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
Erwin Johnson picks up a clump of the dark, rich soil that he hasfarmed for 35 years, like his father and grandfather before him. In afew months, this flat expanse of northern Iowa will be crowded withcorn ready to be
Senate Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban acontroversial chemical found in plastics from all products made forinfants and children up to age 7 and would direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the health risks
Truong Thi Nha stands just four-and-a-half-feet tall. Her threegrown children tower over her, just as many young people in thevillage of Xuan Canh, outside Hanoi, dwarf their parents.The biggest reason the children are so robust: fertilizer.Ms. Nha, her face weathered
Every morning, Hindu devotees haul buckets of fresh, creamy milkinto this neighborhood temple, then close their eyes and bow in prayeras the milk is used to bathe a Hindu deity. At the foot of the statue,they leave small baskets of
If gas and milk price hikes seem steep, check out health insurancepremiums. They have increased 10 times faster than incomes in recentyears, a study shows.Workers with job-based coverage for their families saw earnings rise 3%from 2001 to 2005, while their
As prices rise and constituents call for action, officeholders float proposals and seek to deflect blame.Rising anxiety over the economy, especially soaring gasoline and foodprices, is forcing politicians from Capitol Hill to the White House tothe campaign trail to scramble
Germany's population is shrinking, with serious consequences for the country's economy and pension system. Can Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen persuade Germans to breed?
A tiny fraction of the sun's energy that shines upon the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East could meet all of Europe's electricity demands. The technology to harness the energy already exists. So why is hardly anyone investing
One candidate is a former Trotskyite and sounds like a markets guru. His rival has lots of jokes, but little political experience. Londoners will have a tough time choosing a mayor on Thursday -- but at least they have been
However, the first-quarter loss excluding special items narrowed more than expected. Excluding exceptional items, the automaker posted a loss of $350 million far better than market expectations. A year ago, those losses were $10 million. Total revenue in the first
