Clarke should pull plug on sixth form scheme Jamaica Gleaner 27 Feb 2022 WHAT IS that Aldous Huxley quote about folly often being more cruel in its consequences than malice done with intent? Which we hope won’t be the outcome of the education...
150 ON LIST Integrity Commission requests financial data on public officials, family members Jamaica Gleaner 27 Feb 2022 Jovan Johnson Senior Staff Reporter jovan.johnson@gleanerjm.com A MEMBER of parliament, at least 10 current and former...
Belly pain Grandmother wails for 4-year-old who died after being locked in a car Jamaica Gleaner 26 Feb 2022 Sharlene Hendricks/ Staff Reporter sharlene.hendricks@gleanerjm.com PAULA DOWNER wailed for belly pains as reality set in that her grandson...
Samuda eyes doubling farm worker numbers to Canada Jamaica Gleaner 25 Feb 2022 Christopher Serju/Senior Gleaner Writer christopher.serju@gleanerjm.com LIAISON OFFICERS and other support personnel have been urged to target other agricultural...
A mother is mourning the death of her son who was shot four times as he tried to escape from a correctional facility. The 16-year-old was detained at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre for the last 10 months in connection with a...
Step in the right direction Kingston hoteliers applaud easing of COVID restrictions for travellers Jamaica Gleaner 23 Feb 2022 Janet Silvera/ Senior Gleaner Writer janet.silvera@gleanerjm.com KINGSTON HOTELIERS are anticipating an increase...
William Cytall, councillor for the Troja division in St Catherine, says while he has had no formal conversation relating to his post, he has heard that he has been replaced. Seeking answers, he wrote to the party's general secretary but is yet...
Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante was born on February 24, 1884. He became Jamaica’s first prime minister after the country gained independence in 1962. In 1943, Bustamante founded the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), and was also its first...
Princess Margaret gave an inspiring speech at the opening of the Morant Bay Hospital which was named in her honour. She spoke of the achievement being the mark of more things to come. Published February 24, 1955 Princess sees Jamaica 300 as...
Jamaica’s two-man bobsled team clocked under one minute for the first time. Dudley Stokes Jr and pusher Michael White were in great form and this resulted in them out pushing both the United States and West German teams. Published Monday,...
Lawrence Rowe was the man to watch in the West Indies and New Zealand Test Match at Sabina Park. While the West Indians did not come out on top, Rowe’s unforgettable performance warranted a celebration. Published Tuesday, February 22,...
While the usual fanfare was in place for Queen Elizabeth’s visit, there was one group with something else on their minds. Representatives from the Rastafarian community gathered in protest to demand the Queen's help in getting home to the...
Maria Chicas was given a multimillion-dollar winning ticket for the Virginia Lottery by her husband. She said: “I thought he was joking,” however, on closer inspection, he was correct as the ticket – which was purchased a few days...
According to a University of Arizona study, users of popular dating platforms, such as Bumble, Tinder and Hinge, are less likely to find love if they ham up their sex appeal in their snaps as people think you seem incompetent and unlikeable. These...
Researchers at the Leiden Observatory christened their new discovery Alcyoneus, which is a whopping 3 billion light-years away from Earth and is thought to be 16.3 million light-years long, which is 153 times bigger than our galaxy, which measures...
The removal of pandemic restrictions appears to have created more removal of clothes as Durex, KY lubricants and Veet hair removal cream have shot up by over 20 per cent during the end of 2021, according to hygiene brand Reckitt. Sexpert Lacey...
After doing the Hypothermic Half Marathon in Edmonton, David Eliuk shared that it was a great feeling to have attempted a Guinness World Record – potentially beating David Smith’s 2019 record of wearing 76 shirts. After running 13.1...
BRUSSELS: After being postponed several times because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this month’s European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels brought together European and African heads of state and government for the first time since 2017....
NEW YORK: Argentina is about to enter another dysfunctional standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund – its 22nd SBA since it joined the IMF in 1956. While the details have not yet been settled, we already know that it will be...
CAMBRIDGE: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently embroiled in a very British scandal. As in the recent eponymous BBC television miniseries based on the infamous 1963 Argyll v Argyll case, at stake is a high-profile divorce. But, this time,...
CAMBRIDGE: In 1973, the British economist E.F. Schumacher published a book with the captivating title Small Is Beautiful, advocating the use in poor countries of human-scale, less capital-intensive technologies more suited to local conditions. The...
CAMBRIDGE: The recent publication of the UK government’s 'Leveling Up' White Paper is a significant event. This is not because its bold promise to “level up” the poorer parts of the United Kingdom might deflect attention...
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...
A Portmore hoax? Jamaica Gleaner 15 Feb 2022 IF THE residents of Portmore, St Catherine, do not pay attention, they will soon be victims of a great travesty. Or, some might claim, a political con, the reason for which remains to be fully understood...
30% HIKE Business leaders back $9,000-plusa-week minimum wage but trade unionists want more Jamaica Gleaner 21 Feb 2022 David Salmon/Gleaner Writer david.salmon@gleanerjm.com AMID THE sharp increase in the cost of living and the depreciation of the...
