Published:Saturday | November 21, 2015 | 5:14 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Pointing to gaps which still exist in creating employment opportunities for persons with intellectual disabilities, the Jamaican Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID) recently launched phase two of the employment support programme in a bid...
Published:Monday | November 23, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
At least one marine expert has ranked Jamaica among the worst in the Caribbean when it comes to depletion of marine resources.Brandon Hay, science officer at the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (CCAM), in an interview with The Gleaner,...
Published:Saturday | November 7, 2015 | 5:56 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Collette Browne, director of client services at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), is bemoaning the fact that persons in Kingston are not as receptive to receiving assistance when it comes to issues of drug abuse when compared to other...
Published:Saturday | November 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The 2015 National Journalism Week kicked off with a spirited church service yesterday at the Andrews Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church in St Andrew, as the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) broke from the tradition of starting the week on a...
Published:Thursday | November 19, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Though they are locked away from society, 30 inmates at the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, yesterday graduated from the Fathering Behind Bars Training Programme, put on by the Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MOGAVA).The Reverend...
Published:Wednesday | November 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Having been abducted at 18 months old, some 30 years later, Andrea Harrisingh has teamed up with Hear The Children's Cry, through the Jamaica Yellow Pages, to create a new website which is expected to enhance recovery efforts for missing children....
Published:Saturday | October 17, 2015 | 9:20 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The unfortunate circumstance of losing his job did not lead to depression and despair for Clyde Hemmings. Instead, he teamed up with Khalice Bradshaw-Davis to build their own company - Fetch Delivery Service.Hemmings, who is managing director of the...
Published:Tuesday | November 3, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the redevelopment of the National Heroes Park, downtown Kingston, could be a step in the right direction in making Kingston a tourist destination.That is the belief of the State minister in the...
Published:Wednesday | November 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The current fall in weather temperature leading to cooler days may be welcomed news for most Jamaicans, but not for Eaton McKoy.The 58-year-old, who was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 1992, said yesterday that his journey has...
Published:Saturday | October 31, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Former Jamaican High Commissioner to England Burchell Whiteman has called on citizens to embrace regionalism as an avenue to bolster development.Whiteman, who was conferred with the Doctor Laws honorary degree by the University of the West Indies ...
Published:Saturday | October 31, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Police Commissioner Dr Carl Williams is bemoaning the fact that several Jamaicans are murdered each year because of disputes over land.The commissioner, who was speaking at the Land Surveyors Association's annual dinner and awards ceremony on Friday...
Published:Saturday | October 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
An in-depth look at the population's resistance to climate change, in addition to an analysis on vulnerable groups in the country, are among several issues that will be integral in the new Population Dynamics and Climate Change Resilience project,...
Published:Tuesday | October 27, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Sterling Soares, chairman of the board of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), has confirmed the receipt of resignation letters from both Chief Executive Officer Dr Cecil White and Medical Chief of Staff Professor Trevor McCartney.The...
Published:Thursday | October 22, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Newly appointed president of the Medical Association of Jamaica Dr Myrton Smith has urged the nation to use the deadly bacteria outbreak at two of the country's hospitals, which claimed the lives of 18 babies, as a learning opportunity. He also said...
Published:Wednesday | October 21, 2015 | 5:12 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The revelation by Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson that he was unaware of deadly bacterial outbreaks at two of the country's major hospitals has not settled well with attorney-at-law and political commentator Dr Paul Ashley, who has called for him...
Published:Tuesday | October 20, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
AT LEAST one microbiologist is saying that more could have been done to prevent the outbreak of deadly bacteria at two of the country's major hospitals, which has claimed the lives of 18 babies.Clinical scientist and microbiologist Anthony Jones has...
Published:Friday | October 16, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
When you visit the five-bedroom dwelling of Maxene Richards, you will notice that every room has been transformed into a small school setting, or just a place to meet and talk.The 59-year-old, who is described as a heroine by several residents of...
Published:Wednesday | October 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Apathy, lack of trust and confidence are issues Dr Lloyd Waller, head of the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies (UWI), is pointing to as deterrents leading a large number of young people to ignore issues of governance....
Published:Monday | October 12, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
While the analysis has not been completed to determine whether drought conditions have improved, Jeffery Spooner, director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, is reporting that there has been an appreciable amount of rainfall since the start...
Published:Saturday | October 10, 2015 | 4:55 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
A CALL is being made for keen attention to be given to climate change and its impact on various sectors in society, particularly health.Professor Michael Taylor, head of the climate studies group at the University of the West Indies, indicated that...
Published:Thursday | October 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, The Right Reverend Dr Robert Thompson, has indicated that he fully supports the decision of the St Hilda's High School in St Ann, to relieve Jade Bascoe of the post of head girl.The Brown's Town-located institution...
Published:Tuesday | October 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
As a child, Joan Buchanan always anticipated the summer holidays, when she would accompany her parents to the farm to reap a range of crops which would be flourishing after the May/June rains.She still recalls the joy of going from tree to tree,...
Published:Monday | October 5, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
While the National Water Commission (NWC) has announced an immediate lifting of drought restrictions in several sections of the Corporate Area, the agency is still closely monitoring water levels at the Mona Reservoir.Since the heavy weekend rains,...
Published:Saturday | October 3, 2015 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin
The pews at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in downtown Kingston were filled to capacity yesterday as despite the rain, scores of mourners turned out to pay their last respects to a giant in the local automotive industry, Richard Stewart.His love for...
Published:Saturday | September 26, 2015 | 1:20 PMJodi-Ann Gilpin
Described as severely degraded and in need of urgent remedial measures, the upper Rio Minho Watershed in Clarendon will top the priority list of a US$20-million pilot climate-change adaptation programme, funded mainly by the Inter-American...
