LONDON: The work of a female social documentary photographer is set for display at an exhibition in Scotland, more than 10 years after her death. The solo exhibition of Sandra George, whose parents are Jamaican, is being presented at the Glasgow...

TORONTO: Jamaican parents Tamalia Smith and Andrew Kennedy are proud of, and amazed at their son’s performance in a game that has its genesis in West Africa and teaches more than just mathematics. Kameron Kennedy, nine, of Pelmo Park Public School...

TORONTO: The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario, (BPAO) established in 2007, had its inaugural Black Joy Gala recently.The event attracted esteemed medical professionals, who gathered to honour trailblazers who are transforming lives. It was...

The former President of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, once said, “The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job-seekers.” Well, local creative and entrepreneur David Newland is doing just that, as he embarks upon a new mission to...

In a world where parenting often comes with a hefty price tag, Baby Thrift, an e-commerce platform that has become a marketplace for families to shop and sell pre-owned baby gear, is transforming how families access well-needed products. Launched...

A comparison of students’ performance in the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), with pre- and post-COVID-19 results, is showing overall improvement across all subject areas in the proficient and highly proficient categories. This year’s...

The Manchester Health Department is reporting that the results from fish samples taken from the Mandeville Market in May reveal that there were no traces of the chemical formaldehyde, commonly known as embalming fluid. The department says this was...

St Elizabeth businessman Godfrey Martin, who was accused of being the mastermind behind the illegal importation of 21 guns and 2,000 rounds of ammunition into the island in 2022, was today freed in the Gun Court following a no-case submission. The...

People's National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has won his defamation lawsuit against party activist Karen Cross and bloggers Natalee Stack and Michelle Stern. He had accused the women of writing malicious, false, and...

A male constable attached to the marine police in Portland and two Haitian men were arrested on Thursday during an operation that saw the seizure of a large quantity of ganja in St Elizabeth. They are held on suspicion of possession of ganja,...

The Southern Regional Health Authority is reporting that all newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester are safe following a minor fire at the facility this morning. The hospital's CEO...

The case against bauxite mining company Windalco regarding a 2019 fish kill in the Rio Cobre in St Catherine continues to face delays. The trial did not get to start in the St Catherine Parish Court on Thursday because the defence told the court...

Pregnant women living with sickle cell disease are being implored to seek early specialised care at high-risk clinics. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank' on June 17, Co-Chair of the National Sickle Cell...

Thirty-four driving instructors have been certified by the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), enabling them to offer their services to the public. They represent the first batch of instructors to be licensed to teach driving under the Road Traffic Act...

A 49-year-old taxi operator was fatally shot in Sligoville, St Catherine on Thursday.  He is Tyrone Bowley of James Mountain district in Sligoville It is reported that about 1:00 p.m., Bowley drove a car and parked along the Jackson main...

Three new Spanish hotel projects are apace for groundbreaking later this year. The projects are expected to pump US$2.2 billion into the Jamaican economy, and create some 20,000 new jobs in construction and tourism services. They are a 1,000-room...

The General Legal Council (GLC), which regulates the legal profession, has failed to have a court strike out retired judge Jennes Vashiti Anderson’s defamation lawsuit against it. Last week, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by the...

THERE IS an imminent real estate boom in Manchester catalysed by the recent May Pen to Mandeville leg opening of the East-West highway. According to Simone Spence-Johnson, president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and real estate agent with...

WESTERN BUREAU: Four one-week summer camps will be staged by the Lennox Lewis League of Champions Foundation at Hopewell Sports and Community Centre in Hanover. Lewis, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, will host the camps in July. They...

WESTERN BUREAU: INSPIRING STORIES, perseverance and commitment to excellence highlighted the roles played by the recipients of the Governor General’s Diaspora Awards 2024 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday. Five individuals were...

Four men were shot and injured in Slim Lane, Curatoe Hill, Clarendon, on Wednesday,  in what sleuths theorise was a reprisal attack for the February murder of a man in the same community.  Well-placed Gleaner sources allege...

A section of Bogue in Montego Bay, St James, in the vicinity of the sewage plant, was hit by a freak storm, causing damage to some buildings, including the National Water Commission (NWC) office on Thursday.  About 2:45 p.m., dark clouds...

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is finalising a plan to execute critical flood mitigation works in Clarendon, Manchester, and St Elizabeth. The planned works are to be done as part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season preparation efforts....

A man whose appeal was delayed for almost 15 years because the sentencing section of the transcript cannot be found has lost his challenge against his convictions for a triple murder in Watson Grove, St Catherine in February 2004. He is...

The Government will be introducing technology to facilitate a paperless system throughout the country's court network. Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, who made the disclosure, said Jamaica is about to enter into a bilateral agreement with...

Thirty-three-year old Devon Williams who is charged with the murder of three-year-old Asher Campbell in Pagee, St Mary, on May 29, has now secured legal representation. Last week, Williams was ordered by Parish Judge Nicole Kellier to seek...

Head of the Trelawny police Superintendent Winston Milton says the majority of violent crimes that have occurred so far this year have been cleared up. Milton, speaking last night at a forum hosted by Mayor of Falmouth Collen Gager, disclosed...

A 21-year-old man was injured in a gun attack in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine last night. It is reported that about 7:15 p.m., the man was standing along Narine Lane in Old Harbour Bay when a car approached and the occupants exited the vehicle...

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says there are 210 registered ventilators in Jamaica's public health system, 118 of which are actively in use. Tufton, who was speaking at a Ministry of Health and Wellness virtual press...

Thousands of Jamaicans who do not have formal certification are to benefit from a Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) programme being rolled out by the Ministry of Education and Youth. Portfolio Minister, Fayval Williams, made the...

An investigation is under way to retrieve the loaded service weapon of a policewoman which was stolen from her car along Ward Avenue in Mandeville, Manchester on Wednesday. The Government-issued browning pistol was loaded with 30 rounds of...

There has been a 300 per cent increase in the export of limestone over the past year, as the demand for minerals from Jamaica has skyrocketed. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining,  Floyd Green, at a '...

WESTERN BUREAU: Another cruel chapter was written in the ongoing lawlessness plaguing western Jamaica yesterday morning when a man and his wife were shot dead in Jamba Hill in Whithorn, Westmoreland, and their house set ablaze with their bodies...

WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says the Government has so far earmarked $9 million to assist local negro yam farmers in their fight against the yam rust disease. Green was speaking to The Gleaner on the sidelines of the 10th...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) was among several fire departments to participate in the inaugural World Fire Congress (WFC), held recently in Washington, DC. The WFC was hosted by the United States Fire Administration and brought together several...