Six years ago, intuition gnawed at Kimoy Buchanan not to leave her house for a nearby games night but she disobeyed. The then businesswoman and mother of three decided to go because she wanted to support the festivities hosted by a friend. But...
Two teenage cousins are on a mission to help students recover from the learning loss caused by COVID-19-induced disruptions in the education sector by honing their reading skills and develop a deeper appreciation for books. Bookworms Debra-Kay...
Concerned farmers in St Elizabeth are now satisfied with the new date announced for completion of the long-awaited Essex Valley Agricultural Development Project (EVADP), following delays caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the ongoing...
There were a number of times in 22-year-old Valicka Pryce’s life when she, her mom and her sister had to literally run for their lives. Years ago, community violence forced them to flee their inner-city community in the capital city and head for...
As concerns continue to swirl over the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme (SFPP) scheduled to start in the next four months, Jamaica’s chief education officer is calling for principals to direct outgoing 11th-graders they cannot accommodate to the...
Thirty-one-year-old Brian Turner believes that it was a stipend being offered for participating in the USAID-sponsored A Ganar programme in 2012 that saved him, then an at-risk youngster in an inner-city community, from a life of crime. He believes...
Education Minister Fayval Williams says she will not be quick to jump at the recent recommendations from the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) to sack three principals heading government-operated institutions over their “flagrant disregard” for the...
Member of Parliament Juliet Holness sought to cool raging tempers in Violet Bank Wednesday, urging residents to exercise patience as they demanded quick response from the operators of heavy equipment to clear a landslide that marooned the community...
Several workers in the construction industry have warned Prime Minister Andrew Holness against opening the floodgates to imported labour, arguing that hundreds of skilled tradespeople are market-ready though most have not received formal training...
In the struggle to get access to water, some residents of Whitfield Avenue in St Andrew have no option but to risk their lives and venture behind enemy lines to secure the precious commodity from a makeshift standpipe, even while their community is...
Nadine Braham, a single mother of a 12-year-old blind child who is also diagnosed with sickle cell disease, speech impediment and autism, has been longing to go back to work and regain her independence ever since her son was born. Since Tyrique...
Noting that the coronavirus pandemic was not yet over, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is urging Jamaicans not to become complacent as the Government has the power to reinstitute infection-control restrictions should there be a...
Some 20 years ago, carpenter Dave Wright looked at the abandoned Montpelier train station in St James and saw it as the perfect home for his furniture operation. Securing a lease with the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC), he soon breathed new life...
Colin Coyle, a 31-year-old ex-convict who spent eight years in prison for armed robbery, is begging for a second chance at life on the straight and narrow path. Since his release from prison on September 29, 2021, he has been finding it difficult...
Seprod Group CEO Richard Pandohie is calling for a strengthening of economic ties between Canada and Jamaica, urging the leaders of the North American country not to see the island as only seeking handouts. He was speaking at an event yesterday at...
Ever since she was a student at Solid Base Preparatory School, Jhaneille Esson’s responsible demeanor and go-getter attitude always made her a favourite for youth leadership roles. So it came as no surprise to her, or her parents, Jhann-Marie and O...
The 50th PriceSmart store globally, which will open its doors to customers in Portmore, St Catherine, next Tuesday, will be a ‘Green Club’ aimed at limiting its carbon footprint in Jamaica. In 2020, Jamaica became the first Caribbean nation to...
Although the Government recently announced a 20 per cent relief on electricity bills for almost half a million households for the months of April, May, June, and July, Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) President and CEO Michel Gantois is calling...
Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association President John Mahfood believes that the Government should consider giving up its shares in the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), the sole distributor of electricity in the island. Marubeni...
Delmoi Bailey has been living inside an 8’x8’ dilapidated board structure in Brighton, St Elizabeth, for the last 12 years, in which she raises her four children. The house, which has two single beds, a fridge and a stove, was originally owned by...
At age 14, Kedesha Channer’s dreams of becoming a nurse went up in smoke as she stopped attending school to avoid jeers after she started showing symptoms of scoliosis. The condition, which is a sideways curvature of the spine, is most often is...
Parents of children attending Dallas Primary & Junior High School in rural St Andrew reached their boiling point on Monday morning with the current chairman...
Until Tuesday, there were about one or two Braille machines assigned to each class at the Salvation Army School for the Blind, which, at times, had up to 40 students in each session. The lack of consistently working Braille typewriters at the...
Being an orator for royal visits is no easy task, says Fae Ellington, one of Jamaica’s most embraced broadcasters. On Monday, while gearing up for the arrival of Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and...
Residents living in Wareika Hill in east Kingston have welcomed the Government’s move to establish an army base in the community to target gangsters who have been hiding in the mountainous terrain and unleashing mayhem on the country. During a...
