The 1971 World Netball Championships was the third edition of the Netball World Cup. It was held in Kingston, from December 31 to January 13. There were nine teams. Australia retained the Championship title and, New Zealand finished runners-up and...
Six different swimming creatures were able to steer a specially formatted Fish Operated Vehicle (FOV) with four wheels - which reacts to the fish’s movements around the tank placed on top - around a room with the training aid of pellets....
The propaganda mouthpiece for the dictator's regime claimed that Kim Jong-il dreamed up the Mexican dish before his death in 2011. The strange claim follows an equally bizarre propaganda story that suggested that the former North Korean leader...
Alfredo Antonio Trujillo was born at 11.45 p.m. on New Year’s Eve at Natividad Medical Centre in Monterey County, California, before twin sister Aylin Yolanda Trujillo arrived as the clock struck midnight - meaning that she was born on New...
Kane Tanaka marked the milestone on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at the nursing home where she resides in the Fukuoka prefecture in the southwest of the country. Tanaka was recognised as the oldest person in the world by Guinness World Records in 2019...
Officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Department have revealed that felines caused a total of 107 house fires between January 2019 and November 2021. The majority of the incidents are believed to have been caused by the animals...
NEW YORK : Despite dips and disruptions from new variants of COVID-19, 2021 turned out to be a relatively positive year for economies and markets in most parts of the world. Growth rose above its potential after the severe recession of 2020, and...
TURIN: Pension reform is a thankless but necessary task. Pensions are a difficult and emotional subject that affects every citizen, and changing how they are calculated or when workers can retire involves negotiating a complex web of rules, habits...
WASHINGTON, DC: After a two-year pandemic, with the Omicron variant raging and uncertainty ahead, there is an understandable desire to blame someone for the appalling death toll from COVID-19. And in the United States, the United Kingdom, and...
STANFORD: This month, the world’s major central banks shifted gears and announced plans to tighten monetary policy. But there was one notable exception: the European Central Bank, which says it does not intend to raise interest rates in 2022...
JOHANNESBURG: The reaction by governments in the Global North to the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in South Africa has provided further proof – as if any more were needed – of the deeply inequitable response to the...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more. Take a look at this week past's line-up of cartoons as...
Farewell to 2021, hopes for a better 2022 Jamaica Gleaner 1 Jan 2022 THE CLOCK starts again today as we step, rather warily, into year 2022. As we glance in the rearview mirror, we are reminded of the many challenges which we faced globally in 2021...
CAUGHT OFF GUARD Many parents stumped by sudden announcement of school reopening; COVID fears heighten Jamaica Gleaner 3 Jan 2022 Ainsworth Morris & David Salmon/ Gleaner Writers LIKE MANY other parents and guardians, last week’s...
HE WAS THERE Alleged accomplice says Palacios was in room during Moise’s assassination Jamaica Gleaner 2 Jan 2022 Livern Barrett Senior Staff Reporter livern.barrett@gleanerjm.com MARIO ANTONIO Palacios Palacios, who is set to be deported...
BLOODY FINALE End-of-year double murder rocks St James Jamaica Gleaner 1 Jan 2022 Hopeton Bucknor/ Gleaner Writer hopeton.bucknor@gleanerjm.com THE PARISH of St James closed out the year with bloodshed yesterday with the brazen daylight gun murder...
Hospitalisations and the positivity rate continue to increase as the country experiences the fourth wave. Health Minister Christopher Tufton says the country is heading in the wrong direction and urges Jamaicans to be cautious in their endeavours....
DREAM ENDING Vision leads relatives to missing university student wandering along beach Jamaica Gleaner 30 Dec 2021 Janet Silvera/ Senior Gleaner Writer WILD CELEBRATIONS erupted i n Clifton, Hanover, yesterday as a community gripped by...
Vice-Chairman of the National Road Safety Council Dr Lucien Jones says he is not surprised at the number of road fatalities that occurred in 2021. Other than carelessness, he blames the high number on the non-implementation of the Road...
The mother recounts the ordeal of losing her son but says she has placed it in God's hands. Gunmen kicked in the door of the family dwelling and fired inside. The mother shielded her son while 22-year-old Anthony ‘Ants Man’ Campbell...
Marilyn Munroe arrived on the island to spend two weeks in Ocho Rios. Munroe was accompanied by her husband and two of his cousins. It is also rumoured that the TV star will be buying a house on the starstudded coast. Published Friday, January 4,...
Prime Minister Patterson was sworn in for the third time. This is the first time one political party has managed to win the election three consecutive times. In his address, the PM said he would be willing to work with anyone who was dedicated to...
A trip to the Blue Mountain Peak turned into an even bigger adventure for five Jamaica College boys. The boys lost their way after trying to find water. After realising they were lost, they strategised and managed to keep themselves well enough for...
The handing over of the base in Vernamfield was symbolic of great bonds and new relationships. Both parties involved echoed sentiments of world peace and new beginnings. Governor Sir John Huggins extended praise to the Americans for their role in...
The Little Theatre Movement's 21st Annual Pantomime at the Ward Theatre in January 1962 brought traditional seasonal cheer to young and old, rich and poor alike. Recognised for years as the great theatrical event of Jamaica, the Pantomime...
