Noted Jamaican historian and Garvey scholar, Professor Rupert Lewis, has slammed ex-drug convict and reggae artiste Buju Banton and his publicity team for seeking to equate the entertainer’s drug-related incarceration with Nelson Mandela...
Addressing criticism that the Church is too silent on important issues affecting the country, president of the Jamaica Baptist Union and pastor of the St Ann's Bay Circuit of Baptist Church the Reverend Karen Kirlew said that the notion is the...
Three hundred young people have benefited from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund Poverty Reduction Project (JSIF-PRP) tertiary and vocational scholarships programme since its implementation in 2015.Managing Director of the JSIF Omar Sweeney, while...
ON THE AWARD: "I think it's great to be acknowledged. Acknowledgements don't really come easy here in Jamaica and I think it's just part of my journey here in Jamaica and I think it's wonderful. I am very thankful."VISION FOR JAMAICA: "The reason...
With the ban on certain single-use plastics and styrofoam products just days away, and facing a possible fine of up to $2 million or a maximum of two years' imprisonment, the list of businesses applying for temporary exemption to the ban is slowing...
The ban on plastic was inevitable, said chief executive officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Peter Knight.Speaking at a Gleaner Editors' Forum last week, Knight pointed to the European Union as one example where bold steps...
Whenever the story of the December 19, 2008, crash, which left 14 persons dead in the Rio Grande Valley, Portland, is being told, the name Linford Jackson is usually mentioned.Jackson survived the accident, but his heart-wrenching plea for someone...
Lisann Lewis was one of approximately 50 children who lost a parent when a truck taking persons to the Coronation Market in Kingston plunged into a ravine in the Rio Grande Valley, Portland, on December 19, 2008. Fourteen persons, including Lisann's...
For the last nine years, Joyce Whyte has refused to leave her house on December 19. That's the day she survived a horrific accident that claimed the life of her son in the Rio Grande Valley in Portland.But this year, being the 10th anniversary of...
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is adding its muscle to those trying to standardise and improve the quality of bottled coconut water being sold across the island.Manager of the Standards Development and Certification Department at the BSJ,...
No swiping, no waiting, no pin, no signature, just tap and go when paying for goods and services with your credit cards.That is what leading global payments and technology company Mastercard is seeking to introduce to Jamaica, contactless credit...
Absenteeism among adolescent mothers has always been a concern for the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). However, with the introduction of virtual classes, this issue could become a thing of the past.The WCJF Virtual CSEC programme,...
A disturbing image currently being circulating on social media of a patient lying on the floor of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), as a result of major overcrowding at the hospital, has drawn the ire of several Jamaicans.In an interview with The...
Local traditional journalists are being implored to remain steadfast and committed to fulfilling their duty of keeping citizens informed in spite of attacks across the world and the imminent threat social media poses to the profession.The charge...
The misuse and overuse of antibiotics by Jamaicans is costing the Government millions of dollars. However, while the financial implications are of concern, Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton said certain diseases could become untreatable and...
Mastercard is stressing that restaurants and stores are wrong in forcing customers to spend a pre-determined amount of money before their credit or debit cards can be run.In an interview with The Gleaner last week, the multinational financial...
With approximately 11,000 merchant locations accepting Mastercard on the island, the leading technology company in the global payments industry said the decision to use Jamaica as the first Caribbean island to launch its 'I Accept' campaign was an...
By using cash to pay for goods and services, Jamaicans are hindering the economy's potential to grow, according to leading global payments and technology company, Mastercard.Almost 80 per cent of all transactions conducted in Jamaica are done using...
Jamaicans need to make a concerted effort to be educated on fire-prevention methods, noted fire and material science lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Dr Tanya Innis-Kerr."While I was doing fire investigations, one of the most painful...
Girls sitting in the laps of boys while riding public transport to and from school is not a new phenomenon, but Glen Bromfield, chief executive officer of the Medallion Hall Hotel, who is also a transport operator, has expressed concern that a stop...
A giant of a man is how William 'Billy' McConnell will be remembered by the many who came out to celebrate his life in a service of thanksgiving at the St Andrew Parish Church yesterday.McConnell, who lost his battle with cancer on September 19, was...
An effective and better-managed suicide hotline, 1-888-NEW-LIFE, is on its way for Jamaicans with suicidal thoughts, Minister of Health Christopher Tufton has said.Tufton made the announcement yesterday at the World Suicide Prevention Day Seminar at...
As the World Suicide Prevention Day Seminar gets under way today at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, non-profit organisation RISE Life Management Services is offering its support lifeline to persons contemplating suicide.Responding to an...
With adolescent mothers often dropping out of secondary school, 44 grants and scholarships were yesterday awarded to teenagers, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St Andrew under the A-STREAM Programme.A-STREAM is Advancing Secondary, Tertiary, Remedial...
DIRECTOR OF the National Health Fund (NHF) and chairperson of its corporate governance committee, Cecile Watson, said last week that the benefits derived from the implementation of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica's (PSOJ) Corporate...
