Less than a week remains before schools reopen on September 2, and experts are advising parents to support their children by preparing them psychologically for the challenges that may come with back to school. Rory Roberts, centre manager of Teen...
Early childhood educator Missie Gloria Pennant found that the Read Right from the Start literacy intervention programme offered by United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) has changed her life. Pennant was one of 100 teachers across six parishes who completed...
When Lorie-Ann Hibbert was a youngster going to primary school, one of her close friends collapsed and was in critical need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). She stood there in fear and could only manage to watch as someone else rushed in to...
Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie, CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), says one of the organisation’s long-term goals is to decrease the necessity for coastal clean-ups. Speaking on Thursday at the launch of International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)...
Some parents are feeling the squeeze this back-to-school season, grappling with the steep costs of raising school-aged children in today’s tough economy. Speaking with The Gleaner last Thursday on the sidelines of a back-to-school fair hosted by...
For Sashelle James, a mother of two, the free back-to-school fair was a lifesaver. Hosted on Thursday by the Spring Village Development Foundation (SVDF) and the Jamaica Broilers Group under its The Best Dressed Chicken brand, James’ heart was full...
Community-based surveillance is being promoted by Dr Russane ‘Rusty’ Low, senior earth scientist at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), as a fundamental strategy in the fight against vector-borne diseases like dengue fever...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed disappointment over the damage caused to sections of roadway under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in St Thomas, as a result of the use of poor-quality materials and exacerbated...
The administrative, technical and axiliary staff of the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica took their issues surrounding salary demands under the Government’s public sector compensation wage package to the feet of the throne on Monday. In a...
A group of students at the HEART/NSTA Trust’s Stony Hill campus, pursuing courses in Web and mobile application development is now working on software that will enable farmers to record and safeguard farm-related information, as well as efficiently...
Twenty years ago an Englishwoman who goes only by the name of ‘GG’ travelled to Jamaica for the typical tourist experience – to party and have a good time on the white sandy beaches, and soak up the sizzling sun. But she ended up falling deeply in...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has placed emphasis on the importance of the country implementing the National Identification System (NIDS) in light of the losses suffered since the passage of Hurricane Beryl last month. This, he shared, would have...
Pearnel Charles Jr, Minister of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), has appealed to recipients and persons who will be receiving cash grants from the government to be accountable, responsible, and ensure that the money is spent wisely. The...
Patrons were not left disappointed by this year’s one-day Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which took place in Clarendon on Tuesday. Normally a three-day event, the 70th staging of the agricultural show – which was held under the...
Caribbean conservationists are encouraging small island developing states (SIDS) to place greater attention on disaster risk management and prevention measures, so that the appropriate strategies are in place and actionable before the countries are...
Andrene Brown describes her upbringing in the St James community of Hendon Norwood as frequently disruptive and noisy. From the constant barrage of music blasting from nearby sound systems that started at daybreak and continued until midnight to...
The HEART/NSTA Trust and the Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED), a division of the Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited Group (MMS), have partnered to help advance Jamaica’s workforce – in both corporate and rural areas...
The heartfelt tributes at Betty Ann Blaine’s thanksgiving service on Thursday at Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew revealed the depth of admiration for the woman hailed as “Jamaica’s children’s champion”. Tributes to Blaine, whose career...
Residents of the Morant Bay division in St Thomas on Wednesday expressed dismay over the Government’s decision to use its parliamentary majority to postpone their by-election by 90 days. Councillor Rohan Bryan’s death on May 1 created a vacancy in...
Thirty-one-year-old Trishana Brown has now lost the roof of her home for the third time, most recently during Hurricane Beryl’s passage three weeks ago. Having also lost her roof during hurricanes Ivan in 2004 and Dean in 2007, the Portland Cottage...
Sixty-eight-year-old Janet Sinclair, who faces a hearing impairment, partial blindness, and speech challenges, and her daughter Alvernia Johnson-Rhoden are grateful that their lives were spared despite Hurricane Beryl’s onslaught in Portland...
Principal of St. Mark’s Farquhar Beach Basic School in Clarendon, Nickisha Watson-Blake, remains uncertain about whether school will reopen in time for classes in September. The school, which serves a student population of 25, suffered water...
The livelihood of fishers in Farquhar’s Beach, Clarendon have come to a standstill since the passing of Hurricane Beryl two weeks ago. This is because they have no way of preserving their catch owing to a power outage and limited access to block...
Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, the incoming president of the Court of Appeal, has praised outgoing president Justice Patrick Brooks for his transformative leadership, which has filled her and her fellow court members with pride in having served...
Today officially marks the conclusion of Emina Tudakovic’s tour of duty as the Canadian high commissioner to Jamaica. If she had more time in the role, one area in which she would give more focus is the agriculture sector. In an interview with...
