RESIDENTS LIVING and traversing along the Gayle main road in St Mary have expressed concern that a segment of the roadway that has sunken and continues to break away may never be repaired. According to one resident, what began as a cluster of small...
The late political historian Anthony Myers has been lauded by the People’s National Party (PNP) for stalwart service and for his statistical and analytic prowess in assessing and predicting electoral outcomes. Myers, who was chronically ill, passed...
There were mixed responses from some schools on Monday when educational institutions across the island reopened on full-scale operations following two years of disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We started off nicely this morning,” said Roogae...
The Vale Royal talks, according to People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding, have been quite successful in facilitating much-needed conversation between the Government and the Opposition on national issues. National security,...
Community members and business owners in Ewarton, St Catherine, where Russian company En+ Group International PJSC operates UC Rusal WINDALCO in Jamaica, have expressed concern about the lingering uncertainty caused by the potential negative impact...
Despite St Ann South East Member of Parliament Lisa Hanna’s claims that Irish potato production is uneconomic, leaving many farmers impoverished, an agricultural expert has countered that the market is profitable. Hanna argued that the Christiana...
Commuters using the ramshackle Dustry Road have been promised that moderate repairs will be effected to the corridor during the new fiscal year that starts on April 1. But St Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament Juliet Holness has cautioned that...
Maxine Henry-Wilson, chairman of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) Unity Committee, is not surprised by a Bill Johnson-Mello TV poll finding that the party’s president, Opposition Leader Mark Golding, has a favourable rating of 17 per cent,...
The killing of 62-year-old Delroy Walters in Long Acre, St Elizabeth, has prompted rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) to call for the Government do more to educate society about how to care and engage with vulnerable groups. Walters, who was...
The Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International presented the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) with a DC-30 ultrasound machine valued at US$18,000 at a handover ceremony on Friday. The system is expected to...
Four additional inmates and two correctional officers from the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre are being given full scholarships to pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC). This is...
Almost a year after her single-room dwelling in the Clifton area of Bernard Lodge in St Catherine was razed by fire, 27-year-old Shadisha Gordon is struggling to generate a sustainable income to feed, clothe, and house her family. Last March, she...
THIRTY-ONE JAMAICAN youngsters in the Jones Town and Craig Town communities on Saturday completed their seven-week development and life skills training programme, targeted at expanding economic prospects and lowering youth involvement in crime and...
Residents living in underdeveloped settlements off the Dunbeholden main road in Portmore, St Catherine, say they are fed up with years of flooding problems with no immediate solutions in sight. Last week, they complained that after a heavy downpour...
With a bullet lodged in the leg since 1980 serving as a daily reminder of how her life suddenly changed in a matter of seconds, Cherline Hoyes has had to painfully navigate Jamaica’s streets with a limp ever since. The disability has made life...
HEALTH AND Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has his eyes set on launching the ministry’s animal therapy programme in early March at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St Andrew. Animal therapy, also termed as pet-facilitated therapy, is...
On Sunday, the Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, in collaboration with the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA), hosted its pilot project Arts Under the Stars, which provides a space for new and experienced artists of all art forms to...
The township being developed in the Bernard Lodge greenfield of St Catherine will be modelled as an eco-friendly hub but will see multimillion-dollar infrastructural investments in smart technology to boost public safety. That disclosure has come...
Members of Generation 2000 (G2K), the young affiliates group of the Jamaica Labour Party, donated a variety of fruit and vegetable seedlings to the Rock Hall Primary School on Saturday, bringing awareness to students of the importance of farming in...
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is cautioning against a narrative calling for children to stop wearing masks, saying that, while he has never discouraged public discourse around matters of national interest and policy, the right to one’s...
With a build-up of debris, including fallen bamboo stalks and garbage, preventing the free flow of water in the Cave River during periods of heavy rainfall, Hugh Johnson is seeking the assistance of donor agencies to conduct a river-cleaning...
Carlton Francis and Petrolin Blair’s heart-warming love story has moved donors to give the vulnerable couple a place to call home as an early Valentine’s Day gift. The 62-year-olds, who have been together for 18 years, work in downtown Kingston’s...
The January 20 ransomware breach at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is expected to be resolved soon as administrators and the state-run cyber response team work assiduously to complete ongoing systems improvements. Byron Buckley, NCU’s head of...
FARMERS WHO have been benefiting from the Water Harvesting and Greenhouse Cluster Project in Watt Town, St Ann, are disheartened that after almost seven years since the initiative started, there has not been worthwhile profit generation. Watt Town...
Farmers at Glenister Estate Limited in Grange Lane, Bernard Lodge, St Catherine, have expressed concern that there is little demand for their produce in the local area, forcing them to rely on mostly foreign revenue. Last Wednesday, The Gleaner...
