A traumatic pregnancy, isolation from her family, and mounting debt drove 31-year-old Alicia* to take her days-old baby to a Corporate Area children’s home last year in an attempt to break ties. “I just left the baby there and just walked away,”...
Hundreds of students at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, are livid after learning that they will have to pay as much as $128,000 extra for tuition this upcoming academic year despite an earlier pledge that fees would be frozen amid...
The Premature closure of schools in March because of coronavirus restrictions has resulted in thousands of girls missing out on the scheduled second dosage of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine which the Government has been offering to grade-...
Data continue to show that those with underlying medical conditions are more at risk to COVID-19, but director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne, says from all indications, these individuals are facing key...
Jamaicans living with HIV/AIDS will now be able to access clinicians, laboratories and pharmacies within the private sector, with the launch of Health Connect Jamaica (HCJ), which aims to provide an alternative to the public-health system for HIV...
Despite efforts to reduce global poverty worldwide, roughly 1.3 billion people across 107 developing countries are still multidimensionally poor, lacking access to proper nutrition, healthcare, education, and a decent standard of living. This was...
The more than 100 doctors currently unable to secure jobs in the public health sector have been urged by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton to explore private practice domestically or seek employment at other hospitals across the...
A shocking electricity bill for more than $10,000 for a month he went without power was enough reason for Brian McPherson to join scores of other customers in protest near the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) New Kingston offices on Saturday...
There has not been a shortage of social-intervention programmes in crime-plagued August Town over the last two decades, but stakeholders who have been involved in the peace-building efforts in the eastern St Andrew community say a sustainable plan...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has recommended to Governor General Sir Patrick Allen that Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn retain her post for another three years despite objection from Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips, who...
The dismantling of at least seven heavily armed gangs and the restoration of peace will be the major focus for the security forces in August Town, St Andrew, where a zone of special operation (ZOSO) was declared yesterday. The community, which is 4...
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is warning that some countries could be setting themselves up for a different health crisis as they divert attention from the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to battle COVID-19. “Services...
Thousands of tertiary students hanging on to a thin thread of hope of travelling to the United States in the summer to earn funds to cover tuition and other costs for the upcoming academic year have had those dreams dashed with the Donald Trump...
From a package of grocery delivered to his house every two weeks, 65-year-old Gershan Henry has been able to secure regular meals for himself, his dog, and his two feline friends. A heart patient who lives alone, Henry looks to his pets for company...
Hard-hit by the drought and the COVID-19 pandemic, some rural women have resorted to planting more drought-resistant crops in an effort to continue eking out a living in the male-dominated field. According to president of the Jamaica Network of...
The family of 24-year-old Javane Duhaney is now breathing a sigh of relief after an autopsy was completed yesterday, nearly two months after he was shot dead in Kingston. The procedure, which was originally scheduled to be carried out last week,...
Calls are growing for lawmakers to set at least a six-year deadline for the reporting of sexual harassment. Pressure is mounting in the wake of Justice Minister Delroy Chuck’s jocular dismissal of harassment reports beyond 12 months of the offence...
The church-based Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) will abolish income tax, ban go-go clubs, and raise salaries for civil servants if it gains state power. JPP President Gilbert Edwards, who migrated to the United States when he was 20 years old,...
CORPORAL RAFELITO Lafayette loves pampering his sons, but as he got treated to a pedicure, manicure, facial and de-stressed massage yesterday, it was obvious that he loves being pampered even more. Lafayette says he has become “a star” ever since...
Two of Jamaica’s more prominent pastors said that while the formation of another political party is good for democracy, they have no intention of being a candidate when the newly formed Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) contests the next...
THE NATIONAL Democratic Movement (NDM) is emerging from “a coma” and has scaled down to an advocacy group, Chairman Michael Williams has said. Williams told The Gleaner that the party simply does not have the funds needed to run a successful...
ALMOST 80 per cent of the candidates who have formed Jamaica’s newest political party are pastors, and the man behind the movement is confident that they will win the next general election. The recently formed Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) says...
It’s literally difficult to fit the size six shoes of her former boss, but chief executive officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, yesterday vowed to continue Mary Alison McLean’s vision to help...
An ex-cop and his sister who were convicted for the beheading and murder of a taxi operator eight years ago were yesterday denied leave to appeal their conviction. Both Jeffrey Peart and his sister, Roxanne Peart, were convicted of the 2012 murder...
THE RURAL Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has already spent close to $70 million to purchase more than 2,400 tonnes of agricultural produce for distribution, as farmers continue to feel the economic pinch from COVID-19. Peter Thompson,...
