Stories by Erica Virtue

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica is sticking with its international body, which has ruled that women should not be ordained as ministers. But that does not mean that females are seen as inferior in the local church.In fact, president of...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness' decision to refuse members of the former administration the privilege of purchasing vehicles assigned to them has not affected members of the civil service on whose behalf the policy was drafted more than two decades...

Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller's 22-member Council of Spokespersons has received the nod of approval from some commentators despite widespread surprise at some of her choices.Among the selections which have sparked debate is that of trade...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is being urged to move slowly before carrying out his plan to stage a referendum on key constitutional issues.Holness used his inaugural address last Thursday to underscore his commitment to...

People's National Party (PNP) General Secretary Paul Burke has pointed to the many Jamaicans who decided to vote late in the day as a key factor in the party's defeat last Thursday.According to Burke, these uncommitted voters were seduced by the...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller claims that she has endured political pain and personal hurt on her every step during her 10-year reign as president of the People's National Party (PNP).In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Gleaner last week...

A Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government will not reverse the no-user-fee policy introduced while it led the country between 2007 and 2011, despite claims by several persons in the sector that it is unsustainable.JLP leader Andrew Holness last week...

Rosalee Gage-Grey, executive director of the Child Development Agency (CDA), has admitted that the environment for males who work with children has become toxic and increasingly difficult.Gage-Grey said adults working with children should take the...

Several occupiers of small parcels of land on the Great Valley property in South Manchester are facing a bleak 2016 as they have been ordered to leave by Wednesday.The residents, mainly small farmers, were issued the eviction notices on October 29...

The long-promised sexual-harassment legislation should be before the Cabinet tomorrow and could be tabled in Parliament ahead of the Christmas break."I am hoping to have it tabled by the end of the calendar year. If not, early in the new year," de...