HAPPY MOTHER’S Day! As I was praying for the mothers, grandmothers, aunts and mother figures, God gave me a word for today. It comes from James 1:2-4, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because...

“This town is located in beautiful natural surroundings, as you can see. But the water is bad, and the land is unproductive.” 2 Kings 2:19 IT IS time to break everything that has caused barrenness in your life. Barrenness is infertility,...

SOMEHOW, CANCEL culture sounds like such a worldly, secular thing, but it came banging at the door of former Adventist Frontier Missions (AFM) president, Dr Conrad Vine, resulting in his unceremonious fall from grace within the Seventh-day...

This article is especially for the young and inexperienced as it relates to the man and woman story. It pays to LOVE! LOVE is patient, LOVE is kind! LOVE pays high dividends all the time. Those who LOVE, always make an effort to speak kind...

LAST WEEK Sunday, the Clarke brothers – Reneil, Clifton Jr, Kenneth-Roy and Devaun – were highlighted because of the reasons in the above headline. This week, The Sunday Gleaner speaks with their parents, Bishop Clifton Clarke Sr and Sophia Henry-...

Job placements, bank accounts, and government support — all in one place. That’s what residents of East downtown Kingston found at the Project STAR Community Hub recently, where opportunity met accessibility in a show of partnership between the...

LONDON: Fredi Nwaka, the UK-based writer, director and producer, is excited about his new film Jafaican which is set to hit UK cinemas on May 20. The title, which has a spin on ‘Jamaican’, is mainly because the storyline is about a small-time...

Noise is political. The state’s apparatus distinguishes between sound and noise, often employing security measures to suppress what it deems disruptive. This is especially true for black populations, whose expressions are frequently monitored and...

THE MONTHLY general meeting of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation descended into chaos on Thursday, as a heated debate on poor garbage collection sparked a fiery exchange between opposing councillors. Waterford Division Councillor Fenley...

WESTERN BUREAU: With Labour Day 2025 looming, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says the Charles Gordon Market will be the main parish project for the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), albeit noting that councillors will undertake smaller...

On Tuesday, team members from Lascelles Employees and Partners Cooperative Credit Union visited the Union Gardens Infant School. Students were treated to reading exercises from popular books; “Bobbi & the bear” and “How the camel got its hump”.

Reinforcing its dedication to early childhood and primary education, the Desnoes...

A developer behind a $2 billion luxury apartment complex in St Andrew asked for time to comply with real estate laws after allegedly collecting payments from buyers without securing their interests through certain legal requirements, the Real...

Western Bureau: With the just over 5,000 farmers in Hanover now seeing a welcome increase in production, the Hanover branch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is calling for the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) to establish...

THE JUNE plum is naturally sour. Even when it is ripe, it has a tangy taste, sweet and sour, if you will. And we Jamaicans, perhaps, all have stories of this sour-but-sweet fruit, embedded in our memories. But, retired University of the West...

Declaring that “Jamaica is at a precipice, not a crossroads”, Opposition spokesman on investment, trade and global logistics Anthony Hylton, says the country can choose continuity or step boldly into a new era. In his contribution to the Sectoral...

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has charged the team at the Environment Health Laboratory (EHL) to place greater focus on public education on indoor air-quality monitoring to prevent potential health risks. “We are going to...

Seven top-tier United States (US) travel specialists who recently visited Kingston and Port Antonio, Portland, for an immersive destination experience, on the invitation of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), have affirmed their commitment to selling...

WESTERN BUREAU: Courtney Cephas, executive director of the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation, says that Jamaica’s primary healthcare sector has received an impressive $220 million in support under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Adopt...

ON SATURDAY, May 24, Ray Au’Clair Jadire Studio in Lydford, St Ann will be hosting two batik-making (dying) workshops, one from 9 a.m. to noon, and the other from 1 to 4 p.m. Prospective participants may choose one or the other session. The...

PRESIDENT OF the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Metry Seaga has declared that there is need for strong structure, stability and smart, strategic investments in the Jamaican people. Speaking at the launch of the Marathon Insurance...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is this year advancing its modernisation programme, with several activities coinciding with the organisation’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Speaking recently during the official launch at The Jamaica...

THE NATIONAL Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) hosted a comprehensive health fair on Monday, benefiting almost 500 employees at the agency. The health fair, which was held at the NSWMA, Half-Way Tree Road offices, offered services including...

THE NATION’S courts will open their doors to the public today for the inaugural celebration of Judiciary Day. Under the theme ‘Preserving Justice, Honouring History, Embracing the Future’, the observance serves as an opportunity for the judiciary...

“The Jamaica Organic Agricultural Movement (JOAM) is a national organisation committed to the development and support of organic agriculture in Jamaica. Through education, advocacy, and community engagement, JOAM promotes food sovereignty,...

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC -Two Jamaican women are to be deported from The Bahamas after they pleaded guilty and were charged US$500 each on prostitution charges. The women, Mikaela Selena Jacas, 28, and Toshema Tana Lee Steer, 31, appeared in the...

Three people died within a seven-hour span on Monday in separate motor vehicle crashes in St Ann, including two along the Faith's Pen main road, a police report has revealed. Two of the victims were motorcyclists. They were among four people...

BRUSSELS, CMC -The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Tuesday said that human development progress is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown. In its latest report, the UNDP shows how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could reignite...

BOARD CHAIRMAN of the Marathon Insurance Brokers (MIB), Richard Burgher, said the company is to expand its brand across the Caribbean and strategically register the entity on the local and regional stock markets. “In every crisis there are...

The Most Reverend Charles Dufour, Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, and founder of the Good Shepherd Foundation of Montego Bay, has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Florida-based Friends of Good Shepherd...

Jamaica is set to accelerate the phase-out of chemicals destructive to the Earth’s ozone layer, by partnering with four organisations to establish seven refrigerant recovery, recycling, and reclamation (RRR...

The Investing in Jamaica and Housing Forum, set to take place tomorrow at the Pyramid Club in Philadelphia and May 8 at Resorts World New York City, is expected to connect members of the Jamaican diaspora and potential investors with expanding...

More than 10,000 students in 10 high schools across 10 parishes will benefit from the 10th staging of the Acts of Kindness School Tour, scheduled from May 2 to May 26. The main objective of this annual programme, organised by the NCU Media Group,...

A year after the successful inauguration of the St Mary Literary Festival, organiser Paul Ward has published a first book of a collection of the poetry and prose that were presented at the April 2024 launch in Port Maria, St Mary. The book, St...

WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Audrey Marks is back home, after nearly a decade as Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States, to lead a bold mission to modernise government and empower entrepreneurs through digital transformation. Now appointed minister...