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Published:Thursday | December 8, 2022 | 1:13 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Experts from The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, are working to develop software that will support national efforts to increase the literacy rate in young children through individualised learning. The software, dubbed Bright Start, is a...

Published:Wednesday | December 7, 2022 | 12:07 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Low sales volumes of sorrel and gungo peas, staple Yuletide fare in Jamaican kitchens, have dimmed the spirits of vendors operating at Coronation Market in downtown Kingston, who are forecasting that this Christmas won’t be as jolly as in previous...

Published:Wednesday | December 7, 2022 | 12:05 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

After failing in their attempt to place in the top three teams at last year’s staging of Evergo Jamaica’s secondary schools’ robotics competition hosted at its head office – West Kingston Power Partners, York Castle High School returned highly...

Published:Tuesday | December 6, 2022 | 12:08 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

No need is too great for The Salvation Army to attempt to fulfil, says Major Nana Boakye-Agyemang, the divisional commander striving to boost the charity’s donations through its annual Christmas kettle initiative. ‘Donate Today – Be A Champion of...

Published:Tuesday | December 6, 2022 | 12:08 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

After scaling back services for the last two years as a result of the pandemic, local churches are fired up for a return to their 2022 Christmas productions with capacity audiences. The recitals typically feature a range of choral and solo...

Published:Monday | December 5, 2022 | 12:11 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Security firm KingAlarm Systems Ltd has been accused by a former guard of using aggressive detention tactics, including the use of handcuffs, while questioning him in relation to an incident.

However, the company has defended its investigative practices as legitimate.

Published:Monday | December 5, 2022 | 12:10 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Local egg farmers are struggling to ramp up production to satisfy the traditional pre-Christmas surge in demand as stakeholders emerge from the shadows of the COVID-19 economy, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President Lenworth Fulton has said....

Published:Monday | December 5, 2022 | 12:06 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Of the more than 190 recommendations outlined in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report, the Ministry of Education and Youth is significantly closer in achieving and implementing its 72 priority targets. The JETC report,...

Published:Monday | December 5, 2022 | 12:05 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

One thing that Jamaica-born Lou-Shane Daley, a third-class petty officer, has learned from enlistment in the United States Navy is the value of philanthropy, especially for the benefit of children. Daley learned about the hospital ship USNS Comfort...

Published:Saturday | December 3, 2022 | 12:09 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Shireka Campbell is optimistic that women will have access to more opportunities in the field of electrical engineering and renewable energy after participating in a three-day Soleco Energy Limited-hosted solar photovoltaic (PV) systems training...

Published:Saturday | December 3, 2022 | 12:08 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Tayjaun Banner is motivated to help transform Jamaica one step at a time. The 17-year-old, who is the reigning Mr Teen Jamaica United Nations, told The Gleaner that he had always been passionate about wanting to work towards seeing his country...

Published:Friday | December 2, 2022 | 12:07 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

The Rotary Club of Kingston (RCOK) will host its annual senior citizens’ Christmas treat on the first Saturday in December, an event which will see some 1000 seniors from retirement homes across the Kingston metropolitan fêted, fed, and presented...

Published:Thursday | December 1, 2022 | 12:05 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Crime Stop Jamaica has partnered with Kingston Creative in its ‘Paint the City’ project in an effort to reduce violence in communities with high incidences of crime. Initially launched in 2018, the Paint the City initiative was to create street...

Published:Thursday | December 1, 2022 | 12:05 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Cornelia and Melvin Yorke formed an instant connection when they first met 10-year-old Sara* through the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) Take a Child Home for the Holiday programme in 2019. During the brief time that the...

Published:Wednesday | November 30, 2022 | 12:10 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Perhaps World Cup wagonists might muster $150 to purchase a mini-flag. More committed supporters might dig deep into their pockets to buy authentic team jerseys for $20,000 each. But Travin ‘TJ’ Jackson went far beyond the average football fan by...

Published:Saturday | November 26, 2022 | 12:09 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

For the past five years, the streets leading to Eleven Miles in Bull Bay, St Thomas, have been largely deserted as fearful residents make a deliberate effort to lock themselves inside their homes, fearful that they could become targets of hits...

Published:Friday | November 25, 2022 | 12:06 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Civil servant O’Neil Hamilton is encouraging more youngsters to see the value in volunteering their time and service over the allure of getting rich quickly especially through illegal means. In fact, he recalled that it was through volunteering...

Published:Friday | November 25, 2022 | 12:06 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Gonzalo Tuñon was among the many Argentina fans and supporters worldwide who were left stunned by the team’s 2-1 loss to underdogs Saudia Arabia on Tuesday in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. After all, the importance of winning at footabll is so...

Published:Thursday | November 24, 2022 | 12:08 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Police Commissioner Antony Anderson is seeking to broaden the reach of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)’s benevolent arms in assisting the dependents of slain police officers. Speaking with The Gleaner on Tuesday at a luncheon for children of...

Published:Tuesday | November 22, 2022 | 12:11 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Edson Jones, a Jamaican native who emigrated to the England 18 years ago, has not shied away from supporting his homeland in football and other sports. Jones, who has backed Argentina in a number FIFA World Cup stagings since the 1970s, said,...

Published:Tuesday | November 22, 2022 | 12:10 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

With fears that local productivity could fall, the 2022 FIFA World Cup presents a dilemma for bosses torn between allowing staff to enjoy what is dubbed the greatest show on Earth or impose strict measures to tune it out and continue with business...

Published:Monday | November 21, 2022 | 12:10 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Christopher Green had already acquired a 70-inch flat-screen television as he prepared to accommodate football fans and tap the bubbling interest in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He has operated along Lyndhurst Road for many years, but this is the...

Published:Saturday | November 19, 2022 | 12:05 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Locals are welcoming a plan to widen the bridge in Borobridge, St Ann, which is located along the main thoroughfare from the community leading to Cave Valley. This planned works was disclosed by Everald Warmington, minister without portfolio in the...

Published:Friday | November 18, 2022 | 12:27 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

The Government is set to restore nine breakaways along roadways in St Ann South Western, according to de facto Works Minister Everald Warmington. Warmington made the announcement on Wednesday following a tour of the road network in the constituency...

Published:Wednesday | November 16, 2022 | 12:09 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

“The dream has been fulfilled,” declared Rohan Campbell as he basked in the reality that he would now be working at the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) as an electrical technician, having successfully completed a programme of training for...

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