Former Nigeria President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has noted that, while Africa and the Caribbean and have consistently worked together to enhance areas of governance, economics, and health security, a change in direction was necessary to tackle...
THE ‘UNUH app’, a mobile life skills application intended for youths from age 13-18 years, was launched on Thursday by the Civil Society Boost Initiative (CSBI) in collaboration with RISE Life Management Services. Nicholas Buddal, a sixth-form...
Experts are cautioning parents to be on the lookout for the harmful effects that the marketing of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and beverages can have on children’s health. These kinds of messages sent out by the food and beverages industry –...
There are very few beverages, other than water and plain milk, that the industry manufactures to help with schools becoming compliant with the Ministry of Health...
Kimoly Robinson’s financial difficulties have prevented her from having her visual impairment corrected, resulting in five missed doctor’s appointments. This has left her feeling disheartened that her wish for sight may not come true. Robinson has...
It was a remarkable discovery when the Jamaican Iguana (Cyclura collei) reappeared in 1990 after being thought to have gone extinct for nearly half a century. They were once commonly found along the south-central sections of Jamaica and on the...
THE FIGHT to safeguard thousands of vulnerable marine life in the deep sea is still ongoing. This, as several governments are coming under pressure from business interests to grant them the go-ahead to extract precious minerals from the ocean floor...
Students of the Seaward Primary and Infant School were challenged yesterday to overcome their fear of mathematics. In commemoration of International Day of Mathematics, which was observed on March 14, the school aimed to showcase the importance...
According to data from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime’s (GI-TOC) 2023 Global Organised Crime Index, 83 per cent of the global population is living in high-crime conditions. In his presentation during the Annual...
THE DISRUPTION of food availability and quality is one of the many devastating effects of climate change. Experts are cautioning that in light of this impending global threat there is an urgent need for agricultural innovation systems to be...
AS THE five-day regional coconut workshop, ‘Sustainable and Resilient Coconut Production within a Changing Climate’, came to a close yesterday, the testimony shared by Guyanese participants revealed a glimpse into how the cultivation of coconut...
Tiffany Foster, following in her mother, Andrea Foster’s entrepreneurial footsteps, founded her own business three years ago. “I thank her for the creativity that she would have invested in me through her business – Special Kreations Events and...
AHEAD OF tomorrow’s celebration of International Women’s Day, a group of up-and-coming female entrepreneurs have been encouraged to be unafraid to inspire change and help to elevate the future generation in following their dreams. Speaking...
The Oberlin High School in West Rural St Andrew yesterday conducted a Peace Day event that rekindled the enthusiasm of administrators, guidance counsellors, students, and the community to ‘Let Peace Run Things’, as the national slogan puts it....
Jamaica has significantly reduced the spread of the lethal yellowing disease in coconuts ( Cocos nucifera) across the island, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green. Speaking yesterday during the opening ceremony of...
Environmentalist Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie said that the health and sustainability of the island’s rivers will continue to hang in the balance if the authorities do not take decisive action in tackling a complex web of challenges ranging from...
Today marks Alveda Johnson’s 22nd actual birthday though she will really be turning 88. In a Gleaner interview, the elder, who was born in a leap year, said she continues to be marvelled by God’s grace and His decision to spare her life year...
The multiple fish kill events that the Rio Cobre in St Catherine has suffered over the years have highlighted the increased need for improved monitoring exercises and the swift detection of waterway pollution to take place. Dr André Coy, a...
A Portmore, St Catherine, pair is advising couples in committed relationships to ensure that they maintain the same spark and spontaneity from when they first met throughout the relationship in order to foster stronger and more lasting unions....
It came as a great surprise for King’s Counsel Byron St Michael Hylton, who on Tuesday was named the Rotary Club of St Andrew’s Orville Walker Vocational Service awardee for 2023-2024. In his brief remarks, Hylton, who is a former solicitor general...
This week will see the issuance of a second call for proposal submissions under the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food for Progress Jamaica Spices (JaSPICE) project. Researchers, farmers, input suppliers to the industry, youth,...
Under its Food for Progress Jamaica Spices initiative, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently hosted its first research visioning session at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St Andrew as part of its ongoing efforts to revitalise...
At a special sitting of the Court of Appeal on Friday, several members of the judiciary paid tribute to the late Justice Cecil Dennis Morrison, hailing him as a legend in the legal profession in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Morrison passed away on...
When elections roll around, whether at the municipal or national level, optics are everything, and a lot of weight is placed on the size of a candidate’s entourage. This is the view of Dwight Sibblies, member of parliament (MP) for Clarendon...
Second time’s the charm for Ashawney Burrell, who came out victorious in the 64th staging of The Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee National Competition on Wednesday. The 13-year-old, who represents St Andrew, successfully spelt the word M-A-L-...
