After the bloody 1980 elections, where more than 800 Jamaicans were killed, the first National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) was convened by the Church in an attempt to unite a nation torn apart by political tribalism. Forty-four years later,...
Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr is enlisting the help of members of parliament (MPs) in curbing incidents of Jamaican farmworkers absconding on the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme (SAWP). Data provided...
More than 500 taxi operators had their public passenger vehicle licences suspended last year under the New Road Traffic Act, president of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) Egerton Newman has disclosed. It is an...
Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr has labelled as a “big problem” the number of Jamaican farm workers who abscond when participating in the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). It is an issue, he said,...
A very optimistic Andre Smith applied for the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) in early 2022 and did the required interview. But, after waiting for months with no updates, he became a little discouraged. “To how the time weh...
Despite a decline in murders in 2023 over the previous year, more than half of Jamaicans say they feel less safe now in their homes than they did a decade ago. The findings were revealed in a survey conducted between November 24 and December 7...
Shanice Sudlow was in downtown Kingston on New Year’s Eve with her three sons waiting to watch the fireworks that light up the sky annually to welcome the new year. However, the heavily pregnant 29-year-old’s anticipation for the main event was...
The iconic Air Jamaica aircraft tail that greeted travellers at the roundabout leading to the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston has been removed and is to be exhibited in a museum. Its removal is part of the renovation and...
Yesterday, Judith Montague and the 13-year-old ward of the state she fostered for the Christmas holidays under the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA), ‘Take a Child Home for Christmas programme’, were enjoying some downtime by...
Jamaicans are likely to vote for the political party that showcases accountability and transparency in its activities in the next general election, the latest national survey has revealed. The survey was conducted by the Don Anderson-led Market...
Hopeton Nelson stood outside the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Tuesday, eagerly looking for his ride to take him home to St Thomas. Donning a green suit with bold gold embroidery, completed with a green and gold pair of shoes,...
Bishop Dr Alvin Bailey, head of the Holiness Christian Church and president of the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, has labelled the Roman Catholic denomination a “backsliding church”, following yesterday’s ruling by Pope Francis that allows priests...
Celando Matchevelli’s artistic talent is a gift bestowed on him and most members of his immediate family. But the 16-year-old said he chose to actively nurture this talent, teaching himself the intricacies of using charcoal and graphite to bring...
Patrick Hylton has been appointed chairman of the board of management of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). His appointment comes five days after Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton dissolved the previous board over what he...
Jamaica’s crime rate presents an impediment to citizens fully benefiting from rights guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Marlene Malahoo Forte has asserted. The minister of legal and constitutional affairs made the...
The Organisation of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations (OCCBA) is urging the Jamaican Government to treat as an “urgent imperative” changes in the ongoing constitutional reform process to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the island’s...
A clash of personalities and dysfunctionality are the reasons Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton said led to his decision to dissolve the current Board of Management at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The action comes...
A plan for the expansion of ward spaces to provide an additional 100 beds at the Bustamante Hospital for Children is expected to be ready by January, the hospital’s chairman, Kenny Benjamin, has disclosed.
Franklin Burrell had no plans to become a teacher. After graduating from the University of Technology, Jamaica with a degree in chemistry, he went straight into the chemical technology industry. But while in the field, he was asked by his manager...
After moving to Trinidad and Tobago in 2016 to take up a job offer, Kasceme White began charting a course to success. But a near-death motorbike accident knocked him off his path four years ago, and the 27-year-old told The Gleaner that he is still...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes is banking on the cooperation of local attorneys, whose support he says is critical to achieving digital transformation within the judiciary. Speaking at the Jamaican Bar Association’s annual conference on Friday, Justice...
Juggling family life and the demands of university was not easy for 45-year-old Latoya Mills. Before long, she realised that, to manage both, she needed a greater level of efficiency in at least one area. So she then decided to pre-prep her meats...
With Kingston listed as one of 10 cities globally that is projected to lose landmass due to rising sea levels by the end of the century, urban planning and public policy expert Dr Carol Archer is renewing calls for the Government to urgently...
RETAIL BUSINESS owners are predicting further losses for their ventures with the Government’s plan to increase duty-free allowance on personal items by 100 per cent, with at least one retailer labelling the move as “retrograde”. Their businesses,...
Taxi associations have blasted the Government’s decision to reduce the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fares as a political move, one they believe will have a serious impact on the bottom line of private transport operators. “The commuters who...
