Western Bureau: Jamaicans in New York yesterday added their voices to the ongoing call for justice for Mario Deane by staging a protest at the Jamaican Consulate in New York. The 31-year-old construction worker died on Independence Day...
WESTERN BUREAU:The St James Parish Council is awaiting words from the Korean Export Import Bank and the Korean Government on its request for a grant or loan funding to install a US$15-million Integrated Operation Control...
National Security Minister Peter Bunting, has expressed confidence in the Professor Gordon Shirley-led Police Service Commission (PSC), in selecting the most qualified applicant to become Commissioner of Police....
PARIS (AP):Christine Lagarde, the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was put under official investigation for negligence in a French corruption probe that dates back to her days as France's finance minister....
The Gleaner Company kicks off its 180th anniversary celebration with an exciting 5K run/walk on September 13 and two organisations are expected to benefit big from the proceeds.University Hospital of the West Indies' (UHWI)...
In a move to further incentivise the employment of HEART Trust/NTA trainees within the private sector, Education Minister Ronald Thwaites says he will be asking the Cabinet to increase the upper limit of tax credit...
WESTERN BUREAU: Six men from two parishes in western Jamaica, who are before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on separate charges involving the illicit lottery scam, had their bails extended when they appeared...
While Jamaican-born Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, Wilfred Rattigan, will not be considered to be the next Commissioner of Police, The Gleaner can confirm that six senior officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been shortlisted for the top job....
IN the face of criticisms about the quality of the teachers being produced, the country's teacher-training institutions have said they are being unfairly blamed for the poor educational output among students.Dr Asburn...
THE LEADERSHIP of teachers' colleges across the island is reporting that the number of students enrolling at these institutions "is at the worst for decades now". "We are seeing a low turnout in the number of students coming in September ...
Diaspora feels dissed as FBI officer is turned down for commish jobThe Jamaican Diaspora in the United States has signalled that its members are livid over the refusal of the Police Service Commission ...
An inmate who gained a distinction (Grade 1) in English language and a pass (Grade 3) in mathematics in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations was the standout performer among the 35 inmates ...
The work of PALS Jamaica (Peace and Love in Society) is being hailed by 38-year-old western Kingston resident Alaphia Chambers, who says the initiative must be given all the support it needs."PALS gave us a unity walk, and from then...
As the new school year approaches, many dressmakers and tailors are swamped with work; however, persons like Llewellyn Vidal, owner of L.S. Vidal Tailoring in downtown Kingston, say the work is plenty but the labourers are few....
Antovoy Spencer plans to spend the next five years at St Jago High School in Spanish Town, St Catherine, studying hard, with the goal of making life easier for his family as he did the last six years metres away at his...
JADE SIMMONDSJade Normalae Simmonds is among students who have stood out in the aftermath of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).As one who, at a tender age, hurdled obstacles that stood in her way, Jade has been...
WESTERN BUREAU: DR POLLY Bowes-Howell, chairman of the Jamaica Teachers' Association's Special Education Committee, has said children should be assessed to identify learning deficiencies before they are admitted to basic...
HEATHER HASTINGS is a proud mother these days - and understandably so.It's a welcome rarity in Jamaica that both daughter and son in one family excel academically - one to which she and her husband Lynval can...
Having whipped up support for a protest in the heart of the city against the increase in bus fares yesterday, the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) now seems set to take the protest further....
Western Bureau: South Trelawny Member of Parliament Marissa Dalrymple Philibert has denied claims that the health of some of her constituents was in danger of being compromised on account of their being forced to be using...
When Robert Lee's wife was diagnosed with ALS in 2000, he made a conscious decision to put his business ventures on hold so he could care for her. He cared for her for more than 13 years, and he, more than anyone else, understands what she went through during those years...
Despite the economic plight facing her parents, who constantly struggle to make ends meet, 12-year-old Alexia Cooper, of Dutch Hill, Trelawny, has nonetheless emerged as a shining star in the 2014 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), emerging with an...
There have been pleas for teachers and the book industry to have mercy on parents whose children will be faced with textbook increases as high as 85 per cent for the new academic year....
WESTERN BUREAU: The University of the West Indies, Mona, Western Jamaica Campus (WJC), is reporting a record 50 per cent growth in new enrolments for the academic year 2014-2015 since its inception in 2008....
