Stories by Jason Cross

The head of Timeless Herbal Care, one of the first companies to be awarded a permit for research and development of medical marijuana in Jamaica believes that if the nation does not move fast enough, all the opportunities associated with medical...

The decision by Rainforest Seafoods to sign a $1.25 million partnership with the University of the West Indies Alligator Head Marine Lab (UWIAHML), ahead of World Oceans Day today, has been described by Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Deputy CEO...

If weather experts are on target in their predictions for the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, communities, including those along the country's coastline, must brace themselves for a tempestuous ride not seen since 2012. But some residents in these...

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn yesterday urged a group of parents to seek help and advice from professionals or experienced parents on how to tackle specific problematic behavioural issues involving their children.She was the...

Constable Crystal Thomas, who was shot and killed by gunmen attempting to rob passengers on a public passenger bus in July last year, on Spanish Town Road in Kingston, was among a number of uniformed-service personnel honoured yesterday, on Labour...

It is not very common for Jamaicans to pick Sweden as the country of choice to pursue any type of university degree.For 28-year-old Orrin Carr, being accepted to the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm to do a master's in media management is...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson, on Wednesday, announced that the Government is in the process of re-examining the mandatory retirement age so as to enable the country's senior citizens to continue contributing to national...

The Below 240 Programme, instituted by the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) in 2013, to reduce road fatalities by yearend, has been unsuccessful. This is according to the programme coordinator at the council, Victor Anderson."The current targets...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, US Ambassador to Jamaica Luis G. Moreno, and Opposition spokesman on National Security Peter Bunting have condemned the killing of Woman Corporal Judith Williams and have issued messages of condolence."She dedicated...

Acting principal at Wolmer's Boys' School, Grace Leyow, has described the incident in which a second-form student from the Heroes Circle institution reportedly committed suicide at his home Monday evening as a total shock.Details surrounding the...

The Gleaner's Silver Pen Award winner for the month of January 2016, Cashley Brown, has expressed the belief that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) does not have a proper grasp on the country's crime situation, especially the murder-related...

A number of booths were reportedly broken into and products stolen, including several paintings, during Sunday's Expo Jamaica 2016 held at the National Arena in St Andrew, while the country was grappling with an islandwide power outage.Founder of...