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Published:Monday | May 1, 2023 | 1:03 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Local manufacturer Stanmark Processors Company Limited is seeking to boost Jamaica’s ackee supply by planting 1,000 trees within the year. Shona Sadler-Campbell, the chief operations officer of the 32-year-old family-owned company, lamented that...

Published:Monday | May 1, 2023 | 12:55 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

At least one lecturer believes that mentorship is the key to increasing the participation of women and girls in the digital world and the ICT sector. According to Dr Phillipa Bennett, a lecturer in the Department of Computing at The University of...

Published:Monday | May 1, 2023 | 12:51 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Patricia Garrick’s love for agriculture continues to blossom through her meticulously maintained fields, where she nurtures fruit trees. Despite walking with a limp for much of her senior life as a result of arthritis in the ankle joint, Garrick,...

Published:Saturday | April 29, 2023 | 12:21 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Farmers in St Thomas have called for more work to be done in the sector to explore and take full advantage of the coconut palm’s (Cocos nucifera) versatile nature. Characterised as a “golden” plant by members of the Kanga Gully Farmers Group in...

Published:Friday | April 28, 2023 | 1:11 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

It was Kimona Bowen’s first encounter being immersed in virtual reality (VR), an experience she initially found to be very frightening. But soon after, the engagement with the technology piqued her interest, serving as further motivation to pursue...

Published:Thursday | April 27, 2023 | 12:51 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

SINCE THE 2021 demolition of African Martyrs of Uganda Early Childhood Institute (ECI), which was situated in Ten Miles, Bull Bay, St Andrew, the bulk of students seeking placement have turned to Bethel Basic School for enrolment. But with limited...

Published:Thursday | April 27, 2023 | 12:50 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

LOCAL FARMERS want the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to amplify their calls and encourage the private sector to invest in utilising more of Jamaica’s natural resources to manufacture merchandise distinctive to the island. They have lamented...

Published:Wednesday | April 26, 2023 | 1:18 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Vandals have been tampering with National Water Commission (NWC) systems, sometimes stealing pieces of critical equipment, causing disruption to the company’s operations for hours and even days at a time. In one of the latest attacks, thieves made...

Published:Tuesday | April 25, 2023 | 1:17 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Pensioners in the community of Bull Bay, which is located at the St Andrew-St Thomas border, are expressing frustration at the inconvenience they now have to endure to access crucial services since the demolition of the local health centre and post...

Published:Tuesday | April 25, 2023 | 1:12 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

DURING THE heights of the COVID-19 pandemic, St Mary native Aneta Blackett-Ricketts quickly realised a growing need to assist the less fortunate within her community of Islington. By starting a feeding programme that satisfies the hunger of the...

Published:Monday | April 24, 2023 | 12:52 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jacqueline Dillon has noted that the Domestic Violence Intervention Centres (DVICs) have been having a major impact since their inception in 2021, with more males stepping forward to report abuse. While the...

Published:Saturday | April 22, 2023 | 12:07 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

As the town’s population steadily grows, so have calls for the installation of traffic signals in the town centre of Junction, St Elizabeth. Residents of the area have argued that the signals could reduce accidents as they regulate traffic....

Published:Friday | April 21, 2023 | 1:11 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Local not-for-profit entities can now submit proposals for an opportunity to benefit from the Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF) under the Field Support Services Project Caribbean (FSSP-C) funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC). Available are...

Published:Friday | April 21, 2023 | 12:23 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon-Harrison is encouraging Jamaicans to become positive interrupters within the lives of the nation’s children. Speaking on Wednesday at the media launch of Child Month 2023, which will be observed in May, Gordon-...

Published:Thursday | April 20, 2023 | 1:18 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

A thick plume of smoke hung over sections of downtown Kingston on Wednesday afternoon as a raging fire consumed two tenement properties, leaving at least nine adults and six children homeless. Twenty-five-year-old Yanique Ross, who was conducting...

Published:Wednesday | April 19, 2023 | 1:17 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Residents of Black River in St Elizabeth are expressing concern over the safety of users of the JAG Myers Municipal Park, especially children, after a large crocodile was spotted sunbathing at the municipal facility recently. Not only are they...

Published:Wednesday | April 19, 2023 | 12:54 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Nineteen early childhood educators in the Southeast region of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), who are beneficiaries of the multimillion-dollar grant funding programme to pursue tertiary education, were last week presented with cash. They...

Published:Tuesday | April 18, 2023 | 12:49 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

The Government is being called on to do more to trigger a shift in how society views people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Carla Moore, an advocate and lecturer at The University of the West Indies’ Institute for Gender and Development...

Published:Monday | April 17, 2023 | 12:07 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Jamaican writers Kwame McPherson and Demoy Lindo are among 28 individuals whose short stories have been shortlisted for the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Administered by the Commonwealth Foundation, an intergovernmental organisation, the...

Published:Monday | April 17, 2023 | 12:05 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Through its Build Back the Love for Jamaica campaign, charity organisation Food For the Poor (FFP) Jamaica is building on its long tradition of assisting underprivileged Jamaicans. In conjunction with the FFP’s efforts, Boom Energy Drink recenty...

Published:Saturday | April 15, 2023 | 1:21 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

St Elizabeth councillors are calling for greater use of technology and an increase in police patrols to deter criminal elements preying on small business owners. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Thursday...

Published:Saturday | April 15, 2023 | 12:15 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

The Kiwanis Club of North St Andrew (KCNSA) is currently undergoing fundraising efforts to offer well-needed support to the Matthew 25:40 Boys’ Home operated by the Mustard Seed Communities. Through the recently launched Sensational Solar Raffle...

Published:Thursday | April 13, 2023 | 1:14 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Some Jamaicans have voiced concern about a possible roach infestation along the Palisadoes strip which not only leads to the Norman Manley International Airport and the community of Port Royal, but also serves as a major passageway to the capital...

Published:Wednesday | April 12, 2023 | 12:14 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

The community of Wakefield in rural St Catherine continues to thirst for access to running water in their taps. The years-long inconvenience has soured the spirits of residents of the farming community, which largely relies on the weather to bring...

Published:Tuesday | April 11, 2023 | 1:14 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Superintendent Bobette Morgan-Simpson, head of the St Mary Police Division, has voiced concern over an ongoing sewage inundation problem affecting the Port Maria Police Station. In an interview with The Gleaner on Saturday, Morgan said that just...

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