THE DISRUPTION of food availability and quality is one of the many devastating effects of climate change. Experts are cautioning that in light of this impending global threat there is an urgent need for agricultural innovation systems to be...
AS THE five-day regional coconut workshop, ‘Sustainable and Resilient Coconut Production within a Changing Climate’, came to a close yesterday, the testimony shared by Guyanese participants revealed a glimpse into how the cultivation of coconut...
Tiffany Foster, following in her mother, Andrea Foster’s entrepreneurial footsteps, founded her own business three years ago. “I thank her for the creativity that she would have invested in me through her business – Special Kreations Events and...
AHEAD OF tomorrow’s celebration of International Women’s Day, a group of up-and-coming female entrepreneurs have been encouraged to be unafraid to inspire change and help to elevate the future generation in following their dreams. Speaking...
The Oberlin High School in West Rural St Andrew yesterday conducted a Peace Day event that rekindled the enthusiasm of administrators, guidance counsellors, students, and the community to ‘Let Peace Run Things’, as the national slogan puts it....
Jamaica has significantly reduced the spread of the lethal yellowing disease in coconuts ( Cocos nucifera) across the island, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green. Speaking yesterday during the opening ceremony of...
Environmentalist Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie said that the health and sustainability of the island’s rivers will continue to hang in the balance if the authorities do not take decisive action in tackling a complex web of challenges ranging from...
Today marks Alveda Johnson’s 22nd actual birthday though she will really be turning 88. In a Gleaner interview, the elder, who was born in a leap year, said she continues to be marvelled by God’s grace and His decision to spare her life year...
The multiple fish kill events that the Rio Cobre in St Catherine has suffered over the years have highlighted the increased need for improved monitoring exercises and the swift detection of waterway pollution to take place. Dr André Coy, a...
A Portmore, St Catherine, pair is advising couples in committed relationships to ensure that they maintain the same spark and spontaneity from when they first met throughout the relationship in order to foster stronger and more lasting unions....
It came as a great surprise for King’s Counsel Byron St Michael Hylton, who on Tuesday was named the Rotary Club of St Andrew’s Orville Walker Vocational Service awardee for 2023-2024. In his brief remarks, Hylton, who is a former solicitor general...
This week will see the issuance of a second call for proposal submissions under the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food for Progress Jamaica Spices (JaSPICE) project. Researchers, farmers, input suppliers to the industry, youth,...
Under its Food for Progress Jamaica Spices initiative, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently hosted its first research visioning session at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St Andrew as part of its ongoing efforts to revitalise...
At a special sitting of the Court of Appeal on Friday, several members of the judiciary paid tribute to the late Justice Cecil Dennis Morrison, hailing him as a legend in the legal profession in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Morrison passed away on...
When elections roll around, whether at the municipal or national level, optics are everything, and a lot of weight is placed on the size of a candidate’s entourage. This is the view of Dwight Sibblies, member of parliament (MP) for Clarendon...
Second time’s the charm for Ashawney Burrell, who came out victorious in the 64th staging of The Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee National Competition on Wednesday. The 13-year-old, who represents St Andrew, successfully spelt the word M-A-L-...
Mayor of Morant Bay Hubert Williams has called for the supporters of the People’s National Party (PNP) to “stay calm” and “focused” amid what they believe to be a physical altercation motivated by political alliances. In the now viral video, Dean...
Excited residents of Ten Miles in Bull Bay, St Andrew, turned out in droves on Tuesday for the official opening of part BII of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). Speaking with The Gleaner as the 17-kilometre Harbour View to...
Situated on a hillside overlooking the Hope River, a welcoming façade – brightened by a recent paint job – masks a plethora of challenges facing the 130-year-old Grove Primary and Infant School in Gordon Town, St Andrew. Chief among the issues for...
“Age is just a number; it all depends on how you feel,” Sylvester Norman James told The Gleaner on Thursday, declaring that physical activity was a key element of his daily routines. This, he said, was so he could keep fit and remain as healthy as...
Prior to the establishment of the White River Fish Sanctuary in St Ann, fishing practices, including overfishing, were threatening the marine ecosystem. Bu since the sanctuary’s introduction to the community in 2015, the fishers of the White River...
At the same time when the vibrant hues of the coral reefs beneath Jamaican waters were rapidly disappearing, the small island of Tobago was experiencing the same fate. But despite this, experts are even more grateful that an outbreak of coral reef...
Dr Thomas J. Goreau, a pioneer in marine science, is sounding a clarion call for greater transparency regarding the alarming extent of coral reef damage across the Caribbean amid the extinction threat it faces. Goreau, a veteran of 70 years...
In the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean, where vibrant coral reefs have long been the pride of nations, a silent crisis is unfolding. A coral-bleaching emergency, driven by rising sea temperatures and climate change, is casting a shadow...
Developing Jamaica into a more robust global logistics centre, that connects the Americas to the rest of the world, has been outlined as a key aim of the Andrew Holness administration. The Government’s intention to promote economic expansion at...
