It took more than four years, but Jamaica has finally signed off on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States (US) that seeks to stamp out corruption at the ports, which has, for decades, facilitated the inflows of guns, drugs and.....

The death of North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Chairman Tyrone Robinson from COVID-19 in Florida in the United States has sent shock waves throughout the local health sector. The 58-year-old Robinson had been a respected and beloved...

After his motor vehicle suddenly shut down while travelling along the Mandela Highway three weeks ago, Richard Goodall was attempting to go over what he thought was a regular median in the vicinity of the Hydel Group of Schools in St Catherine when....

More than two and a half years since a huge crater forced the closure of Sir John Golding Road in St Andrew, motorists and residents of August Town are hoping they will regain access to the thoroughfare early in the new year. The road had been...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Floyd Green is anticipating an excellent year for farming as he spearheads a number of initiatives aimed at insulating the sector against external shocks and extreme weather conditions, having learnt lessons from.....

Despite reeling from a $76 billion loss in earnings and a 2.3 million decline in visitor arrivals, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says not only was 2020 a watershed moment for his industry, but that Jamaica emerged from it the epitome of “touris...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is embarking on a mission this year to re-energise all its branches islandwide to make it more attuned to the needs of its members and the Jamaican society. Formed in 1895 under the instruction of then...

Chinese operatives are eavesdropping on mobile telephone calls being made by Jamaicans on the Digicel network, the departing top American diplomat here has alleged, opening the door for speculation on what Jamaican authorities may know. But the...

Four cases of the reported highly contagious strain of COVID-19 that recently surfaced in the United Kingdom (UK) have been confirmed in Jamaica, but the authorities here are cautioning against panic. Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton gave the.....

Approximately six and a half hours after midnight on New Year’s Day, 20-year-old Dana Thomas welcomed her son into the world. Thomas was the third mother to give birth at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston on the first day of 2021, with the...

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic came the rise in wearing protective masks, which abruptly excised half of the face from communication, creating a challenge for members of the deaf community. The covering deemed a critical barrier to guard.....

Health Minister  Dr Christopher Tufton is reporting that Jamaica has confirmed four cases of the new strain of COVID-19. The four are among the 20 travellers from the United Kingdom who were tested positive for the coronavirus after...

A pair of medical experts are planning a “deep dive” into Jamaica’s clogged health sector with an ambitious plan to completely overhaul the outdated paper-based medical record infrastructure with a world-class digital system. United States-bas...

Melbourne Absalom, a violence interrupter (VI) working with the Peace Management Initiative in Rose Town in Kingston, is calling on the “society at large” to play a greater role in curbing crime and violence in such inner-city communities. Absal...

At 10 o’ clock yesterday morning, scores of homeless and indigent people had already flocked to the gates of the St William Grant Park in downtown Kingston for their annual New Year’s Day breakfast from the mayor. Among them was 81-year-old Roy....

Since a major breakaway along the Gordon Town main road in rural St Andrew left a number of communities almost cut off, residents have been rallying to rid the area of waste and prevent a public health nightmare as the districts can no longer be...

Although Paul Calvin Brown has been blind since he was 16 years old, he is still blessed with vision to make an honest living as an avid salesman, inspiring people with his entrepreneurial spirit. The Gleaner caught up with the walking salesman as....

Last year brought about several changes in the lives of residents of August Town in St Andrew, and some of them are looking to 2021 with expectations of a closer walk with God and the elimination of violence in the community. Dahlia Stephens was...

The police are reporting that they seized three illegal firearms in separate incidents in the first hour of the new year. In the first incident a minute after midnight, the police say on approaching a man on Casino Drive in Naggo Head, St...

Heartease, Manchester: A grieving mom is charging that doctors did not do enough to save her teen son’s life when he was rushed to the Mandeville Regional Hospital on Wednesday after being pulled from a hotel pool as the family’s recreation time...