The Salvation Army kicked off its annual Christmas Kettle Appeal on November 3 with the goal of raising $20 million for youth development and other projects in the coming year. Major Nana Boakye-Agyemang, divisional commander of The Salvation Army...
TAJERA HAUGHTON, 26, has successfully completed her undergraduate studies at The University of the West Indies (UWI), owing to her unwavering attitude towards her academics and an abundance of love and support from family and friends. Haughton, who...
THE TIMIDNESS displayed by nine-year-old Marcia Dale during a Gleaner interview yesterday was far from her demeanour when she delivered the winning dramatisation of a poetry piece on November 5 at the Peter Gracey’s This is Jamaica Poetry...
RALPH STEWART, who lived in Craighton, St Andrew, had his wishes honoured by his family when he was buried over a month ago in the cedar coffin that he built for himself nearly 40 years prior to his death. Stewart died at age 77 on September 3, and...
Dr Sheena Francis, senior lecturer and research fellow at the Natural Products Institute at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is researching countermeasures that Jamaica can employ against the growing Aedes aegypti mosquito population...
Professor Evan Dale Abel, who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree, has challenged the 2023 graduates of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, to uphold their core beliefs and values as they pursue their professional endeavours...
AMBASSADOR Dr Audrey Marks, who was conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) at one of The University of the West Indies, Mona’s graduation ceremonies yesterday, urged graduands to learn from each of life’s obstacles and how to...
WHEN AUNDRENE Cameron, a law graduate of The University of the West Indies, Mona, concluded her valedictory speech yesterday where she urged outgoing students from the faculties of law and social sciences to keep striving for excellence and to...
HER JOURNEY to university started not only during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also shortly after receiving a diagnosis of epilepsy. Growing up in the Kingston community of Seaview Gardens and coming from a low-income family, 22-year-...
SEVERAL YOUNG leaders across high schools in Jamaica were on Wednesday urged to uphold the fundamental values of leadership and excellence as they seek to elevate themselves while also helping to uplift those around them. This view was shared by...
The Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA) has acquired the ‘.gov.jm’ website domain to become a part of the previously launched enterjamaica.com, which sparked public criticisms and security concerns in September...
A donation of six desktop computers from the Vaz Preparatory School Past Students Association (VPSPSA), in collaboration with the Florida Atlantic University, has brought hope to Unity Preparatory School, whose computer lab was burglarised five...
WITH MULTIPLE government-approved technical plans for road infrastructure, Jamaica is looking to collaborate with the European Union (EU) to help finance these projects and offer solutions to complete the tasks. These jobs are related to water and...
APPROACHES TO keep children in their families, and how to put these strategies into effect to assist with a child protection early warning system (CPEWS), number among the major issues being discussed at the 97th regular meeting of the directing...
As the world celebrated the 78th anniversary of the United Nations (UN), young people were on Tuesday called upon to be the drivers of sustainable development. World UN Day – which marks the anniversary of the day in 1945 when the UN Charter...
OPERATIONS AT the Jamaica Post’s Central Sorting Office (CSO) on South Camp Road in Kingston were not significantly impacted by a fire which razed a section of the building and forced the suspension of services yesterday. As such, services will...
One of the many things that inspired Karen Weir to establish her company, K’Spicy teas, was her pleasant childhood memories of being given an assortment of herbal teas in the morning before heading off to school. In an interview with The Gleaner...
THE NATIONAL Child Month Committee recognised 17 students from non-traditional high schools across the island yesterday for their exceptional academic performance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Among the...
With a passion for game development, 18-year-old computing major Enoch Omoregie believes that Jamaica has a great opportunity to capitalise on its brand to advance its game and film production. While the 18-year-old University of Technology,...
Concerned by the alarming number of motor vehicle accidents and road fatalities reported daily, a student from the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) has set out to create an application that will allow drivers to report incidents as they...
The condition of the Lyssons main road in St Thomas continues to be a source of frustration for the locals with students attending the primary school in the community and general commuters among those affected. Whenever heavy rains lash the eastern...
Her insatiable thirst for knowledge and ‘the need to know’ had not compelled her to pursue a degree in journalism which some might say was the obvious choice. Even though Annay Wheatle had been accepted into the journalism programme at The...
David Corniffe, a resident of Morant Bay, St Thomas, finds it next to impossible to wake up on any given day to fill his lungs with a breath of fresh air. This is owing to individuals living in the area who constantly use his front yard and the...
A clinical psychologist has expressed concern over a local misconception that mental-health challenges are comparable to physical ailments in that they can be easily identified when looking at a person. Speaking with The Gleaner at a youth mental...
A top European Union (EU) official believes that Jamaica has a strong chance of achieving significant successes with the EU-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Global Gateway investment agenda. The deputy secretary general for economic and global...
