On Saturday, in the cool climes of Manchester and amid pageant elite and stylish supporters, Deidrian Downer was crowned Miss Universe Jamaica Central. Taking place at the Golf View Hotel, the event was the second of five regional pageants on the...
VENICE (AP): Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city. But, even for a place...
World Bash is headed to the O2 Arena in Birmingham, UK on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 5, for what the promoters say will be a historic night of sound system entertainment. Billed as the only sound system concert in the world, the event is bringing “...
BAGHDAD (AP): Human rights groups and diplomats criticised a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people. United States (US) State Department...
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours. But, the next evening, the college...
In recent times, the once-peaceful farming parish of Westmoreland has been experiencing an uptick in crime and violence, but concerned residents want to see a transformation and the parish return to a peaceful one. One such resident is Santane...
The University of the West Indies (UWI)’s 25th Annual SALISES Conference has been scheduled to take place from May 1-3 at The UWI Regional Headquarters in St Andrew under the theme ‘Translating Thought into Action: Towards Decolonial Equity and...
Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica Masakui Rungsung says a medical camp held earlier this month at the Mustard Seed Communities’ Jacob’s Ladder in Haddon, St Ann, was the least his office could do to help the plight of Haitian children with...
Chairman of the Jamaica Cancer Society St Ann St Mary Chapter, Deana Flinn, says she is proud that Jamaica was at the forefront of the move to relocate abandoned Haitian children affected by the uprising in the troubled, neighbouring nation. Flinn...
A letter to the CIBC Caribbean team in 2074 from CEO Mark St Hill, a napkin signed by Prime Minister of Barbados Mia A. Mottley and the president and CEO of CIBC Victor Dodig, staff shirts, photos, documents, videos and a cutting from a mahogany...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Daily Gleaner’s edition, dated April 20, published the Letter of the Day, headlined ‘Break the cycle of mayhem and disorder’, written by Esther Tyson. Very instructively, the informed letter writer wrote, “Disorder, mayhem...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games would likely become one of the most controversial international sports events of the 21st century. The confrontation between the leading world powers has reached its apogee which affected...
At least one music marketer is championing the strong link between music and sports as superstar cricketer and reggae artiste Chris Gayle and eight-time Olympic gold medallist and music producer Usain Bolt have been named as ambassadors for the ICC...
This newspaper appreciates Lord Reed’s declared efforts to have the British government change the law to allow judges from countries, like Jamaica, that retain the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) as their apex court, the opportunity...
Several days ago, China’s economic report for Q1 2024 was released. The GDP increased by 5.3 per cent year-on-year, the value added of high-tech manufacturing increased by 7.5 per cent, the investment in fixed assets increased by 4.5 per cent, and...
I am so proud of my country and government for our recognition of the Palestinian state. By so doing, we are showing that we are recovering our own mind and principled foreign policy. H. L. Shearer and his buddy M. N. Manley are clapping in heaven...
NEW YORK (AP): A retrial in New York of disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein won’t be coming to a courtroom any time soon, if ever, legal experts said on a day when one of two women considered crucial to his rape trial said she wasn’t...
Whilst it might appear that digitalisation has both suppressed live musical instrumentation and led the youth away from the musician’s path, there are encouraging signs and statements to the contrary. One such was made recently at Kingston’s...
In an effort to combat crime and enhance public safety, the St Catherine North police have unveiled a comprehensive strategy. As part of this approach the department will place special emphasis on public order and the degrading and dismantling of...
WESTERN BUREAU: “I got a Pap smear done after four years!” Those were the words of Alexia Beck during a health fair at the Pondside Primary and Infant School in Hanover las Friday afternoon. Beck, a resident of Lucea, said she had travelled to the...