed by the Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons were able to articulate their area of responsibility in tackling the...

Hello Mi Neighbour | A simple smile can mean so much to someone

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Hello, mi neighbour! I got caught in the New Kingston traffic a week ago and man, was it unpleasant! But, for my well-being, I controlled my emotions and reminded myself that it was just life happening. For a very long while, motorists were trapped...

Three strikes for cop killer - Court of Appeal confirms murder conviction after third trial

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMLivern Barrett/ Senior Gleaner Writer

A St Andrew man who ambushed a beloved police corporal and sprayed him with bullets then twice dodged murder convictions has finally been put away.The Court of Appeal, in a decision handed down on Tuesday, confirmed the murder conviction of...

Traffic diversion on Constant Spring Road today

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

With sewer installation works now completed along some sections of Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, including the areas between Olivier and Grants Pen roads and Midland Drive and Dunrobin Avenue, activities will now be shifted to the section from...

Reid: Emancipation marked end of dark time - Beginning of walk to self-determination

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Education Minister Ruel Reid has underscored the importance of celebrating emancipation from slavery as Jamaica observed 180 years of freedom on August 1.Giving the main address at the Emancipation Jubilee at Seville Heritage Park in St Ann on...

Play a greater role in community and nation building, urges MoBay mayor

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMOkoye Henry/Gleaner Writer

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, has challenged the people of St James to play a greater role in community and nation building, as the parish and Jamaica, by extension, celebrated freedom and recognised the immense sacrifices made by...

New leadership at UWI, Mona

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMShanna Monteith/Gleaner Writer

The University of the West Indies' (UWI) oldest campus at Mona in St Andrew is now under new leadership.After almost five years at the helm, Professor Archibald McDonald yesterday made way for Professor Dale Webber as the new campus principal....

Church must play its role in pushing culture agenda

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 3:40 PMCecelia Campbell-Livingston/ Gleaner Writer

On Tuesday, the Longville Park Baptist Church in Clarendon was transformed into a cultural arena as the congregation celebrated the Emancipation vigil under the theme 'Emancipation Sinting', culminating in the reading of the declaration of freedom....

ZOSO tearing cops' families apart - McBean - Prolonged absenteeism destroying households, says Police Federation

Published:Monday | July 30, 2018 | 12:00 AMCarlene Davis/Gleaner Writer

As the Government boasts of significant reduction in crime, stemming from the implementation of zones of special operations and states of public emergency, families of members of the security forces are being torn apart.Chairman of the Police...

Earth Today | Jamaica gets help ratifying deal to combat HFCs

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

JAMAICA IS being helped on the road to the ratification of the Kigali Amendment that requires the gradual phase down in the production and use of the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are known to fuel global warming.This is courtesy of the 18-month...

Court to hear no-locks-in-school case this Friday, says JFJ - OCA sides with JFJ, family in constitutional action

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMSyranno Baines/Gleaner Writer

The first hearing in the constitutional claim filed by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) to have school policies that prohibit the wearing of dreadlocks by children struck down is scheduled for Friday.Filed on July 18, the legal action is being pursued on...

Make culture fun, put it on apps, says theatre movement president

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMCecelia Campbell-Livingston/Gleaner Writer

Founder and president of the Longville Park Theatre Movement, Rosie Langoth, is suggesting that Jamaica's culture and tradition should be captured on an app and made available for download via smart devices and personal computers.She proffered the...

PSOJ concerned about dump fires impact on businesses, citizens

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

The recent fires at the Riverton and Church Corner disposal sites in St Andrew and St Thomas, respectively, have negatively affected the health of thousands and put a dent in the operations of numerous business establishments, triggering concern by...

Earth Today | EFJ supports solutions to beat the drought

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE SUMMER so far has been unusually hot, with farmers in several parishes suffering from drought conditions as crops wither in the fields, a situation that could be more common with climate change.It is given the reality of a changing climate,...

Mark Wignall | Wheatley should have stepped weeks ago

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

It has become the mantra in workable parliamentary democracies that the buck, wherever it may gain its first start, can stop at only one place. Here.Dr Andrew Wheatley, a man with a doctorate in basic medicine and most recently only two-thirds of a...

Earth Today | Awareness of pollution problem a key focus of International Coastal Clean-up 2018

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

WITH Monday's clean-up of the Palisadoes, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) has kicked off activities for this year's International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) to be celebrated officially next month.After clearing some 280 pounds of waste from the...

Devon Dick | We owe our enslaved ancestors

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Our enslaved ancestors suffered gross and serious violations of their human rights. The enslaved peoples of the 17th century were considered non-human, with no political rights, no civil rights, no human rights, no economic rights, and were not seen...

Jamaica closes successful presidency of ACP council of ministers

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Senator Kamina Johnson Smith confirmed that on Tuesday Jamaica closed its presidency of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. She expressed satisfaction that the tenure had been a successful one, having set the stage for the...

JaRistotle | 62 - Swapping dog fi monkey

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AM

When Jamaica became an independent nation in 1962, I doubt that there was a single Jamaican who did not have immeasurable hopes of success for their country, a world leader in every respect and filled with opportunities. After all, their forefathers...

Sagicor sponsors UWI Pelican awards

Published:Tuesday | July 31, 2018 | 12:00 AM

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