One hundred and two men and women from the 19 policing divisions of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) completed the Specialised Operations Level 2 Tactical Course at the Specialised Tactical Academy in Kingston yesterday. The intensive three-...
Former House Speaker and Member of Parliament Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, along with her legal team, encountered a delay in court yesterday at the preliminary hearing for her statutory declarations matter. Due to the absence of the presiding judge...
Brian Clarke, a visually impaired student at the Old Harbour High School in St Catherine, loves learning about the world through the sciences, but his disability makes it difficult for him to immerse himself in the subject areas. Noticing his...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite struggling with a non-communicable illness, Sheryl Kerr-Palmer remains a determined entrepreneur, and the recent launch of her innovative pepper sauce brand, Sheryl’s Homemade Pepper Sauce, is a testament to her resolve to...
Newly appointed professor at The University of the West Indies, Tracy Robinson, argues that the Jamaican Constitution and several others across the Caribbean reflect a lingering British influence that hampers true independence. During her...
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:11 AM
WASHINGTON (AP): Earth’s moon will soon have some company – a ‘mini moon’. The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 metres). When it whizzes by Earth tomorrow, it will be temporarily trapped by the...
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, says the shortage of cement on the market has ended. According to the minister, the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), a major producer of the product, has assured him that...
Andre Witter, CEO of Ready to Sign, is calling for Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) to be officially recognised as a national language, following significant progress in its use over the past two decades. Speaking with The Gleaner at the launch of the...
Likening the murder of Portland businesswoman Tonia McDonald by her husband and an accomplice to that of an animal being butchered, Justice Chester Stamp yesterday said the case was among “the worst of the worst”, for which there could be no other...
The family of Tonia McDonald is relieved that her 69-year-old husband, who orchestrated her brutal death, will spend the rest of his life in prison. “He will not be coming out back; that alone is closure for us. He will be locked away for life,”...
Excited students from more than 33 schools across Jamaica congregated at Hope Botanic Gardens in St Andrew on Thursday to showcase their innovations in the annual Young Innovators Competition hosted by the Scientific Research Council (SRC). Though...
Professor Adella Campbell, dean of the College of Health Sciences at The University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, has been shortlisted in three categories for the 2024 Caribbean Global Awards, thanks to her following her “gut feeling”. After...
Several sickle cell patients are reportedly struggling to cope with their condition, expressing feelings of despair as they cite experiences of alleged discrimination from medics and a shortage of medication as significant challenges. Sickle...
Published:Thursday | September 26, 2024 | 12:11 AM
The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has declared it will “vigorously defend” its name amid an ongoing court battle with one of its directors over the management of the organisation. The first hearing of the matter between the JAS and Larry...
Amid the ongoing debate over the referral of Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ financial affairs for further probe, legal experts are offering differing views on Justice Minister Delroy Chuck’s charge that the Integrity Commission (IC) should be...
The island’s former chief forensic pathologist has supported the account given by relatives of businessmen Keith Clarke that he was shot and killed while climbing down from the closet with his back toward security forces personnel who had entered...
Residents of Bellas Gate in St Catherine are living in fear of retaliation from the cronies of an alleged gunman who was killed following what has been described as a deadly robbery attempt at a local bar. The incident unfolded Tuesday night when...
Nearly three months after Hurricane Beryl devastated huge sections of Jamaica’s agricultural lands, forcing vegetable prices through the roof, some shoppers are reporting a trending down in prices. This comes as the Ministry of Agriculture,...
More than 200 students from schools across Jamaica have signed an open letter to the Ministry of Education and Youth, urging it to hastily finalise and implement a national school nutrition policy. The proposed policy, which is currently awaiting...
The George Headley Primary School’s (GHPS) robotics team, comprising six students under 13 years of age, will be showcasing their national award-winning innovation on the world stage in the coming month. As the GHPS ‘Tech Titans’ gear up for...
A bench warrant was issued yesterday for Bradley Robinson, 50, suspended principal of John Mills All-Age School in St Andrew, who has been before the court facing a child pornography charge for the past nine years. When Robinson appeared in the...
Gillian Walker-Morris paused on Tuesday morning when she stumbled upon a book belonging to her former student, eight-year-old Danielle Rowe, who was abducted from Braeton Primary School and murdered just over a year ago. Hours later, 32-year-old...
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck wants the Integrity Commission (IC) to be directed to certify the statutory declarations of Prime Minister Andrew Holness. His comments follow last week’s tabling of a special IC report after a monthslong illicit...
The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has raised concern about the executive office of the Financial Investigations Division (FID), which it says is currently without a chief technical director. The concern comes amid a referral from the...
Principal Wayne Evans has called the destruction of two computer labs at Bustamante High School in Clarendon early Tuesday morning “a serious blow” to the institution. The fire, which broke out around 1 a.m., has significantly disrupted the school’...
