Twenty-five-year-old Kaydeen Williams, who hails from St Catherine, has transformed her passion for African heritage into an entrepreneurial pursuit. In January 2021, she started out by making bags but the small business has since evolved into...
Nadine Atkinson-Flowers, who was born and raised in Olympic Gardens, knew very early in life that she wanted to be a lawyer. Though that reality did not manifest in the way she imagined, the St Andrew High School for Girls alumna is now an...
Thirty-year-old Terrence Chin-Loy Jr will be making history in the traditionally white field of opera, a step that will further open doors to black performers. The Jamaican-American will be playing the role of Henrik Egerman in Stephen Sondheim’s A...
The ‘60/60 year’ is how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has dubbed its milestone anniversary, which coincides with Jamaica’s diamond Independence. Over the past six decades, USAID has invested in excess of US$1.4...
Students and parents expressed gratitude on Tuesday as they received laptops that will help close the deficit on online learning amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At the launch of its ‘Children are our Future’ initiative in support of Jamaican...
Pamela Dare Swaby, Jamaica’s first female North American representative of the Jamaica Association of Villas and Apartments (JAVA) and a trailblazer in tourism, has died. She passed away in Ontario, Canada, on February 16 at age 92. The funeral...
A World Bank study has concluded that education spending at the early childhood level in Jamaica is pro-poor, while at the tertiary level it favours the rich. The findings were borne out in the study – A Public Expenditure Review of Jamaica’s...
Black Canadian history will be seen in a new light by a groundbreaking series, The Porter, which features those who came from the small islands of the Caribbean and made a big impact on the country. The eight-episode series premieres today and will...
Retired soldier Hector Simms and musician David Douglas lost all they owned when their home was ravaged by fire on December 26 last year. Community members have come together to repair the two-bedroom home they shared in August Town, St Andrew....
Late former government minister Dr Paul Robertson has been lauded by People’s National Party (PNP) stalwarts as a devoted patriot and tremendous leader. Robertson died at St Ann’s Bay Hospital on Saturday following a brief illness. He was 75. He...
After 19 months of a strong police-military presence with the aim of dismantling at least seven heavily armed gangs and restoring peace in August Town, St Andrew, the build phase of the zone of special operations (ZOSO) has formally commenced. A...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, a leading Jamaican think tank has proposed steps the Government can take promptly, and in preparation to respond to future crises, to further increase accountability. The Caribbean Policy Research...
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD BIANKA Gooden has commenced medical school with the hope that she will be able to improve the quality of her mother’s health and have the ultimate opportunity to care for patients in one of their most vulnerable times. “She’s had...
Gregory Ffolkes developed an interest in engineering through his love for mathematics. From solving simple algebraic equations as a youngster to using engineering processes to determine the assembly of parts for space vehicle hardware and systems,...
With more than 160 homicides recorded since the start of the year, some of the nation’s youth are welcoming the planned boost to national-security initiatives in the coming parliamentary year, hoping they will have a lasting impact on the crime-...
Dr Monifa Marshall, whose dreams of becoming a medical doctor were realised through the generosity of Gleaner readers, is now an author. Her mother had died just before the start of the school year in 2014 and as she grieved, her hope of attending...
Motorists and businesses have been hit by spiralling fuel prices, and industry interests are clamouring for intervention amid an overall 10.8 per cent jump at the pump over the last nine weeks. Operators of diesel vehicles have borne the greatest...
Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) regional exams are on track to be administered in May and June. The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) timetables have been published on the...
The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) has reported that since the COVID-19 pandemic, 44 individuals and companies have sought protection under its regime. The OSI is a department under the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce,...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has engaged additional general practitioners under its public-private partnership for non-communicable diseases. Under the partnership, Jamaicans living with hypertension and diabetes are able to receive...
Twenty-two-year-old Malika Allen is determined to blaze a trail of her own, despite loss, financial challenges, and other hurdles. Come August, she will commence PhD studies in neuroscience in the United States. Allen grew up in Meadowbrook, St...
Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh, has said that while there has been a decline in the number of institutions operating without a permit over the last five years, the remainder was still cause for concern....
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) honoured 43 students for their outstanding academic performance in external examinations last Friday at its annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony. A total of 177 students under...
When Keonie White was just a few days old, she contracted pneumonia after her release from hospital. It was difficult to get transportation from the rural community of Auchtembeddie in Manchester, at that hour of the night, so her parents and...
As the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) seeks to clear up 95 active cases of COVID-19 among the inmate population, vaccination take-up remains low. There are fresh concerns about repeat infections among the penal population, as well as...