Published:Friday | December 16, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Some of the island's major religious leaders are calling on the Government to provide more financial support for churches to enable them to do more within the communities they serve.The churchmen argue that the faith-based institutions are more in...
Published:Thursday | December 22, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Several members of the local Christian community have spent the past week spreading cheer and providing for the less fortunate as part of their celebration of Christmas.But many religious leaders say while the work they are doing now gets the...
Published:Saturday | December 10, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
The challenging economic condition, which has blanketed the island for a number of years, is taking a toll on some charities, which will be unable to reach out to the less fortunate the way they usually do this Christmas.Desmond Whitely, manager of...
Published:Saturday | December 10, 2016 | 1:24 PMRyon Jones
Criminals have taken over sections of Red Hills Road in St Andrew, extorting thousands of dollars from business owners and operators of public-passenger vehicles daily.This has caused some business operators to close their doors, while taxi and bus...
Published:Friday | December 2, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Prescription fraud is becoming a serious problem in Jamaica, and doctors who flout the law by not ensuring their names and registration numbers are clearly visible on all prescriptions are a major part of the problem."The major problem is that the...
Published:Friday | November 25, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
With public sector modernisation in the air, Elaine Foster-Allen, who served as permanent secretary (PS) in three different ministries and is now retiring from public service, feels that deliberate steps need to be taken to remedy public-sector...
Published:Friday | November 25, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck is not convinced that amendments to the Registration, Births and Deaths Act - making it compulsory for fathers' names to be added to birth certificates - will have the desired effect.It has long been advocated that...
Published:Friday | November 25, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
The Ministry of Education is currently taking steps to ascertain the prevalence of adolescent pregnancies in schools across the island.The move comes after The Sunday Gleaner last week...
Published:Saturday | November 26, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Cuba's revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz has been hailed as a friend to Jamaica.The bond of friendship between Jamaica and Cuba was developed in the 1970s while the late Michael Manley and Castro were at the helm...
Published:Saturday | November 19, 2016 | 4:51 PMRyon Jones
Kellits High School in Clarendon is among several educational institutions struggling with the growing trend of girls dropping out because of underage pregnancy.Over the past two years, 20 girls have quit the rural school to become mothers, which...
Published:Saturday | November 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
She is only 15 years old and still in school, but is already the mother of a six-month-old daughter.Brianna Johnson* is one of 20 girls who got pregnant and had to drop out of the Kellits High School in Clarendon over the last two years.She said her...
Published:Saturday | November 19, 2016 | 4:24 PMRyon Jones
Underage youth in Jamaica continue to be the main targets of sexual predators, according to data obtained from the Office of the Children's Registry (OCR). Between 2007 and 2014, the OCR received 16,790 reports about children who were known, or...
Published:Friday | November 11, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
At least one security expert believes that the more than three million dollars being spent each year to tend to the 15 gelding horses in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Mounted Troop Division is a waste of resources.The annual expenses incurred...
Published:Friday | November 4, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
The relevant authorities are promising to leave no stones unturned, as they move to put an end to the illegal gas trade. This has been an ongoing problem for quite a number of years, but has become even more relevant with the recent deaths of three...
Published:Friday | November 4, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Public health care in Jamaica has been made cheaper since the removal of user fees, but this has resulted in persons having to endure lengthy wait times in order to receive medical attention at public...
Published:Saturday | November 5, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
The Office of the Children's Advocate has opened investigations into the tragic drowning of Ardenne High School student, Jevaughn Brown, at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) last Tuesday evening, amid concerns from parents and coaches...
Published:Saturday | November 5, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Bolstered by the success of the violence-interruption programme in St Catherine North, the Peace Management Initiative (PMI), in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security's Crime Prevention and Community Safety arm, is ready to roll out...
Published:Friday | October 21, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Some members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) told The Sunday Gleaner that they deliberately avoid confrontations with gunmen out of fear that if it results in a fatal shooting, they could become a target of the Independent Commission of...
Published:Friday | October 21, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
One senior inspector of police is among several members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) accusing the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) of arresting and charging police personnel before conducting a proper investigation....
Published:Saturday | October 22, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Christina Peart had been holding her breath and desperately waiting to hear long-time friend Sanjay Williams tell her he liked her. She had had a crush on him for as long as she could remember and hoped with all her heart that he would return the...
Published:Friday | October 21, 2016 | 4:35 PMRyon Jones
Olive Henry's mood has changed from one of shock to rejoicing after the National Water Commission (NWC) adjusted her June bill from $175,102.34 to $9,161.80.Henry, who is the landlord for the premises in question at Manley Mews in St Andrew, had...
Published:Thursday | September 15, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
The Ministry of Justice is paying out just over $10.4 million monthly for its swanky new complex on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew.But one of the island's leading...
Published:Friday | September 9, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
Deputy Superintendent of Police with the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Webster Francis, has cited a shortage in staff at the police Cybercrime Unit as partly responsible for some of the delays in cases...
Published:Thursday | September 8, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
A veteran mathematics teacher believes she has found the solution to Jamaican children's problem in the subject.With fewer than half of the children (47.7 per cent) who sat the math exam in this year's Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC...
Published:Thursday | September 8, 2016 | 12:00 AMRyon Jones
The owners of Jamaica Beverages Limited (JBL) have been left with a bitter taste in their mouths after it was discovered that more than $36 million worth of commercial juice concentrate has been stolen from the company's Bog Walk, St Catherine,...
