Jamaica’s vibrant tourism sector is critical to lifting the country out of any potential economic pitfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and any hiccups in the global supply chain which led to disruptions in manufacturing and others sectors, says...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has warned against what he termed a “dangerous disconnect” by people in the society who view resources provided by the State for the public good as theirs to vandalise, simply because it is seen as free. Holness, who...
Digital transformation is not an option but a must for Jamaica, in line with the vision for the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Technology to build out a globally competitive information and communications technology (ICT) with the...
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Pearnel Charles Jr has said that a lack of adequate storage and transportation facilities have been causing Jamaica to lose almost a third of domestic food produced annually, valued at some $7 billion. He made the...
Principal Clover Johnson is anticipating a lot of excitement when her students return to the Seaview Early Childhood Development Centre from their midterm holiday to a much brighter play area, which has also been made more conducive to play with...
Citing its small footprint and underwhelming state, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that Nelson Mandela Park may be relocated to a more spacious venue befitting the honour of the late South African anti-apartheid agitator. The park,...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has admitted that over the last decade, workers have not got a fair share of the economic dividends the country has enjoyed, but called on them to hold strain for a little longer. Addressing a civic ceremony at the...
The Ministry of Education and Youth is soon to launch an attendance app in a bid to identify students who are consistently absent from classes, find out the reasons why they are missing classes, and take the necessary actions to correct the...
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) showcased the benefits and efficiencies of the port community system (PSC) to a high-level public-private sector delegation from Barbados on Friday, with CEO Mark Williams using the occasion to impress upon them the need for regional integration in...
REDUCING THE carnage on Jamaica’s road will require much more that the pending road traffic regulations but more importantly, a significant buy-in from all who travel on the nation’s road who must commit to safer practices, Minister of Transport...
The Government is moving to address the misuse and overuse of fertilisers which has been having an adverse effect on crop production. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr said the administration is collaborating with the main...
Surprised, excited but not shocked was how Miss United Nations World 2022, Toni-Ann Lalor, explained her reaction upon being announced the winner at the finals in New Delhi, India, on May 7. Speaking with The Gleaner at the VIP Lounge, Norman...
Vice-chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr Lucien Jones, is seeking divine intervention to stem the bloodbath as traffic fatalities soar. The number of road deaths due to traffic crashes is at 167 as at Saturday, compared to 172...
Industry players are hoping for strong action after tests on illegally imported brown sugar seized by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) have proven that it was not produced by either of the island’s two sugar factories. The illicit trade, they...
Leveraging moral suasion to ward off snowballing labour unrest, Prime Minister Andrew Holness pressed Jamaicans Thursday to exercise civic restraint to prevent economic collapse and an unravelling of social harmony. His plea came in the midst of a...
Newly installed St Andrew Custos Ian Forbes has vowed not to tolerate any semblance of impropriety among the 2,167 justices of the peace (JPs) serving in the parish. Following his installation by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen on Thursday,...
Jamaica could be courting a public health disaster by allowing its enviable childhood immunisation record which has traditionally ranked in the high 90 per cent for diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough to...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr on Tuesday served notice of the Government’s intention to shake up the local poultry industry by offering incentives to get more people to invest in the processing of local chicken meat....
The COVID-19 pandemic has left a wave of devastation in its wake and changed the values of the Jamaican society, so much so that a major reset in values will be required to clean up the mess in education and health, among other areas, as the...
It is impractical to try to put out a fire after it has spread to the rest of the kitchen. Instead, one should always try to put out the fire before it moves beyond the stove, which is a lesson the health authorities failed to learn early enough as...
Opposition spokesperson on Land, Environment and Climate Change Senator Sophia Frazer-Binns has renewed a call for Jamaica’s water resources to be strengthened by legislation that would make rainwater harvesting compulsory for all major building...
Two local scientists are urging politicians and technocrats in government ministries to do more than pay lip service to climate change issues, saying that it is time for them to be brought to book for their inaction. The charge came from Dr Orville...
As the global climate crisis worsens, Jamaica’s capital, Kingston, is among the first cities in the world that are projected as sure to be hit by climate departure as early as next year. For this reason, reducing climate risks broadly, and...
Among the exhibitors at last Friday’s monthly Farmers’ Market, hosted by the Kingston and St Andrew Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society at the playing field of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Hope Gardens...
Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams has come under fire for failing to outline hard deadlines on a number of unfinished multimillion-dollar projects at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE). Williams’ failure to...
