Meat vendors in the Cross Roads Market are hoping for a big bump up in sales this holiday season, despite the challenges that have impacted the spending power of many local households. One vendor, Mark Brown, who has been selling in the market for...
Ardenne High School student Aayush Jain has been awarded six merits after sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams in May, earning him a place among the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) top 10 students. Aayush...
Mikael Phillips, Opposition spokesperson on transport, housing, and works, has voiced support for advocates’ call for the Government to not confirm the provisional development order (PDO) of 2017 without first consulting affected residents who are...
Although many consumers’ purchasing preferences are shifting from in-store to online shopping, Jamaican store owners say locals still enjoy crowding into shops in search of the ideal gift to present to loved ones during the Yuletide season....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
