A pioneering female in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and its oldest retiree were yesterday honoured by the Association of Past Members of the JCF during a special ceremony to celebrate their birthdays. Iris Tulloch, 88, former superintendent of police,
Fed up with the number of senseless killings in the constituency of Central Kingston which have left their students traumatised, several teachers yesterday journeyed from the Holy Family Primary School to the Jamaica Teachers' Association headquarters on Church Street, crying
Four days to go! "My relationship with my mother was always intense and often traumatic, and I see now that it, along with my experience of the power struggle between men and women, as observed first in my parents' troubled
The Ministry of Education yesterday conceded that it made a mistake when it decided against recommending the Scotiabank Jamaica Foundation Scholarship to the student who had the highest score in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) last year.
Thousands of job applicants turned out at the headquarters of the Christian Fellowship Outreach Ministry in St Andrew yesterday morning, hoping to snatch a place among the 200 being recruited as warders for the Department of Correctional Services....
THE ABOLITION of criminal libel has been included in a list of recommendations for modernising the country's defamation laws. The report of the Justice Hugh Small Committee which contains the recommendations was laid in the House of Representatives yesterday....
Dr Luis Palau, an international Christian evangelist, has charged religious leaders to stage fun-filled functions to attract more young people. Palau was speaking with The Gleaner during a reception held in his honour at the Hilton Kingston hotel in New
People's National Party (PNP) President Portia Simpson Miller has rejected claims that the party was in disarray. Simpson Miller was responding to questions from journalists as the party launched the celebration of its 70th anniversary at its Old Hope Road
Workers at a wildlife rehabilitation centre outside Edmonton worked to save a handful of oil-coated ducks Wednesday while environmentalists and officials with the Alberta government and Syncrude argued about who is responsible for the latest black mark against the province's
Canadians trying to file their tax returns using Netfile have had their deadline extended from midnight Wednesday to May 6 due to problems with the Canada Revenue Agency's website.
The death of a 19-year-old man whose body was found Saturday in front of a home in Edmonton's university area was not due to any criminal wrongdoing, police said Wednesday.
Teachers often say they do their job so they can make a difference in a student's life. It's a feeling shared by first lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna, who have both served as teachers - and who both know
LAKE ALMANOR, CALIF: Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500): No reports were available, but with good weather, anglers can expect limits to continue from the east shore shallow rocks from 38 to 45 ft.
A planned unit development that would include five private water ski lakes and 54 homes on 160 acres in Wabuska will be considered by the Lyon County Commission.
