Jamaicans have been urged to reject the stereotype of skill-based professions as a last resort for youth who are not academically proficient. Dr Taneisha Ingleton, managing director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, called for greater focus on training and...
With one of the major celebrations for lovers around the world fast approaching, some local party supply stores are concerned that a global helium shortage will cause them to miss lucrative sales opportunities and the anticipated February 14...
The Government has been urged to deepen its investment in palliative care to improve access to disadvantaged Jamaicans in rural parishes. That appeal was made by Dr Margaret Dingle Spence, senior medical officer of the Hope Institute Hospital, the...
Jamaicans are being urged not to panic or lose faith in traditional banking and higher-risk investments in the wake of multimillion-dollar internal fraud cases at several financial institutions. But with reports of more than $1 billion being...
Residents of the Old Capital, Spanish Town, believe they have not been receiving adequate representation at the St Catherine Municipal Corporation since the resignation of Councillor Kenisha Gordon in April 2020. Speaking with The Gleaner last week...
Residents of Spanish Town, St Catherine, have expressed discontent at the slow pace at which several badly deteriorated roads leading to and through the business district of the Old Capital are being addressed. Last November, the National Works...
Justine Hope attributes her academic achievements to having a solid support system, a firm belief and trust in God, and her ability to persevere despite all odds. The 18-year-old is a past student of the St Andrew-based Immaculate Conception High...
After giving birth to the first newborn of the year 2023 at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine, Mickay Martin finds it a blessing to go through the adventure of motherhood for a second time round. Despite being uncertain of the kind of...
Eleven-year-old Gianna Hylton is hoping to help inspire others to utilise their God-given talents through her motivational book, Learn to Use Your Wings: The Power to Soar Lives Within You. Through her own distinctive writing techniques, Gianna’s...
First-time author Hezekan Bolton has composed what he describes as “relationship spice” to help couples find ways of keeping the romantic flame alive, while putting aside notions that it usually burns out after a few years. Married for 14 years,...
Tyshie Williams, a mother of four children, is expressing gratitude to those who have been rallying around her so far during her desperate time of need. The 26-year-old’s story was highlighted in last Saturday’s Gleaner as her home on Cleveland...
After spending nearly a month expanding his one-bedroom home, all Shadane Francis’ hard work has gone up in smoke after a raging fire consumed his home on Monday morning. Too shaken up by the incident to summon the strength to sift through the...
As Jamaicans marked the Christmas public holiday on Monday, there was no better way to continue celebrating the season for some residents of Parade Gardens in central Kingston than with friends, who they say are like family. In the spirit of the...
While many Jamaicans are gearing up to celebrate Christmas within two days’ time on December 25 in the comfort of their homes, Tyshie Williams and her four children will still be sorting through the ruins of what was once theirs. Their wooden home...
Jamaicans are relieved to enjoy a brighter Christmas season this year with a return to popular Christmas traditions without the restrictions of lockdowns, nightly curfews, and other COVID-19 containment measures which placed a damper on the most...
Expectations from Linstead Market vendors are high for the return of traditional grand market celebrations without the restrictions of the last two years. Linstead is looking forward to joining other major tows across the island for the popular...
This Christmas Day will be painful for Sandra Scott as she will still be grappling with the death of her cousin, Leon ‘Furry’ English, who was shot dead along with his girlfriend in Commodore district in Linstead, St Catherine, on Thursday morning...
Jamaicans are being encouraged to consider purchasing the variety of handcrafted items made by local artisans when shopping for presents this Christmas. With less than a week left for those scouting for the perfect gift idea, you might want to...
Natalie Cameron says her world has been turned upside down after a family fun day turned into a nightmare last Friday, resulting in her 11-year-old daughter, Brehanna Sindale, drowning at the Thomas River in Chapelton, Clarendon. Cameron was still...
Megais Simpson has placed first in Jamaica and sixth in the region in this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Unit 2 financial services studies. The 20-year-old now has under his belt 17 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)...
Scores of youngsters with disabilities received Christmas gifts on Thursday as the the Sanmerna Foundation partnered with the Inspire to Empower Change Foundation and Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to stage a treat for them at the Half-Way...
Attorney-at-law Gavin Goffe has described as “curious” the Government’s about-turn in granting a reprieve to motorists with outstanding traffic tickets after insisting for weeks that it would not bow to pressure to declare an amnesty. On Tuesday...
Christina Milford has made it a tradition to spread love and cheer to youngsters in state care, especially during the Yuletide season. Even though she is set to depart the island soon, she still intends to treat the youngsters and let them know...
Two days after fire razed a section of Coronation Market, flattening at least 30 wooden stalls, some vendors say they have taken matters into their own hands to recover their livelihoods. Having not heard word of any intervention from the Kingston...
After receiving a psychiatric diagnosis of depression some 10 years ago, Herman ‘Tommy’ Wong searched for a number of ways that he could cope with his mental illness; but it wasn’t until he picked up a paintbrush in 2018 that he truly felt an...
