Muhammad Ali arrived on the island to a warm greeting from Jamaican citizens. He was presented with the symbolic key to the city of Kingston by the mayor, Councillor Ralph Brown, and received glowing tributes from Prime Minister Michael...
Advances in technology, as well as the change in the way of life of generations, have contributed to the death of some of Jamaica's Christmas traditions. The season is now marked by commercialisation. Published December 10, 2001 Christmas a...
Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered the Shashajaia – one of the most primitive members of a group called the Sphenacodontoidea, which eventually evolved into mammals. The findings, which have been published in Royal...
Psychic Uri Geller, who is famed for his spoon-bending ability, says there is "no doubt" that extraterrestrials exist and that UFOs have been visiting Earth secretly for thousands of years. The mystifier believes that aliens will...
Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have analysed all 25 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies and assessed the health of the main characters. The Hulk's heart problems, excess weight, and constant anger means he is at...
Kate Cunningham changed her surname to Elder in 2019 after tying the knot with a tree that resides in Merseyside and has now revealed that her relationship with nature is not totally exclusive. Kate's boyfriend has supported her marriage to the...
In footage that has been shared widely online, Adam Jenne is seen wearing a pink thong over his face as he prepares for the domestic flight from Fort Lauderdale to Washington. A flight attendant can be heard saying: "You're going to have...
NEW YORK :The Christmas shopping season is upon us. Whether one is a believer or not, it is almost impossible to resist the lure to shop and give gifts at this time of the year. But the biggest gift givers are inanimate creatures without any...
OXFORD : After a year in which people longed to get back to “normal,” it is now clear that COVID-19 will not make this possible. The pandemic, now heading into its third year, has profoundly affected individuals, communities, countries...
CAMBRIDGE: How should we measure economic success? Criticisms of conventional indicators, particularly gross domestic product (GDP), have abounded for years, if not decades. Environmentalists have long pointed out that GDP omits the depletion of...
NEW YORK: Just over a decade ago, I predicted the arrival of water as an asset class. I foresaw “a massive expansion of investment in the water sector, including the production of fresh, clean water from other sources (desalination,...
WASHINGTON, DC: As the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, classrooms remain fully or partially closed for as many as 647 million schoolchildren around the world. Even where schools have reopened, many students continue to lag behind....
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...
Do away with tribal politics Jamaica Gleaner 18 Dec 2021 TRIBAL POLITICS has created havoc by causing bloodshed and misery in a number of i nner-city communities. The painful stories about broken lives and shattered dreams, common to many such...
‘GUNSHOT LIKE RICE GRAIN’ Gulf residents in Gregory Park under siege Jamaica Gleaner 20 Dec 2021 Ruddy Mathison/ Gleaner Writer AN ONGOING rift between rival factions in the Gulf area of Gregory Park, St Catherine, has triggered new...
Escapee now a murder suspect • Witness killed two days after inmate vanished from Freeport station • Eight prisoners disappear from four lock-ups since August under cloudy circumstances Jamaica Gleaner 19 Dec 2021 Livern Barrett and Mark...
TRAFFIC FINE NIGHTMARE Gov’t pressured to halt ticketing of motorists until payment foul-up fixed Jamaica Gleaner 17 Dec 2021 Judana Murphy/Gleaner Writer AT LEAST two transport associations in Jamaica are calling for the Government to...
Crawling with crocodiles. Conservationist passionate about repopulating wetlands with reptiles Jamaica Gleaner 16 Dec 2021 Shanna Monteith/ Gleaner Writer shanna.monteith@gleanerjm.com A FEW minutes off the Golden Grove main road in St Thomas lies...
‘We are not safe’ Four wounded in Waltham Park drive-by Jamaica Gleaner 15 Dec 2021 Andre Williams/Staff Reporter A RESIDENT of Waltham Park Road in St Andrew said a concrete wall saved him from being struck by a bullet as gunmen fired...
Opposition Leader Mark Golding is being criticised for losing his authenticity. Golding's use of Patois on the political stage, along with his new wardrobe, doesn't seem to be working as his performance rating has dropped from 16 per cent...
Prime Minister opened the debate pertaining to the Government's lack of interest in parliament but other members of parliament did not get a chance to contribute. There was a back and forth between the Speaker of the House and Mr E. K. Powell...
The historic signing of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention has been signed, allowing the establishment of the International Seabed Authority. This will allow for clear governing and regulation of the body. Published Saturday, December 11...
The Cuban workmen worked assiduously to deliver the Jose Marti School two months before the scheduled date. Prime Minister Michael Manley and Minister of Education Howard Cooke were grateful very for the handover and praised the Cuban government...
Representatives of 119 states on December 10, 1982, put their signatures to the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, and by so doing, prepared the way for the work of the Preparatory Commission to begin work by March 1983, and later, for the...
