Jamaica's desire to hold on to an outdated education system that is unable to give children a better grasp of what is needed to compete for jobs at the global level is helping to fuel violence and the gangland culture, anthropologistDr Herbert Gayle...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday indicated that he would be turning to the Diaspora to help finance the construction of a new Parliament building at National Heroes Circle in Kingston.Holness, who was addressing the official launch of the...
In 1954, Stanley Roy Archer departed Jeffrey Town, St Mary, and headed to England, then seen as 'greener pastures', to earn an honest living to take care of his family. He ended up being caught in the rip-stream of what became known as the Windrush...
Thirty-five per cent of Jamaican women have said that they supported terminating a pregnancy at any time if the foetus is not able to survive by itself outside the womb. A third of men shared the same view.That's the finding of an all-island poll...
The breach in protocol that resulted in the improper disposal of the bodies of two neonates that were stored along with other body parts in the morgue at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) will trigger changes at the institution, according to Senior...
One hundred and ninety-five fresh-faced police officers have been armed with the power of the law and charged with the responsibility of executing their duties with dignity and honour. They graduated yesterday from the National Police College of...
Despite Jamaica's well-documented challenges with crime, its attractive business climate continues to be a key part of Mexico's willingness to invest further, says its new ambassador, Juan Jose Gonzalez Mijares.He says that Mexico's strategic...
A deliberate and strategic approach is necessary to meet the challenges that abound in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), says Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson.These challenges, he said, are not insurmountable but would...
With its already massive appeal on the world stage, Jamaica's technological innovations and products will be on show at the World Expo in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Pearnel Charles Jr.He made the...
Koreans working in Jamaica have hailed the recent geopolitical developments between the North and South as a watershed moment that could result in the denuclearisation of the peninsula and, ultimately, reunification.Words such as 'surprising', '...
"It is not easy to make a difference, but if you sit down every day and say you alone can't make [that] difference, then you will continuously be doing the same thing," says the 2018-2019 LASCO Jamaica Constabulary Force Police Officer of the Year...
Imagination Farms, a subsidiary of the Caribbean Broilers Group of Companies (CB), has invested heavily in the cultivation of onions, which could result in the country's import bill of the spice being slashed by 10 per cent.Jamaica's import bill,...
Twenty-one at-risk youth have been given a second chance at making something of themselves by undergoing an education and training programme put on by The Voices For Jamaica Today Foundation.The programme, which had its launch on Wednesday, is being...
Reckless driving during funeral processions is not going unnoticed by the police, who say they are prepared to slap offenders with fines under the full extent of the law, according to Courtney Coubrie, acting senior superintendent of the Traffic...
Fatalities on Jamaica's roadways have spiked in the last 24 hours, with the deaths of four people placing into focus the need for motorists to observe speed limits and utilise safety features, according to Dr Lucien Jones, vice-chairman of the...
An ageing housing stock and the use of open flames in the daily activities of residents in a number of inner communities have been identified as major causes of house fires that have claimed the lives of at least 31 people, including nine children...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica has been in a state of emergency with murders and violence, guns, gangs and dons, for a very long time, and common ground is now needed to take on the country's most pressing problem.Addressing the annual...
Unprepared for the task of raising a child, with little or no family support, parents in the central Kingston community known as 'Tel Aviv' have been blamed for much of the woes facing them.Participants at a Gleaner-RISE Life Management On the...
Ayanna Samuels, information and communications technologies (ICTs) and gender policy specialist, says that despite strides made in the ICT sector during recent years, it is unfortunate that most Jamaicans are consumers of technology rather than...
There is a growing need to protect the Jamaican strain of ganja, primarily for medicinal purposes, Lilyclaire Bellamy, the executive director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), has said.She made the assessment that it was vitally...
Nurses at Bellevue Hospital in Kingston are left to fend off robbers and other malicious persons amid growing fears that their lives could be in danger following the attack on one of their own last week.The incident, which occurred last Tuesday...
Lisa Bailey, vice-principal of the Mountain View Primary School, has hailed the recently launched School Garden Project as an important life lesson in self-sustainability and community development. Yesterday, FLOW Foundation launched the initiative...
Career diplomat Angella Comfort has been tapped to become Jamaica's next high commissioner to the Republic of South Africa. The disclosure was made recently by Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade."Mrs Comfort's wealth...
Private-sector leaders say that their organisations are prepared to integrate the 10-digit telephone dialling sequence that is due to come on stream later this year along with the introduction of a new international area code number '658'. The...
