When gunmen ran roughshod over a birthday celebration in Thompson Pen, Spanish Town, in St Catherine on Sunday night, killing three and injuring a 10-year-old boy, it served to remind residents of the gravity of the crime infestation in their...
Amid a 40 per cent increase in murders in the St Catherine North Police Division and with no end in sight to the bloodletting that is responsible for 30 persons being killed since January 1, the division's top cop, Beau Rigabie, is adamant that the...
While universities in developed nations have been pushing the boundaries of research and innovation, those closer to home are stuck at the research stage, generally, according to University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor Professor Hillary...
The Government has set aside $30 million over the next three years to fund high-quality research projects, as part of an agreement on research and development between Jamaica and South Africa in the areas of indigenous knowledge and water research,...
United States (US) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is due to arrive today for a working three-hour visit, where he is expected to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Andrew Holness on important matters, including national security.He is likely...
The search is now on in earnest to find the country's next commissioner of police, but those who could be in the running to replace the retired Commissioner George Quallo are being extremely cautious about tipping their hats too early.Any of the...
Jamaicans traveling to PyeongChang, South Korea, for the 2018 Winter Olympics have nothing to fear, says the country's Charge d'Affaires Young-Gyu Lee.His assurance comes as the 92 teams begin arriving in the Asian nation for the start of the Games...
The People's Republic of China remains a strong and committed partner to Jamaica, says Ambassador Niu Qingboa in praising the police for the improved crime situation in St James."I want to congratulate the Jamaica Constabulary Force for the improved...
Class and social status must not have a role in who is sent to jail for corruption and other white-collar crimes in the island, says British High Commissioner to Jamaica Asif Ahmad.The former banker of 20 years says that this "subtler" form of crime...
One of 13 awardees will this year be named the RJRGLEANER 'Man of the Year' on February 13 during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.Yesterday, the final group of four was presented with their individual citations in three...
The Financial Investigative Division (FID) is to be made into an independent government agency to strengthen its capacity to effectively carry out its mandate and to afford it greater autonomy, the Finance and Planning Minister Audley Shaw has said....
President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), B. Larry Watson, is urging stakeholders not to dismiss offhand the idea of an attempted hijacking of the State by criminal gangs, who have put aside turf disputes in pursuit of much higher stakes....
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has been urged to be strong in advocating Jamaica's foreign-policy positions in relation to crime, climate change, border security and trade arrangements, when the United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits...
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr Andrew Wheatley told high-level communications officials yesterday that their respective entities have an important role in ensuring that citizens are notified of impending threats from natural disasters...
One woman was arrested in connection with the seizure of $1.4 million and US$8,400 in cash by the security forces during an operation, on Wednesday, which targeted persons involved in the illegal lottery scam and other illicit activities, as part of...
Removing the silencers from motorcycles constitutes a breach that is drawing the attention of the police, says head of the Elletson Road-based Police Traffic Division, Senior Supt Calvin Allen...
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Civil Military Cooperation and Media Affairs Officer, Major Basil Jarrett, has touted the army's new tip hotline as an extremely valuable weapon in the war on criminality, with information received so far being very...
Walker's Place of Safety had a comprehensive safety and security plan, in keeping with the 29 Standards of Care governing all childcare facilities across Jamaica, says the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA).The safety of children...
Head of the Jamaica Diaspora Crime Intervention and Prevention Task Force, Rupert Francis, says that the Government did the "absolute right thing" in declaring a state of emergency for St James.He told The Gleaner yesterday that there was...
More than 150 persons deemed homeless and residents of communities in downtown Kingston were recently fÍted by the Rotaract Club of New Kingston in their annual feeding of the homeless project.The 14-year-old service club comprising young...
Boys' Town Community Intervention Programme's chief executive officer Trevor Spence said that Jamaica does not need another crime plan. What it needs is a holistic community-development plan."Jamaica was ahead of most countries on the focus of youth...
The Mico University College is in line to host a first-of-its-kind international mathematics summit by the middle of next year, according to Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Neville Ying.The proposed summit could take place as early as April 2019 and...
Veteran reggae crooner Hugh Beresford Hammond led a cast of four individuals and one organisation to receive the first batch of RJRGLEANER Honour Awards for their significant contribution to the quality of life in Jamaica during the last 12 months...
The commitment to Jamaica's health needs is a core priority for the government of Japan, as it continues to strengthen already established linkages in the sector with a $9.4-million grant to the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine."I am pleased to...
Public Defender Arlene Harrison Henry says she has accepted the report of the Compensation Committee and its finding that a payment of more than $200 million is to be made to citizens of Western Kingston, particularly those in Tivoli Gardens, whose...
