Published:Tuesday | September 22, 2015 | 12:00 AMStaff Reporter
Fewer Jamaican students have applied for tertiary loans from the Students Loan Bureau (SLB). The SLB is indicating that it received 14,845 applications for the 2014/15 academic year. The agency points out that last academic year it received 15,297...
Four medals including one gold were added to the Jamaica’s chest at the end of day seven of the IAAF World Championship in Beijing, China. Danielle Williams topped the morning with a surprise gold in the 100m hurdles. With a personal...
Chairman of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Reverend Garnett Roper, says the driver involved in this morning’s bus crash in Barbican, St Andrew may have fallen asleep behind the wheel. Roper says the situation is still being...
Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has dismissed assertions by the Opposition that the government is planning to use money from the Petrocaribe Development Fund to finance election activities. Speaking at a press conference this morning,...
A severe shortage of uniforms is forcing some members of the police force to make their own or to wear uniforms washed out and patched up after seeing better days.Sergeant Raymond Wilson, head of the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file...
It will not be known before 2016 if former Jamaica Labour Party stalwart, Joan Gordon Webley, will be accepted as a member of the People's National Party (PNP). PNP General Secretary Paul Burke says people seeking to join the party must wait...
More than 230 persons have been issued with traffic tickets today for breaches of the Road Traffic Act as the police step up their presence on the roads for the holiday period. Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen...
The Ministry of Education is to close 18 primary schools come September. Education Minister, Ronald Thwaites, says the schools are being closed because of their small populations, under performance, high operational costs, among other things....
There are allegations this afternoon that the police may have been negligent in providing a quick response which could have saved the life of the policewoman who was shot dead last night. According to information reaching The Gleaner/Power 106 News...
Published:Monday | July 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMStaff Reporter
Richard Lindo's only child flew in from the United States yesterday for summer vacation with her parents. Her arrival home may well have saved the life of his wife. Lindo's wife, Norma, was not in her usual seat outside her husband's...
Today, Automotives begins a series on careers in the automotive sector. There are many ways to make a living out of a passion for motor vehicles, and over the next few weeks, we will speak with people who are doing just that. They will speak about...
State Minister in the Technology Ministry, Julian Robinson, says there has been no damage to infrastructure or fallout as a result of a virus attack on government agencies. Robinson says at least three agencies received the malicious email. He says...
The Government and manufacturers are yet to reach an agreement on the vexed issue of introducing a tax on refined sugar. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Donovan Stanbery, says the discussions are ongoing. Stanbery further says...
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says it has received an improved wage offer from the government. However, JTA president Doran Dixon has declined to give details on the new offer. Dixon says the JTA is waiting for a written offer from...
There are signs that public school teachers could soon intensify their protest and embark on a sick-out if the Government fails to improve on its offer for a salary increase. Since Tuesday, thousands of rank and file cops have been calling in sick...
A report to Cabinet from the National Logistics Initiative Council has raised concerns about the investors who are seeking to invest US$5 billion in Jamaica’s logistic hub project. In a statement, the Investment and Commerce Ministry said the...
As tyre retreading for commercial tyres on trailers and trucks continues to be offered in Jamaica, a major provider of the service claims it is very cost-effective and the redone tyres have an extended life.For safety reasons, retreading is normally...
Published:Friday | May 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMStaff Reporter
Jamaica's Sara-Beth McPherson, the 39th place contestant in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship, says she is disappointed that she did not advance to last night's final, but she is happy with her performance. "...
Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMStaff Reporter
One of the executives of used-car dealership CarMax who is implicated in a multi-million dollar fraud probe was granted bail today in the sum of $10 million. The businessman, Darren Blake, has been before the courts since April 15 and has been in...
It has been smooth sailing for officials from the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency and members of the public, who gathered at the National Indoor Sports Centre to renew passports ahead of a fee increase next week. When The Gleaner/ Power...
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it is working to address a problem which has left some customers without electricity since yesterday. The power to those customers was disrupted following a downpour of rain yesterday. Corporate...
Opposition spokesperson on health, Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte, says the Government should immediately undertake a cleanup programme to minimise the impact of the Zika virus (ZIKV). The Ministry of Health has advised that there is now an outbreak...
Phillip Paulwell, the man who championed the liberalisation of the telecommunication sector in Jamaica, wants to see the sector go a step further in promoting competition and consumer choice by no longer locking mobile phones to a single network....
Nari Williams-Singh: Director of the skiesA prepubescent infatuation with airplanes was, for Nari Williams-Singh, the catalyst for an illustrious career in civil aviation which has spanned more than three decades.The recently appointed director...
The Honda division of ATL Automotive, located on Hagley Park Road, St Andrew, has reported that the first 20 units of the 2015 Honda HR-V motor vehicle have already been sold. Among them was the one on display at the vehicle's official launch on...
