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...
Sydelle Gifford was born with sea water in her veins, a point she proclaims frequently when asked why she decided to pursue such a line of work. A native of Negril, Westmoreland, and born to parents who owned a water sports business along the...
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has challenged Jamaicans to recognise the value of support systems, to start engaging in more honest and open conversations about mental health, and to foster a culture that embraces those seeking assistance or...
The current state of the Downtown Transport Centre has been described by Daryl Vaz, minister of science, energy, telecommunications and transport, as “unacceptable”. Vaz was touring the facility, located at North and South Parade, yesterday to...
According to Reverend Omar Morrison, pastor of the First Missionary Church, although there are some areas of national life in which progress could be witnessed, there remains “dark clouds of despair” hanging over the nation. This, he said, was a...
Real estate investors are being assured by the Government that it is committed to establishing environments that will support the rapidly evolving market. Senator Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...
James Barrett, the leader of the winning team of the GP Innovate 2023 innovation competition, has praised organisers for their efforts in assisting inner-city youths, like himself, in realising their potential. Barrett, a computer science major...
Approximately a year and three months have passed since the closure of the Spring Village bridge in Old Harbour, St Catherine, which has left locals frustrated by what they call a lack of communication from the National Works Agency (NWA). The...
Administrative Bishop of the New Testament Church of God, Dr Roy Notice, has charged the Church to see themselves as ‘agents of healing’ in the nation. He stressed that the Church should not only “have a voice that exposes and critiques the moral...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has bemoaned the pervasiveness of conflict within the society. Speaking at the fourth annual National Day of Prayer, ‘Heal the Family, Heal the Nation’, held on Wednesday at the Power of Faith Ministries International...
A Jamaican living in The Cayman Islands is encouraging her fellow countrymen to seize the opportunity to travel more frequently, even if it means journeying solo. Solo trips, she said, are not as bad as many think. Speaking with The Gleaner,...
The residents of the City of Refuge Children’s Home and the Jamaica National Children’s Home (JNCH) who were fêted by 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited on Thursday, as part of the organisation’s annual Christmas treat, had an enjoyable experience...
Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson, chief executive officer (CEO) of Continental Baking Company Limited, on Wednesday implored two university accounting students to become not only an excellent accountant, but an even better ‘controller’. Delivering the...
Her strong Spanish accent stood out in a sea of Jamaicans engaged in last-minute Christmas shopping at the Cross Roads Meat Market on Friday. The Jamaican Patois she has not quite mastered or understands at this time, despite living in the country...
Social worker Rhonda Morrison, who has led multiple parenting education sessions, has teamed up with her colleagues Kai Matthews-Mowatt and Keisha Smith to collaborate on the creation of parenting cards. These cards are scheduled to be launched...
It was a joyous occasion for Gwendolyn Gilbert, who on Thursday received a care package from her former employer, the Jamaica Broilers Group. The company, under its The Best Dressed Chicken brand, hosted a Christmas treat on the grounds of the...
As Jamaicans shuffled about on Friday making last-minute purchases for their Christmas meals, meat lovers say pork is a must-have on their dinner tables this year. Donald Rose, a habitual pork eater, told The Gleaner that he had already purchased...
When members of the Greater GIVE (Giving Inspires Victory in Everyone) Foundation based in Spanish Town, St Catherine, visited Vevine Street at her home off March Pen Road on Thursday, she greeted them with tear-filled eyes after realising that...
It has been a little over three months since the day that Dwaine Ellis was struck by a motor vehicle while he voluntarily engaged in beautification works at St Catherine Primary School, along White Church Street in Spanish Town. He was among a...
In a heartfelt farewell punctuated with humorous anecdotes on Monday, Maxine Wedderburn dubbed her late brother Professor Edward Alston Cecil Baugh a “giant of a man”. It was a characterisation that aptly embraced an unspoken theme as tribute after...
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) on Friday installed two more child-friendly spaces (CFSs) for victims of child trafficking under its Jamaica-US Child Protection Compact (CPC) Programme. These spaces are located at the...
Carolyn Rose Miller, marketing and corporate communications manager at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), is imploring entrepreneurs within the personal care sector to not “sit on” their dreams but instead come and utilise the organisation’s...
“The cry for help is deafening.” This sentiment was shared yesterday by commissioner Devon Haughton, territorial commander of The Salvation Army Caribbean territory, at its annual Christmas food hamper distribution at the organisation’s Eastern...
Farmer Devon Fuller vividly remembers being stumped after three acres of his coconut plantation failed to yield quality coconuts after three years and, in some cases, no coconuts for a four-year period. He believes that he would have lost his...
The Caribbean Agricultural Research Development Institute (CARDI) on Tuesday celebrated its 49th anniversary of helping to serve the agricultural research and development needs of CARICOM member states. Dionne Clarke-Harris, CARDI representative...
