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Published:Saturday | July 22, 2023 | 1:08 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

For some long-term, committed couples who struggle with infertility issues, their private lives begin to suffer as intimate moments such as engaging in sexual intercourse are no longer viewed as a pleasurable pastime, but instead as a chore....

Published:Tuesday | July 18, 2023 | 12:08 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Team Europe has made a commitment to strengthen its partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as declared by the president of the European Commission. The pledge amounts to over €45 billion of high-quality European investment to the...

Published:Monday | July 17, 2023 | 4:21 PMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The global community is being urged to take immediate action to slow the effects of climate change which, evidence shows, has over several years resulted in the development of significant catastrophic events across the world...

Published:Monday | July 17, 2023 | 4:22 PMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Commission has introduced a €60-million inclusive societies project that will benefit Latin America and the Caribbean region. This announcement was made by Jutta Urpilainen, commissioner for international...

Published:Saturday | July 15, 2023 | 12:10 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

BRUSSELS, Belgium: YOUTH FROM across Latin America and the Caribbean have demonstrated a strong desire to stand united in their efforts to inform and advise global leaders about the needs of, and the challenges faced by, their demographic, while...

Published:Saturday | July 15, 2023 | 12:10 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: A ST LUCIAN minister has appealed for the European Union’s continued support of Caribbean nations through partnership, with the aim to help lessen the damaging effects of climate disasters associated with enormous costs in...

Published:Friday | July 14, 2023 | 12:11 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

BRUSSELS, Belgium: EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER for International Partnership, Jutta Urpilainen, has made it clear that one of her personal priorities is to guarantee that issues impacting youth and the next generation are not overlooked. These issues,...

Published:Saturday | July 8, 2023 | 12:15 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

THE FINDINGS of a recent survey conducted by Always, an American menstrual hygiene products brand, found that in Jamaica, 96 per cent of teenagers and girls believe that menstrual education must be delivered in schools. This, though, was not seen...

Published:Saturday | July 8, 2023 | 10:01 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

REMAINING HUMBLE before God and ensuring to live as stress-free as possible are two key components of Leonora Virture’s long life and good health. In an interview with The Gleaner, the elderly woman, who celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday,...

Published:Friday | July 7, 2023 | 12:12 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

SINCE ITS acquisition of Fleet Diagnostic Laboratory Limited last year July, telehealth service provider MDLink has been building out its services to bring the company closer to achieving its objective of becoming the leading diagnostic laboratory...

Published:Thursday | July 6, 2023 | 12:10 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

MINISTER OF Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, has expressed concern about the number of Jamaicans who are abandoning healthy Jamaican food choices and are instead adopting other cultures centred around processed foods and increased fast...

Published:Wednesday | July 5, 2023 | 1:59 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

EDUCATION MINISTER Fayval Williams has suggested that the Opposition was intentionally delaying the much-anticipated amendment of section 24 of the Child Care and Protection Act (CCPA) after lawmakers suspended the debate of the Bill yesterday....

Published:Tuesday | July 4, 2023 | 1:17 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

ACCORDING TO one lawyer, it is very harmful and damaging for children to be imprisoned under the Child Care and Protection Act (CCPA), even though they have not committed an offence. This is because they are exposed to interacting with children...

Published:Saturday | July 1, 2023 | 12:37 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

ABASIEKEME MORRISON’S Nigerian first name, meaning ‘God is able’, epitomises the youngster’s ongoing academic journey. The 10-year-old, a student at Hagley Park Preparatory School in St Andrew, is now breathing a sigh of relief following the...

Published:Thursday | June 29, 2023 | 1:06 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICAN MEN in long-term, committed relationships, such as marriage, are being encouraged to show greater patience and compassion towards their female companions who have been recognised as having infertility issues. As June is celebrated as...

Published:Wednesday | June 28, 2023 | 12:45 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

This year’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize has been awarded to Jamaican writer Kwame McPherson. His entry was titled Ocoee, taking its name from a town in Florida where several African Americans were massacred in a horrifying, racially motivated...

Published:Tuesday | June 27, 2023 | 12:40 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

ANDRE BROWN is overjoyed as he prepares for a September reunion with his son, Jaheim, who has spent nearly all of his life in state care. In an interview with The Gleaner, Brown said that when his son was just seven months old, his mother had taken...

Published:Monday | June 26, 2023 | 12:53 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Household Workers’ Union (JHWU) is anticipating that the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021, which takes effect on July 3, will have a ripple effect of breaking the silence of domestic workers who have been enduring...

Published:Monday | June 26, 2023 | 12:07 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

For nearly five months, Donna McDowell, a Jamaican living in the United States, has been washed with feelings of distress after not receiving a motor vehicle she purchased on February 17 from a local, St Andrew-based used-car dealership. McDowell,...

Published:Saturday | June 24, 2023 | 12:48 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

IN ENSURING that the Best Care Special Education School in Kingston becomes self-sufficient, administrators have already looked towards expanding its recently established vegetable farm and shade-house project. Speaking with The Gleaner at...

Published:Thursday | June 22, 2023 | 1:34 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

AS ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) continues to advance at a fast pace and is integrated into daily life, ambassador Dushyant Savadia, founder and CEO of the Amber Group, is concerned that Jamaica may be left behind if people do not become acquainted...

Published:Tuesday | June 20, 2023 | 12:36 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

ADMINISTRATORS AT Barking Lodge Primary School, located in deep rural St Thomas, are appealing to the public for assistance through cash or kind, to help with the completion of a resource centre which has been in construction since 2008. Tannia...

Published:Saturday | June 17, 2023 | 1:04 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

AMID THE recent circulation of Jamaica’s new banknotes, some local businesses have raised concern about the sector’s readiness to distinguish between those which are genuine, as opposed to others that fraudsters might introduce into the system at...

Published:Saturday | June 17, 2023 | 12:47 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

HORACE LINDSAY and his son, 14-year-old Usain, demonstrates the unbreakable bond that has been said to exist between fathers and their sons. Studies suggest that the reason why this bond is so important is because it has a significant impact on a...

Published:Friday | June 16, 2023 | 1:12 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Christine Grant could not contain her enthusiasm to witness the launch of Jamaica’s new banknotes, so much so that she travelled all the way from the northwestern parish of Hanover to be one of the first individuals from the parish to get their...

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