Despite the technological and other advances since 1951, the political will to make the well-needed appropriate investments in climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies remains a vitally important missing link in the...
Joint Statement by the Embassy of the United States and the British High Commission in St Andrew on International Anti-Corruption Day Today, we celebrate International Anti-Corruption Day. The United States and the United Kingdom are pleased...
SAN DIEGO (AP): A federal judge was poised Friday to prohibit separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, pre-emptively blocking resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former...
Consultant psychologist and capacity-building expert Georgia Crawford Williams has championed mentorship as an invaluable pathway for adolescents to achieve improved academic performance and decreased drug usage. Citing statistical data, she...
Chief executive officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Winston Simpson has cited several factors that may impact supplies and prices leading up to the Christmas season. These include seeds not germinating because of...
Between holiday parties, family obligations and the pressure of finding the perfect gift, this time of year can go by in a flash. However, during the holiday season, we are often reminded that it is important to give back. The House of Miracles...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says it was not aware that employees in the hospitality sector were not responding favourably to civic responsibilities such as jury duty. Speaking with The Gleaner, Robin Russell,...
One may be surprised to know that Zhane’ Harrison, the 2023 JN Foundation Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship recipient for Manchester, is no bookworm. Although the 12-year-old performs well academically, her passion lies in drawing, writing...
WESTERN BUREAU: IN A dazzling celebration of excellence, the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) honoured the 50 top-producing travel specialists at the prestigious One Love Affair awards ceremony Tuesday evening. Held at the luxurious Iberostar Grand in...
The journey of a community hero often goes unseen. The story of Bernice McLean, lovingly known in her community as ‘Miss Cassandra’, is interwoven with fortitude and grace. Throughout her lifetime, the 52-year-old mother of five has impacted over 6...
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness, wants Jamaicans to have a mindset change towards the need for mental health in society. Tufton, who was speaking at the adolescent mental health conference media launch on Monday evening at...
NEW YORK: Some 35 new Jamaican citizens, including a one-year old, were sworn in last Thursday at the Jamaican Consulate in Manhattan, New York. At the same function, six persons from the Jamaican community were presented with the Consul General’s...
CARICOM is calling for a de-escalation of the Venezuela-Guyana border conflict and for dialogue between the leaders of both countries. CARICOM Heads of Government met in caucus on Friday to discuss the situation and issued a statement Friday night...
Nathan Whitter, who escaped from the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre on October 25, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. Whitter, who was charged with escaping custody, was sentenced by...
A businessman was gunned down while at a mechanic in Kingston on Thursday night and his licensed firearm was stolen by his attackers. The deceased has been identified as 36-year-old Keniel Wilson, otherwise called 'Wilo', of Bougainvlla in...
While happy with the price per bag for yam, farmers in South Trelawny say this excitement has been overshadowed by thieves. Farmers in the area say they are pleased that the price per hundred is now fetching $25,000. Unfortunately, this price has...
The United Kingdom-based Privy Council has denied an application for permission to appeal by 47-year-old Jamaican businessman Steven Causewell who was convicted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend at her home located at Oakland Apartments....
The body of a man with multiple stab and chop wounds was found in Petersfield, Westmoreland on Thursday. He has been identified as 33-year-old labourer Dwayne Williams, otherwise called 'Monkey Man', of Pullet Lane in Petersfield. The...
The Government has imposed states of public emergency (SOEs) in the parishes of St James, Hanover, Westmoreland, St Catherine, and Clarendon, and the St Andrew South Police Division in response to high criminal activity. The 14-day security...
Come Sunday, December 10, new arrangements will take effect in Mandeville, Manchester as part of a traffic improvement programme undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA). The NWA says Caledonia Road will function as a one-way corridor from the...
Charges are pending against a St James mother who allegedly threw her five-month-old daughter to her death from a three-storey building in Barrett Town. The police say the woman, who then jumped from the building, remains in hospital since the...
Dismissed principal of Seaforth High School in St Thomas Calbert Thomas has been given a further stay of execution to January 24 next year, barring the institution's Board of Management from filling the vacancy. The stay was granted...
Consumers have been advised to brace for disruptions in domestic food supplies, especially for vegetables, consequent on the impact of heavy rains from Potential Tropical Cyclone 22. “In the short term, we anticipate disruptions to our food...
The capacity of three local organisations that work with vulnerable communities has been bolstered by the Canadian Government through its Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF). Grant funding totalling Can$170,467 (approximately J$19.5 million)...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said that his recent four-day visit to the United States (US), during which he met with top US officials, was part of his Government’s strategic mission. Speaking Wednesday night, during a virtual...
