Published:Wednesday | April 7, 2021 | 10:24 PMBANG Bizarre
A boy has become a world record breaker after his baby tooth was measured at 1.02 inches long. Luke Boulton, 9, had the tooth removed by his dentist in September 2019 but only recently discovered that he and his family's application for the...
Published:Wednesday | April 7, 2021 | 10:08 PMBANG Bizarre
Egypt has held a special parade to mark the transfer of 22 ancient royal mummies to a new museum. The mummies were transported by road in their own capsule accompanied by a full orchestra and a light show as the 18 kings and four queens were taken...
CAMBRIDGE – During Joe Biden’s long career in the US Senate, he established a record of supporting human rights as a goal of American foreign policy. Now, as president, Biden’s commitment in this area is being put to the test....
WASHINGTON, DC – More often than anyone might think, ample grounds exist for wondering why anyone would want to be president of the United States. Yes, there’s the glory of being elected to occupy the country’s most powerful...
ITHACA, NEW YORK – The chances for a swift, uniform rebound from the COVID-19 crisis have dimmed, and the world economy now faces sharply divergent growth prospects. Although the latest update of the Brookings-Financial Times Tracking Indexes...
MEXICO CITY – With the United States beset by the COVID-19 pandemic, a deep economic recession, and heightened racial tensions, many observers predicted – some in hope, others resignedly – that the 2020 elections would bring about...
NEW YORK – This week’s spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank offer a historic chance for financial cooperation. The major economies, including the United States, the European Union, China, and other G20...
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...
This week The Gleaner continued to call for the release of the contracts of Jamaica’s Commissioner of Police, its tax commissioner, and permanent secretaries. Pointing to practices overseas, the organisation makes a good point. The latest...
The Kingston Public Hospital is making changes to adjust for the increased resources on account of the spread of COVID-19. These changes are welcome, even if, maybe years later than they should have been made. Better late than never? Published...
Billions of dollars have been spent on investments related to the National Insurance Fund and while that by itself isn’t surprising, what is, is The Gleaner report on an audit which suggests the spend has not been properly accounted for....
Cuba has always been a leader in the Caribbean by way of being innovative with its resources, in particular its people. Now they are on the cusp of creating their very own vaccine and could provide the answer to the disparity in the jab’s...
Fourteen-year-old, Lamekia Lamont, is happy to be re-united with her biological mother, but there is trouble on the horizon, as the young teen is set to be the fulcrum of a battle between that mother and her adoptive parents. The hope is, what is...
The rise in COVID-19 numbers and more importantly, the increase in those hospitalised on account of the virus have had devastating impact on those suffering from other illnesses. The story of six-year-old Nathan Wanliss is one such case. Published...
At eight year’s old, young Ngozi Wright, is already proving herself a leader in society, anchoring the country with her brand of morality. She’s not wrong when she points out one of the most significant ills in Jamaican society,...
Many young girls growing up in Jamaica gets drawn into singing, dancing and acting from a tender age. When it comes to sports, many are automatically drawn to disciplines such as netball or track and field, but for the very few, there is cricket....
Jacqueline Sharp has held every post at Scotiabank you can think of, including CEO of the Scotiabank Group, a position she held between 2013 and 2017. Her journey in the banking sector, and the number of changes to perspective she had to make in...
Donna Duncan Scott, Group Executive Director, Culture and Leadership at Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB), is often referred to as a visionary and ‘Ms Possibility Thinker’. She has a B.Sc. in Engineering, (UWI, St Augustine),...
She was one of the most distinguishable radio personalities in Jamaica. One just has to mention the phrase ‘Hotline’ and immediately, Barbara Gloudon’s name comes to mind. Gloudon has worn many hats throughout her illustrious...
She has been hailed as the darling of the pool in Jamaica and will surely go down as one of the country's most iconic sporting figures. Her iconic status was cemented in 2014 when Atkinson became the first black woman to hold a world record,...
The Spelling Bee Competition is older than Jamaica. In 1962, the competition on the island had already been going for three years. But nothing could be as special as being part of that competition in the year the island became author of its own...
Percival James Patterson became the sixth Prime Minister of Jamaica in 1992, but it was the road to holding the highest office in the land that is interesting. Patterson rose from the ashes of a scandal to lead the People’s National Party to...
The Students' Loan Bureau has helped thousands of Jamaicans attain higher education and improve their lot in life. The institution had its genesis all the way back in 1971 and The Gleaner was there for it. Published March 31, 1971 ...
Out of Many, One People has been the motto of Jamaicans since 1962, but before that, it was something else. The Gleaner was there for the moment that changed. So significant was the change that there is a bet going around in the office about how...
St Andrew High School for Girls have turned out a number of great performances over the 64-year history of the Girls’ Championships. In 1964, though, they achieved something they hadn’t before, and have not since. They won. Published...
