How does the PM appraise the police commissioner? It has been unclear what system is used to rate the police commissioner. The prime minister has expressed his faith in the top cop but the number of murders and other violent crimes have caused...
GUNS UNDER FIRE Holness wishes offenders could get death penalty for illegal possession of firearm 29 Nov 2021/Kimone Francis SEEKING TO staunch bloodshed with more than 1,300 people killed this year, Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Sunday...
WANTED Law enforcement hunting ex-cops on the run; five believed hiding in US 28 Nov 2021/Livern Barrett JAMAICA'S CHIEF prosecutor has ruled that criminal charges be filed against a former police constable whose arrest of an elderly man...
World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant 27 Nov 2021 NEARLY TWO years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fuelled relentless...
SOEs FIZZLE Gov’t fails to get Opposition backing for extension of crime-fighting tool 26 Nov 2021/Christopher Serju JAMAICA IS now on a “knifeedge”, according to Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson, following a legislative...
‘All I could see was blood running like water’ 10-y-o MoBay shooting victim needs help for US$50,000 cochlear implant surgery 25 Nov 2021/Christopher Thomas CALYSSA WALKER, the 10-yearold child who suffered a bullet wound during a major...
PAULWELL GETS BACK VISA Jamaica Gleaner/24 Nov 2021 THE UNITED States has reissued a visitor’s visa to opposition lawmaker Phillip Paulwell just over two years after it was revoked. The Kingston Eastern and Port Royal member of parliament...
Man loses home but finally finds mom 23 Nov 2021Ainsworth Morris GARNET JOHNSON, whose board house was crushed by a tree on September 30 and who lamented having spent years in state homes as a child, has finally been reunited with his mother. Days...
Over the years, the Miss Jamaica World competition has seen a lot of beautiful and talented women on a mission to make some positive impact on the lives of their fellow Jamaicans. Here are a selection of past Miss Jamaica World winners.
Lisa Hanna came out on top out of 80 women in the Miss World competition held in Africa. The 18-year-old, who was accompanied by her mother, won the hearts of the eight judges and became the third Jamaican to win the title. Published Sunday,...
The College of Arts Science and Technology (CAST) has been renamed. Prime Minister Patterson says there will now be a greater focus on science and technology in an effort to improve and build the respective industries. Published Friday, November 24...
Fulfilling an important item in his manifesto, Seaga was pleased to open the National Development Bank of Jamaica Limited. This replaces the Jamaica Development Bank, which was a failure in the eyes of the prime minister. Published Thursday,...
The Colombian aircraft had mechanical problems that were addressed upon its arrival in Kingston. There were further problems that prevented it from leaving at the scheduled time. After several hours, the plane left for Colombia but flew just for a...
A panel of experts has predicted that a variety of inventions will have changed the world by 2036 – including skin implants to monitor health and holographic teachers. The analysts have also tipped that smart toilets will be able to analyse...
TikTok user Sheera Lumira Rejoice has explained how extraterrestrials "came to her house three years ago" and that she now has "ovarian scarring from egg removal" visible in an ultrasound that proves that her alien encounter did...
Scientists who have developed a special face scanner claim that it is capable of detecting the lies three-quarters of the time – making it far more reliable than existing methods. The prototype reads tiny movements in the facial muscles using...
Canadian couple Brigitte and Warren Doerksen were on holiday in Miami in 2015 when they launched a message into the sea via an empty wine bottle. Doerksen explained that she wrote a note asking the finder of the bottle to contact her and it was...
A scientist at the University of Glasgow has created a device that will help dogs call their owners and ease separation anxiety. The new invention, which is believed to be the first of its kind, is the brainchild of Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, her...
BARCELONA: “Blah, blah, blah.” That was how the young climate activist Greta Thunberg characterised this year’s climate summit in Glasgow (COP26) – even before it began. She was right, in a way. Talk is cheap whenever...
NEW HAVEN : In a July 2020 article for Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Tristan Reed and I showed that, contrary to expectations, COVID-19 deaths per capita were much lower in poorer countries than in richer ones. Readers immediately...
NEW YORK: Negotiations between Iran and the United States on Iran’s nuclear activities are set to resume on November 29. But while many will welcome this development, they should bear in mind that the talks are unlikely to succeed. And even...
SAN JOSÉ: Governments, businesses, communities, and individuals should commit to conserving at least 30 per cent of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030. Scientists have determined that this '30x30' goal is the minimum level of...
GENEVA: (ILO News) – The COVID-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on migrant workers all over the world, in particular those employed in precarious low-wage sectors, who were often the first to experience the economic shock of the...
16-Y-O VICTIM OF BIZARRE MURDER 12 killed in 24 hours as state of emergency buckles Jamaica Gleaner 22 Nov 2021 David Salmon/Gleaner Writer A 16-YEAR-OLD girl who was slain in bizarre circumstances at her home was among 12 persons killed...
Mental-health intervention needed for Jamaica's youth Jamaica needs to act now to avoid a mental-health crisis among youth. Though there is no data to show the local numbers, there is alarming evidence that speaks to the need for interventions...
