George Davis, president of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), has added his voice to the global condemnation over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but has gone further to urge vigilance in the local space, urging journalists to cry...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has trumpeted that developers are buying into the vision of the Government and have moved to capitalise on infrastructural works now under way to modernise the city of Kingston.He said that requests are coming in for...
Opposition spokesman on Finance Mark Golding says the People's National Party (PNP) has a more creative approach to using the more than $45 billion of unclaimed funds in bank accounts to help the medium, small and micro enterprise (MSMEs) sector.He...
A little over a week after financial and data firm Bloomberg announced the Jamaica Stock Exchange as having the best rally in the world for 2018, the University of the West Indies (The UWI) has disclosed that it is considering going public through...
The leadership of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is insisting that there will be no increase in tuition fees to reflect the regional institution's recent placing among the top five per cent of the world's best institutions as published by...
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has been backed by Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson, who, too, is adamant that change must come to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) if the issues of crime and violence are to be brought under...
Four past students, including the president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), have been added to the St George's College Hall of Fame.PSOJ President Howard Mitchell, Robert Hill, Clovis Metcalfe and Phillip Wong were the latest...
Bakari Sellers, the guest speaker at the People's National Party (PNP) opening night of the party's 80th annual conference, pounced on the issue of corruption even as he called for a strong pushback against the scourge.Sellers' address at the...
PRESIDENT OF the People's National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, has contended that the Government is pursuing bad economic policy as it relates to the country's exchange rate, arguing that the slippage of the dollar against its US counterpart has...
With just five days to go before delegates decide who will occupy second-tier leadership in the People's National Party (PNP), the head of the party's secretariat, Julian Robinson, said the party is putting all in place for the election, which is...
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has expressed strong optimism about the Jamaican economy as he looks forward to structural changes anticipated in the country's energy sector.According to Clarke, there is a revolution taking place in the energy...
Heading down the final stretch of his vice-presidential campaign, People's National Party (PNP) contender Damion Crawford has offered what he believes is the reason Prime Minister Andrew Holness is popular among the youth.Crawford, at the same time...
The Government has made it clear that its priority is to preserve what the Jamaican dollar can buy even as there are jitters in the market about the slide in the value of the currency against the United States dollar.Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke...
Paul Buchanan, the man at the centre of growing controversy in the People's National Party's (PNP) organisation in Central Kingston, has rejected claims that he is plotting to overthrow the sitting member of parliament (MP) for the constituency,...
Registrar of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr Camille Bell-Hutchinson, is urging the Ministry of Education to put more emphasis on getting teachers ready to deliver the content of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), warning that their mindset...
Actor, writer and teacher Owen 'Blacka' Ellis is insisting that intelligent Jamaicans take their rightful place in the country and not allow ignorance and people with narrow views to take the lead.According to Ellis, some of the ideas now creeping...
Maxine Henry-Wilson's contribu-tion to public service extends way beyond politics, for which she is widely known."I am glad that the country, through the Government, has decided to honour me," she said.She told The Gleaner that her dedication to...
The revelation that mercantile trade extraordinaire Michael Anthony Ammar Jr is to be conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander came as a great surprise to both himself and his family.The 60-year-old, while elated, has...
Ignoring the call from Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke to take the foreign exchange debate off the political stage, Opposition Leader and President of the People's National Party, Dr Peter Phillips, last Sunday blasted the Government over its...
The Opposition continues to knock the Government over its handling of crime, with the latest crusader, Phillip Paulwell, member of parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal, lamenting the flare-up of violence in the Corporate Area."They are...
National Mathematics coordinator, Dr Tamika Benjamin, is warning that there is a great risk the gains made in student performance in mathematics over the past few years could be eroded if educators do not change their approach to teaching, by...
Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has told Prime Minister Andrew Holness to shut down his administration if he is unable to find a competent minister to replace Dr Andrew Wheatley at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Energy.It has been more...
People's National Party (PNP) President Dr Peter Phillips has rejected suggestions coming from within the party that the vice-presidential election should not be held, fearing a massive fallout and political disruption in the aftermath.Mark Golding...
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is pleading with employers to diversify their job requirements amid concerns from the top brass of the regional body that thousands are failing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)...
A travel advisory published by the United States (US) Embassy sometime ago warning Americans visiting Jamaica to avoid certain communities, including Stand Pipe in St Andrew, was used as a stepping stone to forge a better relationship between the...
