The University of Technology's (UTech) Jamaica Students' Union will launch its 'Teach the Youth' summer programme on Sunday at the tertiary institution's Hope Road, St Andrew, campus.The Teach the Youth summer programme, now in its ninth year, is an...
Western Bureau: Members of the Montego Bay business and political communities have expressed shock and disgust at the brazen early-morning shooting of former Mayor of Montego Bay and...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP):Rescued high-profile hostage Ingrid Betancourt em-braced her children for the first time in six years Thursday, saying the thought of them helped her stay alive until a daring rescue...
The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has donated teaching material and other equipment to 60 basic schools throughout Jamaica in response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Dean in 2007.Speaking during the...
Gang feuds have been highlighted as the major cause for approximately 36 per cent of the murders and shootings committed in Clarendon.Dayton Henry, superintendent in charge of Clarendon, told The Gleaner...
Corporate Jamaica yesterday loudened its cry against crime and violence, calling for drastic measures in the wake of a recent upsurge in high-profile violent incidents.
THE ASSOCIATION of Finsac'd Entrepreneurs (AFE) wants the Government to enact legislation, similar to Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy law in the United States, to protect borrowers who might suffer the effects of another financial sector meltdown.
Ronald Jackson, director general of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), wants the Government to implement a policy whereby public bodies and private entities contribute to the national disaster fund.Jackson made the...
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has started to consider a possible replacement for ailing Minister of Mining and Telecommunications Derrick Smith in the North West St Andrew constituency.Smith has been off the job since April, dealing with a major...
THE GOVERNMENT is taking steps to amend the law to allow deaf persons to obtain driver's licences. For years, the issue of whether the deaf should be allowed to go behind a steering wheel has been the subject of intense
AN EXPERIENCED airline veteran, who recently led a Hawaiian carrier through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, could soon be returning to Air Jamaica for a second attempt to lead it to safety, or prepare it to attract private investors. Minister without portfolio
WESTERN BUREAU: THEY ARE brothers and they are all national scholarship awardees. Meet the Robinsons: Wayne, 16; Warren, 15; Kevin, 14; and Jerome, 11.Wayne and Warren received government scholarships for their performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test...
ONE OF Jamaica's most infamous criminals, who has been on the country's most wanted list for close to nine months, is now in police custody. Dwayne Thomas, otherwise known as 'Christopher Thomas' or 'Charlie Wapp', was wanted by the Kingston
THE SUPREME Court has ordered the Government to pay $5 million in damages for negligence to a 25-year-old man, whose left arm was amputated at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James when he was 11 years old. Anthony Jackson,
Everton Nelson, teacher of the successful Quest Preparatory quiz team, is encouraging teachers across the island to persevere despite the challenges they face each day in the classroom.Nelson, who coaches the Quest Preparatory team in the KFC quiz...
The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) yesterday expressed outrage at the armed robbery of overseas volunteers at the Mannings Hill Road, St Andrew, compound of the Salvation Army. "The members of the volunteer sector are deeply saddened by this...
BY December, motorists will be able to access ethanol-blended fuel at service stations, as the Government moves to ease the effects of the spiralling cost of oil on the transportation sector. As part of its overall strategy to reduce energy
So it's summer and many parents are wondering just what to do with their children. 'Boys to Men' camp - The 'Boys to Men' Summer Camp is being hosted by the Centre for Leadership, a non-profit organisation.
Effective July 1, people wishing to apply to stay in the United Kingdom for a limited period under the following categories must apply for their UK visa under a new points-based system...
The police and the St Catherine Parish Council are trading blame for the failure to shut down an unofficial bus park in Spanish Town, which is rife with organised extortion. Spanish Town Mayor Andrew Wheatley yesterday insisted that the parish
