QUESTION: I can't understand why I don't get any callbacks from my job applications. I send off copies of my rÈsumÈs to various places where I think they would need someone. Yet, I have not got a callback from even one. It's really frustrating. What...
Is there a love affair between Jamaicans and a hot chocolate beverage commonly called chocolate tea? It appears so.Hot chocolate has traditionally been a favourite of Jamaicans, and the trend continues each year at Emancipation Jubilee, held at...
WASHINGTON (AP)Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas eliminated No. 3 seed David Goffin 6-3, 6-4 yesterday to reach the semifinals in his Citi Open debut. The 19-year-old Tsitsipas is coming off his first run to the fourth round at a Grand Slam...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):Brazil will meet El Salvador in a friendly next month in a suburb of Washington, DC.The game will be held at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on September 11, four days after coach Tite's team takes on the US in a previously...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP):Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal has agreed to leave Bayern Munich for Barcelona.Vidal will sign a three-year contract at the Nou Camp subject to a medical in the next few days, the Spanish league champion said in a statement on...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC):Guyana skittled out the Leeward Islands for just 116 runs to take command at the end of the first day of the opening round of matches in the Regional Under-19 Championships here yesterday.Playing at the Arnos Vale Stadium...
On Monday, August 6, 2018, Jamaica will celebrate her 56th anniversary as an independent nation. The island of just over 2.8 million people is still young but has stood firm in an age when globalisation has trampled on nationalism.Since gaining...
The fishing village in Hopewell, Hanover, is the newest community to legalise its electricity supply. This fishing village consists of a combination of residential and small commercial customers who have moved from having illegal supply to safe,...
Hello, mi neighbour! I got caught in the New Kingston traffic a week ago and man, was it unpleasant! But, for my well-being, I controlled my emotions and reminded myself that it was just life happening. For a very long while, motorists were trapped...
With sewer installation works now completed along some sections of Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, including the areas between Olivier and Grants Pen roads and Midland Drive and Dunrobin Avenue, activities will now be shifted to the section from...
Katy Perry has visited an eight-year-old girl who was forced to miss a concert after undergoing surgery on a brain tumour. The 33-year-old singer decided to visit Grace Moores - who had brain surgery last week after being diagnosed with a tumour in...
Culture Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange said the passing of internationally renowned musician Irvin 'Carrot' Jarrett has left a void that will be difficult to fill."This is so because wrapped in 'Carrot' was a percussionist, singer, drummer, dancer,...
A survey of business establish-ments is under way, the first of its kind to be attempted in Jamaica.The project is being done by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Statin, in partnership with the Planning Institute of Jamaica, under the Jamaica...
THE EDITOR, Sir:In his article 'Wheatley's web of directorships' in The Sunday Gleaner of July 29, 2018, Colin Campbell outlined the interlocking relationship of the Petrojam and other boards. It would be good if he would do the same analytics when...
THE EDITOR, Sir:The governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter, a charming man, is a soother who would like to please everyone. We need a governor who is not afraid to say things as they are.The Jamaican dollar devalues because we import too much...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I'm a beer sipper, starting from my father's glass mug around 10. I'm also a strong supporter of the preservation of social history, national things that are iconic.I was surprised how upset I was when Miss Lou died even though she...
Managing Riverton smoke health riskThe Ministry of Health is advising members of the public to take precautions in light of the current fire at the Riverton City dump.Persons are asked to avoid exposure to the smoke by doing the following:ï Minimise...
The International Trade Centre, ITC, and the Caribbean Development Bank, CDB, have announced that they are scaling up their partnership to strengthen support for businesses across the Caribbean region.During a meeting at the CDB's Barbados...
