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Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:53:17 -0500
‘PNP needs Jesus’
With no recorded political ambition, Jesus – who Christians believe to be the Messiah and Saviour of mankind from sure destruction – is being called on by senior members to rescue the People’s National Party (PNP). Last week, the 82-year-old ...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:52:25 -0500
Not me!
Twelve parliamentarians say they have not been contacted by the Integrity Commission (IC) with respect to the corruption probe of two lawmakers for alleged illicit enrichment. This comes as Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson has accused Greg...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:52:12 -0500
Wright, Singh to wed?
Embattled politician George Wright is to tie the knot with his lady love Taneisha Singh “in coming weeks”, sources close to the independent member of parliament (MP) for Central Westmoreland have told The Sunday Gleaner. However, Wright has refu...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:52:56 -0500
Jamaica on high alert for Delta variant of COVID-19
While there is no empirical evidence of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus being on Jamaica’s shores, officials at the Ministry of Health...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:11:53 -0500
Painful loss!
Upcoming artiste Prince Ikeem is a broken man. His best friend, confidant and son Jahiem Bogle yesterday succumbed to injuries he received on Thursday after being shot in his head while riding his bicycle in Arnett Gardens. Prince Ikeem, birth...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:11:14 -0500
Strife-torn PNP rocked by resignations
Western Bureau: The opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) long-running internal strife churned out more turmoil yesterday with the resignations, with immediate effect, of vice presidents Damion Crawford, Dr Wykeham McNeill, Mikael Phillips ...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:11:48 -0500
No witch-hunt!
Chairman of the Integrity Commission Justice (ret’d) Seymour Panton has described as “false” claims that the anti-corruption oversight body was carrying out a witch-hunt in relation to senior civil servants including permanent secretaries. A.....

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:11:41 -0500
Dunn: Consumer oversight bodies protect vulnerable consumers
The Government of Jamaica is seeking to assure consumers that the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), for which a merger is close to completion, are the invisible hands working to ensure value for money. State.....

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:10:09 -0500
Overall PEP performance dips this year
This year’s performance in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination has dipped when compared with the overall results last year. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information reported a 52.2 per cent pass rate this year, compared to 60 per......

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:11:27 -0500
Chinese in Ja want green light for Sinopharm vaccine
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness is not averse to helping the Chinese to import their state-owned COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm into the island if asked to assist. Director of Family Health Services at the health ministry, Dr...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:09:18 -0500
Chang: Gifts of plyboards and zinc keep the poor in poverty
Western Bureau Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang, the member of parliament (MP) for St James North Western, says the practice of distributing plyboards and zinc to the poor by politicians is helping to keep many Jamaicans trapped in...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:10:48 -0500
Senator wants wider consultations before reopening of schools
Opposition senator Gabriela Morris has recommended that the education ministry accelerates the coding in schools programme, to deliver basic information technology and coding in all secondary institutions. The programme was launched on May 7 and......

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:11:34 -0500
BPO sector expands
Jamaica’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is set to expand with the creation of nine new sites across the island by existing players in the market. In his State of the Nation Debate at yesterday’s sitting of the Senate, Aubyn Hill,......

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:13:27 -0500
UK VAX BAILOUT
The vaccine shortage that has seen Jamaica trailing many of its Caribbean counterparts in per-capita immunisation against COVID-19 will be eased shortly with the Boris Johnson administration poised to announce, in a matter of days, a significant...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:19 -0500
Long life of crime earns premium penalty
Winston Jarrett’s life of crime began at age 19 when he was first convicted for a minor infraction. Now, after racking up 16 other convictions – the last two for murder – the 62-year-old watchman could die in prison. Jarrett got numerous chanc...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:06 -0500
‘I wish I could tell my son I love him’
Keisha Hall is a broken woman as she tries to come to terms with the death of her 22-year-old son, Mickael Reid. Hall had refused to speak with her son during a two-week-long dispute over a car. She admits to repeatedly walking past him inside the....

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:07:46 -0500
Mitchell’s lay-off of municipal cops labelled ‘extreme’
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Mandeville Mayor Donovan Mitchell’s dramatic resignation may have been spurred by opposition from councillors to his June 30 decision to lay off more than a dozen municipal police following an altercation between one cop an...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:02 -0500
Project delay angers McKenzie
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie got in a fit of rage during his tour of Westmoreland on Thursday after discovering that a matron’s quarters and male ward at the Savanna-la-Mar Infirmary were still incomplete despite...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:29 -0500
10 of 15 missing fishermen found in Honduran waters
Ten of the 15 Honduran fishermen who went missing at sea since last week have been rescued. They were aboard the Rainforest Seafood-owned Fallen Star fishing boat en route to Jamaica from Honduras when signals to the vessel were lost. The 10...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:13:59 -0500
Labelling misses mark as food fats slip through the cracks
A study has found that an alarming number of foods in Jamaica are high in trans and saturated fats, with some products on local shelves registering traces despite being labelled as free of the substances. The findings are troubling for health...



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