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Government's latest wage offer disrespectful, says police federation
The Jamaica Police Federation, which represents rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has rejected the government's latest wage offer and is demanding a liveable wage. The federation declined to disclose the offer,...
CommentsDeadly machete attack in St Thomas
The St Thomas police are searching for a man who allegedly chopped another man to death after accusing him of having an affair with his girlfriend.
Comments- Vybz Kartel Appeal | Judge puzzled damning text made six weeks before Lizard's murder
- China files WTO challenge to US $200B tariff plan
- Puerto Ricans return to power grid, but fear for long term
- Barbadians told to prepare for more austerity
- Vybz Kartel Appeal | Shawn Storm's attorney accuses DPP of misconduct
Dump disgrace - MoBay mayor, business leader call for urgent measures at Retirement landfill after major fire
Montego Bay’s mayor, Councillor Homer Davis, is calling for improved security measures at the Retirement landfill in St James, which was the scene of a major fire last weekend, and resulted in so...
CommentsKartel shocker - Damning text message came from 'modified' phone file
An electronic file lifted from the mobile phone reportedly taken from popular entertainer Vybz Kartel was "modified" three hours after the device was seized by a top police investigator, one attorney told the Court of Appeal yesterday.According to...
Comments- 'Tense calm' in Mountain View - Gunmen engage police in post-World Cup battle
- Kitson Town residents accuse NWC of unfair disconnections
- Jamaica-born educator cops top US education award - Jody-Anne Jones honoured for exceptional school leadership
- Ground broken for $60m expansion of Stony Hill Health Centre
Growth & Jobs | 'Teach entrepreneurship in schools'
Deandra Chung-Jones, president of the Young Entrepreneurs' Association (YEA), believes that entrepreneurship should not be seen as an option when alternatives have failed, but should be seen as a priority at the primary, secondary and tertiary...
CommentsGrowth & Jobs | JSIF spends $9 million to train unemployed youth
The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), in partnership with the Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED), has trained 62 unemployed persons in landscaping and facility maintenance at a cost of $9 million.The young persons, who are...
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Fix it now! - Riley calls for more attention for junior track and field programme
The Jamaican team is coming home from the World Under-20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, with a fistful of four gold medals, but some observers believe better performances are possible. Among them is David Riley, president of the Jamaica Track...
CommentsNot 'coaching against Trinidad' - Boldon hits back at claims he is ignoring T&T for regional rivals
Ato Boldon, coach of Jamaican junior sprinter Briana Williams, has dismissed criticism of him in his homeland of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) that he is helping to develop rival nations' track and field programmes...
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US looks to the WTO to reign in metals tariff retaliation
The Trump administration on Monday brought cases against China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Turkey at the World Trade Organization (WTO), for retaliating against American tariffs on imported steel and aluminium.The United States has...
CommentsGolding pitches ganja credit union
Fearing backlash from foreign banking partners, local lenders are reluctant to do business with the emergent cannabis industry.Senator Mark Golding, a former minister of justice and now opposition spokesman on finance, is pitching to industry...
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A theatrics-filled JCDC Festival Song Competition
The break in 2017 of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition seems to have resulted in the largest audience to Sunday's finals since the competition was launched in 1966.Sunday evening's finals at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre started off on...
CommentsJumpstaat! - Playwright Heather Robinson-Foreman pushes the pedal on theatre career
Heather Robinson-Foreman is jump-starting her career in the theatre. The 'first-time' playwright make her local theatrical debut with the premiere of Jumpstaat on August 24. Though she has penned plays before, this marks the first time Robinson-...
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Letter of the Day | I had higher ambitions for Krystal
THE EDITOR, Sir:The recent furore about Krystal Tomlinson's pregnancy is not exactly occasioned by her unmarried status.The core truth of it all is that Krystal has, whether intentionally or not, exemplified much of what becoming a woman should be....
CommentsNo redemption after conviction?
THE EDITOR, Sir:I write this letter to you after just reading about the parliamentary proceedings that involved the current NESOL boss who was revealed to have been convicted of drug trafficking 25 years ago.Mr Editor, I am unequivocally disgusted...
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Girl who fuelled opposition to splitting families joins mom
AP:A six-year-old girl from El Salvador who became a face of the Trump administration's practice of separating immigrant families at the border has been reunited with her mother.Alison Jimena Valencia Madrid and her mother, Cindy Madrid, were...
CommentsTrump stands by 'culture' criticism of European immigration
England (AP):President Donald Trump pressed ahead with his complaints that European immigration policies are changing the "fabric of Europe" and destroying European culture.During a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump...
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Something Extra | Tuesday
It was an all-white affair when the Negril Chamber of Commerce staged its third annual International Food and Wine event at the Boardwalk Village on Saturday night. Guests looked elegant,as they wined and dined the...
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Trevor E. S. Smith | How to get more out of life
Bored at work? Life-work balance out of line? Feel like you are expending energy on a treadmill? Are these and other issues putting a damper on your life? Is each new day just a change of the calendar? Have you been...
CommentsFun and games at Gleaner's 'Knight Out'
The Gleaner's Lifestyle team recently hosted a special treat for fathers dubbed Knight Out.Specially invited guests, turned out to J Wray and Nephew's @twentythree, where they were 'knighted' and charged to have a night of fun.Fathers lounged in...
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PMAC comes to Jamaica!
Shipping Association of Jamaica member company Kingston Wharves Limited sponsored the 21st annual general meeting and conference of the Port Management Association of Caribbean (PMAC). It was hosted over three days, from June 27 to June 29, at the...
CommentsShipping Schedule July 17 - 23, 2018
VESSELS ETACARIB STARCFS PAGOLA 17/07CFS PANJANG 18/07VEGA SCORPIO 21/07CFS PANAVERA 22/07TAIPEI TRADER 23/07TRINIDAD TRADER 23/07CMA CGMAS PAULINA 17/07STADT KOELN 18/07CFS PAFILIA 18/07SEABOARD SUN 18/07CMA CGM MISSOURI 19/07CFS...
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Editorial | Tahj Rowe and the PM’s moral hazards
Patria-Kaye Aarons | A Royal joke