BRATISLAVA: COVID-19 has accelerated the digitalisation of the global economy. According to OECD estimates, nearly one-third of all jobs globally are likely to be transformed by technology in the next decade. And the World Economic Forum estimates...
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...
Religious beliefs gone wrong JAMAICA IS reputed to have more churches per capita – 1,600 and growing – than any other country in the world. Even though that statistical claim has been challenged by sceptics, the fact is that...
Survivor: Breast cancer won’t rob my kids of their mom 25 Oct 2021/Olivia Brown WHEN JODI-ANN Blackwood Maxwell’s 27-year-old mother died from cancer when she was nine, she said life was hard. But the experience of growing up...
A MONTH after he registered an entity with the same name as the Government’s Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) that he led, Cecil Cornwall told his executive to get its house in order because they could be audited, meeting records...
Inmates, get vaxxed! Advocate concerned about increase in COVID-19 cases in the prison WITH A rise in COVID19 cases at t he St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre and no yield to calls for the release of some low-risk inmates, Carla Gullotta...
SURPRISE CATCH! As deportation loomed, Haiti assassination suspect was under average security 22 Oct 2021/Andre William PLANS FOR the deportation of Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, one of the key suspects behind the July 7 assassination of then...
Legal battle looms over workplace vaccine policy 21 Oct 2021/Tenesha Mundle/Staff Reporter A THREE-MONTH-PREGNANT woman and an anaemic colleague who is reportedly preparing for surgery are among five women who have filed a constitutional...
Golding: Crack whip on rogue public officials Opposition leader laments seeming impunity after damning probes 20 Oct 2021/Editorial@gleanerjm.com LEADER OF the Opposition Mark Golding has expressed concern that Jamaica’s leading anti-...
BLOODY HELL Three dead after throats slit during ark-boarding ritual in Paradise 19 Oct 2021/ Janet Silvera THE BLOODSTAINED concrete where Tanicka Gordon, the woman who was reportedly sacrificed in a bizarre ritual in St James on Sunday, was...
General Colin Campbell was deeply connected to Jamaica. He was born in the US to immigrant parents from Top Hill, St Elizabeth. In his book, My American Dream, Powell wrote about his family and how he saw generations of constructive, productive...
Speaking at his reception, VP Bush spoke extensively about his admiration for the Jamaican people and their commitment to democratic traditions. Prime Minister Edward Seaga welcomed Mr Bush, commenting on Bush's support of civil rights in his...
December 1 marks the day when Senator Clifford Campbell will become the first Jamaican head of state. The very brief announcement was made simultaneously in London and Kingston. Published Friday, October 19, 1962 Announced from Buckingham...
International artiste Jimmy Cliff received the Order of Distinction in a ceremony at the National Stadium on Heroes Day. The singer, whose given name is James Chambers, was recognised for his significant contribution to Jamaican music and by...
Mike McCallum is the first Jamaican to secure a world boxing title. He defeated Sean Mannion in a 15-round match. The prime minister, Edward Seaga, said that he was very happy with the victory and that it will be an inspiration to other boxers....
Scientists have discovered that scrolling through bad news stories about coronavirus on Twitter and YouTube is enough to send happiness levels plummeting. Psychologists from the University of Essex conducted two studies to find out how long it...
Published:Wednesday | October 20, 2021 | 7:15 PMBANG Bizarre
Officers from Sussex Police were called out to a house in Haywards Heath to deal with a disturbance but found the home full of sharks swimming around a festive decoration in an eight-foot pool set up in the front room. Mid Sussex Neighbourhood...
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked interest in ghosts and the afterlife. Psychology experts have said that Britain is becoming more obsessed with the paranormal due to the number of deaths during the global health crisis. The theory is backed up by...
Laura Tranter went to use the toilet in the early hours one Saturday morning when she saw the large python trapped in the bowl at her home in the West Midlands. Tranter was so surprised by the sight of the reptile that she called a friend, who...
The unnamed male travelled to Aswan University Hospital in Egypt where he was treated by doctors for intestinal and abdominal infections. However, an X-ray showed that a phone was trapped inside his stomach and was the cause of his discomfort. The...
GENEVA : No one can survive without food. And yet, the world’s food systems are badly in need of reform. To ensure universal access to adequate nutrition, as well as long-term environmental sustainability, we need to change how we produce,...
BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON, DC – The COVID-19 pandemic may have slowed the global economy in 2020, but the “care economy” was working harder than ever. For too long, economists and policymakers have ignored this segment. Economic...
NEW YORK :COVID-19 has bifurcated the world like almost nothing else. The wealthiest countries have more than enough vaccine doses with which to protect their people from the ravages of the virus, while the poorest countries do not. Those in the...
GENEVA (ILO News): To ensure a human-centred recovery from the pandemic and empower people to navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing world of work, ILO Director General Guy Ryder has called on countries to back the Global Accelerator for...
WASHINGTON, DC: When the election gods handed Joe Biden the presidency in 2020, they set a trap that he walked right into. The question – one that could define his presidency and affect the 2024 presidential election – is whether he can...
