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While many in the country are lamenting the 1.4% increase that will be reflected on light bills come the end of October, the word is, it could have been worse. According to the information reaching The Gleaner, the Jamaica Public Service, the...

Since late August when it was revealed that an oxygen shortage had put the lives of Jamaicans suffering through the symptoms of COVID-19 inside the nation’s hospitals, there have been calls for an independent probe into whether or not people...

Julius Kambarage Nyerere is most well known as a socialist and a major advocate of Pan-Africanism, philosophies that were near and dear to the heart of Jamaicans in the period from the late 1960s to about the middle of the ‘80s.  That...

Jamaica College is the winningest school in Manning Cup history, however, there aren’t many who understand just how dominant the institution has been, even with the number of titles they have won in the last decade. So dominant were Jamaica...

A man has angered his girlfriend by spending more than £1,000 on another woman. The anonymous man decided to treat his friend in spectacular fashion, paying for an expensive meal, theatre tickets and a hotel room for her for the weekend - but...

A lizard was found lounging in a bra after travelling all the way from Barbados to the UK on a flight. The tiny gecko, which has been given the name Barbie, was spotted by Lisa Russell when she unpacked her suitcase at home in Rotherham after...

An extra hour or two in bed during the weekend halves the risk of depression. New research has discovered that mental health problems are far less likely in adults who catch up on their sleep on a Saturday or Sunday. Doctors at Yonsei University in...

WASHINGTON, DC – It is far from clear that President Joe Biden deserves the obloquy heaped on him for the US evacuation from Afghanistan. This is especially true given the endings of other American wars, and the nearly impossible situation...

EDINBURGH – People have been using “exit” as a suffix for a decade or so. Grexit, referring to a potential Greek departure from the eurozone, was the first to emerge. Italexit made a brief appearance and has recently been revived...

After a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Mexico and then a crushing 3-0 home defeat against Panama, doom and gloom would be understatements as far as the Reggae Boyz campaign for a second-ever World Cup berth was concerned. But gloom turned to maybe...

In the opinion of The Gleaner, there is a discussion to be had surrounding whether or not a certain class of workers should be mandated to take the COVID-19 vaccine as has been happening in a number of industries around the world. Private Sector...

Non-communicable diseases have always been a problem for Jamaicans but now it appears that COVID-19 has been affecting even this part of life on the island. Some are developing diabetes, while others are developing high blood pressure or kidney...