FOR THE last six years, Alvan Ross has been repaying a loan to the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) that he never received in the first place. The 52-year-old guidance counsellor explained that he was approved for a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) loan from the...
The number of dengue fever cases in Jamaica is expected to increase in the coming weeks before falling early next year, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has warned. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Tufton shared that 3,...
Lawmakers expressed outrage in Parliament on Tuesday over a deadly attack on a taxicab in Salt Spring, St James, which left a man and two young boys dead on Monday evening. Prime Minister Andrew Holness called on the security forces to pursue swift...
On Saturday, Orane Green felt a deep sense of pride as he was conferred with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Instrumentation by The University of the West Indies, Mona, knowing that he was the only student to complete the programme.
TWO DERELICT buildings in downtown Kingston that partially collapsed during the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled the island three days ago will be demolished on Sunday. “We had posted the relevant notices to give the owners-occupiers 48 hours...
KAY-SIMONE MORRISON Edwards had already got married, started her family, and was quite comfortable selling clothing items to salons in the vicinity of her hometown of Old Harbour in St Catherine. Though she understood the importance of a university...
The State’s leading emergency management agency says it was following protocols when it took more than six hours to address the nation in the aftermath of arguably the most significant earthquakes the country has experienced in three decades. “You...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is lauding the country’s comprehensive disaster response mechanism which he says was on display yesterday in the aftermath of a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that rattled the island. The earthquake, which lasted...
Jamaica’s absence from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote on a resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” between Israel and Hamas, has been described by scholars as backward and an embarrassment to the island’s history of taking...
Declaring that there is “tremendous opportunity” for scientific advancement through the development of artificial intelligence (AI), Zoe Lofgren, ranking member of the US House of Representatives on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee...
A CURIOUS mind and a desire to live a life of impact have fuelled 28-year-old Brian Walker’s scholastic journey and placed him on a pathway to the pinnacle of academic achievement. The former journalist is the recipient of the inaugural Cambridge...
ANGELINE JACKSON’S ministry is centred around affirming members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) community, by providing an environment where they feel free to express their spirituality, regardless of their sexual...
Residents of Jacks Hill in St Andrew mounted roadblocks on Tuesday morning to protest the condition of the roads in their community, saying that the already-terrible state was worsened by recent heavy rainfall. Using felled trees to block the...
AN ENERGETIC Zaiden Clarke tried to get his father’s attention during a telephone interview with The Gleaner. As he intensified his efforts, his father Jermaine Clarke cheerfully shared that his son is very playful. “He is a lot of trouble right...
Jamaicans are being encouraged to reacquaint themselves with earthquake drills after a 4.9-magnitude trembler shook sections of the island on Thursday. The Earthquake Unit at The University of the West Indies said the earthquake was felt primarily...
Amid the uncertainty surrounding the labour disruption that artificial intelligence (AI) will cause for the global economy, Dr Seth Center, deputy envoy from the United States’ Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology, is...
LITHIUM IRON phosphate-powered batteries are the future of electric vehicles, argues Mujeeb Ijaz, founder and CEO of Our Next Generation Energy (ONE), which is based in Detroit, Michigan. He believes his company has made a lot of progress with this...
The Mico University College on Tuesday copped the 2022 RG Platinum Award for its transformative leadership, pioneering research, and exceptional contributions to education in Jamaica. “It’s a team effort!” President Dr Asburn Pinnock declared as he...
DETROIT, Michigan: JAMAICA’S GOAL of steadily increasing the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on its roads has been described as admirable by Rich Fahle, head of partnerships and marketing at NewLab in Detroit, Michigan, United States (US)....
Massachusetts, United States: Policy harmonisation in artificial intelligence (AI) is critical in ensuring the responsible and safe development, deployment, and use of the technology. But, with some countries taking a nationalistic approach to...
Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford is disputing suggestions by the Government that there is a surplus of teachers to fill vacant positions this school year. Education Minister Fayval Williams last week noted that some 854 teachers...
AS THE Ministry of Education continues its thrust for students to access and utilise e-textbooks, at least three Corporate Area school principals are concerned that their students are not adapting to this new modality. Patrick Williams, principal...
Days before the start of the new academic year, stakeholders are hopeful that the draft national grooming policy, which is set to take effect in schools, will result in fewer students being barred from school because of infractions. “We don’t have...
Almost a decade after a promise from the Ministry of Education, Donald Quarrie High School in St Andrew is still waiting to be taken off the shift system, says the institution’s vice-principal, Patrick Williams. The promise was made eight years ago...
The escalating cost of raw materials is putting pressure on the Ministry of Education’s furniture-making programme, under which six secondary schools have been contracted to repair or build new desks and chairs for the upcoming academic year....
