Despite being surrounded by water, most Jamaicans cannot swim – a national reality that swim teacher Georgina Boland sees reflected yearly in the intake of students at The Queen’s School in St Andrew, many of whom arrive with little to no water ...

Although it would be ideal for every school to have a pool, Major Desmon Brown, president of the Calabar Old Boys’ Association, believes the undertaking would be far too expensive. “I am also the manager of the Independence Park Stadium complex,...

WESTERN BUREAU: A shortage of qualified coaches and limited access to competition-standard facilities have not diminished the ambitions of western Jamaica’s swimming fraternity, which is determined to strengthen the region’s competitive programm...

Businessman Christopher Issa has criticised successive political leaders for what he described as the poor stewardship of Jamaica, arguing that the country has become too comfortable with underperformance when it should be setting higher standards f...

While the tragic workplace accidents that claimed the lives of Shine Johnson, Everton Campbell and Clifton James recently gripped Jamaica, their deaths serve as a stark reminder of the potential health and safety risks associated with the daily grin...

With private pension coverage standing at just 12.08 per cent of Jamaica’s employed labour force, the Pension Industry Association of Jamaica (PIAJ) is urging workers across generations to take a more deliberate approach to retirement planning. Ja...

With tensions in Jamaica’s Parliament escalating this week, a government lecturer is calling for tougher sanctions against lawmakers who breach parliamentary procedures, warning that failure to act could see the House of Representatives degenerate...

WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran educator Lynton Weir believes the norms and values being passed on to children, especially boys, must be closely examined to determine whether such lessons are influencing them to become bullies. Weir made the point while add...

WESTERN BUREAU: Students and administrators at the Montego Bay-based Mount Alvernia High School are at odds over concerns about food safety at the all-girls institution, following reports that several students fell sick this week after eating a vari...

Veteran politician J.C. Hutchinson will step down as deputy leader, highlighting leadership changes as the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) shifts to a scaled-down, private delegates-only conference on Sunday, November 15. The JLP announced at a...