A Jamaica-born author and illustrator of children’s books wants more to be done to raise awareness about people living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain that impacts social...
Thirty-year-old Emerson Benjamin says he has turned a new leaf, having shunned his former lifestyle of being engaged in criminal activities, and is now more focused and driven to be an agent of positive change in his community of Majesty Gardens in...
For Richard Williams, a grade nine student at Charlie Smith High School, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Sterling Asset Management’s Agents for Transformation Project has renewed his mindset and caused him to...
HEALTH MINISTER Dr Christopher Tufton has expressed optimism that the animal-assisted recovery and care (AARC) programme that was officially launched on Tuesday at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), will become mainstreamed and will over...
JAMAICA IS the only Caribbean nation among 10 communities that has been chosen from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to receive a grant from the Metaverse Communities Challenge. The Challenge was launched by the innovation laboratory of the...
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang, has expressed the need for a more holistic approach to preventing criminal behaviours in the nation’s youth. “Community-based organisations cannot effectively effect transformation. The reality is when...
Dr Norman Dunn, minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, has admitted that there are gaps within the legislation and inter-agency jurisdiction concerning the quickly evolving cannabis industry. He told the House of Representatives on Tuesday...
In light of increasing anxieties concerning online frauds as well as other cyberattacks, a group of senior citizens were educated on Saturday on how best to use the Internet and its applications in a safe and responsible way. The cybersecurity...
There was a rallying call for reparations on Saturday as Culture Minister Olivia Grange and members of the National Council on Reparation (NCR) marked the United Nations-declared International Day for Remembering Victims of Slavery and the Slave...
Despite always having a passion for fashion design, Stacia Shaw decided to pursue a university degree in business administration with a major in human resources and a minor in banking and finance. “I had put sewing and fashion on the back burner,”...
After enlisting in the United States Navy at the age of 21, Sashjenelle Ince, who grew up very shy and reserved in De La Vega City in Spanish Town, St Catherine, underwent a total psychological transformation. The now-28-year-old certified plane...
Despite rainfall in sections of the island over the past week, the National Water Commission (NWC) says the drought-induced water restrictions in the Corporate Area will not be lifted just yet. According to the NWC, the rainfall experienced has not...
Tracy Ann Taffe Thompson, the immediate past president of the Association of Guidance Counsellors in Education, is urging parents not to disregard their children’s behaviours and utterances that might indicate suicidal intentions. “Once they utter...
Mark Jackson believes that a principal should possess genuine passion and commitment to serve the children, with the vision of seeing them excel in all aspects of life and not solely in academics. Jackson, the headmaster at Ascot Primary School in...
An attorney, who handles contentious landlord-tenant cases, says there is a noticeable increase in the number of local property owners deciding to list their properties for vacation rentals as opposed to long-term options as a result of harrowing...
Rojanie Bedasee is resolute in his goal of making a positive impact on the youths of Jamaica one step at a time. The 20-year-old who is heavily involved in community outreach spends his spare time at the Jones Town Baptist Church, where he is a...
Members of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Act, 2023 on Wednesday found it difficult to come to a consensus regarding whether the findings of a disciplinary hearings against educators should be...
Local coffee farmers have voiced concern that come harvest season during the months of August to December, a lower crop yield may materialise, resulting in a dent in their earnings. Speaking with The Gleaner at the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee...
While expressing high hopes for the local coffee industry, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Pearnel Charles Jr has said that if adequate research is not conducted and investment increased to improve and protect the sector, international markets...
Dr Dave Gosse, head of the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) at The University of the West Indies, Mona, is expressing concern that a trend of pranksters faking robberies could be used to mask criminal behaviour. In recent days, footage have...
The Boys’ Town sports field in Trench Town will no longer be solely dependent on a downpour of rain to remain in a lush state suitable for use by football and cricket clubs. This as the first stage of a three-part, multimillion-dollar, solar-...
More Jamaicans who are eligible to vote have signalled that they would go to the polls if national elections are held shortly when compared with the total number of registered electors who cast their ballots in the September 3, 2020, general...
In an effort to prolong the life of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) ageing fleet of buses, Industrial Fire and Rescue Equipment SA conducted a cooling-down exercise on Monday to demonstrate how a fire suppressant system supplied by them...
Opposition Spokesman on Education and Training Senator Damion Crawford is maintaining that the Government’s latest wage offer to the teachers under a restructuring exercise is unreasonable. The teachers voted 346-227 to reject the offer during a...
