Published:Monday | January 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Health centres have seen an average of 41 per cent increased usage over the past year, however, Dr Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie, director, emergency disaster management and special services in the health ministry, said that a massive public awareness...
Published:Friday | December 29, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
At 11 and eight years old, Nathan and Naomi Campbell have been wooing everyone they come across with their talents. Nathan has left many spellbound with his masterly manipulation of the strings of his violin and Naomi, not to be outdone, has been...
Published:Friday | December 29, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Acting Assistant Commissioner Floyd McLean, chief fire prevention officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, believes that there are profound lessons to be learnt from a massive fire at an apartment building in the Bronx in New York City Thursday, which...
Published:Wednesday | December 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The Reverend Barrington Hall is calling for more practical action from the church community to address issues such as crime and violence, describing past efforts as "Band-Aids" for deeply festering social wounds.Hall, who is thesenior pastor at the...
Published:Friday | December 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Interventions from the Ministry of Health to introduce the E-triage system, has seen a drastic increase in the number of patients being triaged under 30 minutes at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, with stakeholders expecting a similar trend at...
Published:Friday | December 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Annoyance, frustration, and fatigue overwhelmed scores of persons yesterday as they tried to get their final Christmas shopping done in the Corporate Area.Lewin Simpson, who spoke to The Gleaner while doing his shopping at Tropical Plaza in St...
Published:Wednesday | December 20, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
It was deeper than having fun and eating lots of food. A treat hosted by Food For the Poor (FFP) yesterday left many wards of the State emotional as they were reunited with friends and even siblings.Khalidah Bryce, secretary at Windsor Lodge...
Published:Tuesday | December 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The Reverend Dr Carla Dunbar, marriage, family, and sex therapist, is advising married couples to employ wisdom as they shop for the Christmas holiday while ensuring they still take the time to make each other feel special.Dunbar said couples must...
Published:Monday | December 18, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is pushing for parents to focus on being present in their children's lives for the Christmas season, instead of buying expensive presents.Kaysia Kerr, head of the NPSC, told The Gleaner yesterday that...
Published:Friday | December 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
In addition to preaching the gospel of healing and salvation, Reverend Dwight Fletcher, senior pastor at the Transformed Life Church (TLC), believes the Church has a role to play in aiding business people unleash their potential, in addition to...
Published:Saturday | December 16, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
He was the oldest competitor, but 90-year-old Roy Thomas would not be left out as he joined more than 100 participants in The Gleaner's Capture Kingston Photo Competition yesterday.Also...
Published:Thursday | December 7, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
In addition to providing lunch money and meals to students at the primary-school level and donating school supplies, Mabel Wood, founder and director of Love and Hope Ministries (LAHM), wants every child with whom she interacts with to feel God's...
Published:Monday | December 4, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Last week, we featured a male cosmetologist. This week, we present a male hairstylist.He works five to six days a week, catering to more than 15 clients per day, standing for the whole time. But this is no bother to Belal Alkhateeb, popular male...
Published:Thursday | November 30, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The transformation of lives into a deeper maturity with Christ is what stands out most for Barrington Hall, senior pastor at the Ekklesia Bible Fellowship in St Andrew, as he reflected on the church's sixth anniversary, which was celebrated...
Published:Wednesday | November 29, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Professor Wendel Abel, psychiatrist, has said that from his observation and research, a contribution to issues such as maternal deaths is the fact that citizens and the State were not affirming their rights."Sometimes the focus (of discussion) is to...
Published:Tuesday | November 28, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Recent work done by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) has led Uki Atkinson, research analyst at the organisation, to conclude that Jamaica is faced with a parenting crisis.Findings from the 2017 Global School Health Survey and Rapid...
Published:Tuesday | November 28, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Jamaica may be currently faced with disturbing and alarming incidents of crime and mayhem, but a totally different picture has been painted in schools. A study done this year by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) shows that there has been...
Published:Friday | November 24, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Who would have thought that an unexpected relationship would have resulted in a successful business venture? That is Wayne Maxwell's story, artistic director and owner of JMAX Spa, Hair and Nail Club in St Andrew, who has been at the helm of a...
Published:Friday | November 24, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The Errol Rattray Evangelistic Association (EREA) has positively impacted the lives of young men islandwide over the past 13 years, and evangelist Errol Rattray expects that this year will be no different, after the organisation hosted more than 100...
Published:Saturday | November 25, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Dr Winston De La Haye, chief medical officer in the Ministry of Health, has signalled that there is a lull in Zika (Zik V) and Chikungunya virus (chik-V) cases but cautioned against complacency, indicating that both illnesses are here to stay.In an...
Published:Tuesday | November 21, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Maxine Henry-Wilson, commissioner of the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission and former education minister, sought to caution policymakers and leaders to do more to lift gender stereotypes and empower girls to venture into innovative professions."...
Published:Monday | November 20, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Renowned business mogul Tony Hart believes that despite the frightening crime that has been plauging Montego Bay, the Second City is still ripe for growth, pointing to the information technology (IT) and tourism sectors, which he said are currently...
Published:Thursday | November 16, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Spanish Town Hospital in dire need of upgradeThe urgent need for the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine to be upgraded to a Type A health facility was brought into sharp focus after a quarterly report by the Ministry of Health titled 'Vitals'...
Published:Wednesday | November 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Shopkeepers and other retail vendors are among a number of stakeholders that Collette Kirlew, director of client services at the National Council on Drug Abuse, intends to target. Kirlew said that illegal substances are too accessible to minors and...
Published:Wednesday | November 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Rosalee Gage-Grey will continue to provide interim oversight leadership of the newly merged Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). Youth Minister Floyd Green has said that no decision on...
