Jamaica is set to receive €2 million in aid from the European Union (EU) as the country continues its recovery from Hurricane Melissa, which slammed into the western section of the island nearly two weeks ago. Hadja Lahbib, EU commissioner for...
The Police High Command is to investigate reports that women have been sexually assaulted in shelters established following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Responding to questions posed by The Gleaner during yesterday’s special press briefing on...
Despite a threat from disgruntled students at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to stage a sit in, the St Andrew-located institution resumed classes on Monday. Like other tertiary institutions and schools islandwide, classes were...
Vehicular and pedestrian access between St Thomas and St Andrew has been severed after the four-lane Yallahs River Bridge, located at the border of the two parishes, was washed away during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last week. The destruction...
Gloom mixed with resilience hung over Cave Valley, St Ann, as residents and business owners struggled to come to terms with the devastation left behind after the Cave River burst its banks during Hurricane Melissa. The floodwaters dumped thousands...
Food security will be a major concern as Jamaica begins to recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. The issue extends beyond local consumption, as much of the country’s agricultural output is destined for international markets....
ALTHOUGH MISSING some key players, Reggae Girlz assistant coach Deon Burton is describing today’s game against Trinidad and Tobago as an important rehearsal as Jamaica steps up preparation ahead of November’s start of the preliminary round of...
One year ago, former Jamaica international Deon Burton accepted a dream offer to be assistant coach to the senior women’s football squad, a role he says is in keeping with his desire to be part of the technical team for the country he helped take...
With Tropical Storm Melissa projected to cause major damage to Jamaica’s infrastructure amid widescale flooding and landslides, the country is expected to be forced to draw on several monetary sources for immediate attention and rehabilitation....
A major de-silting of sections of the Sandy Gully in St Andrew got under way yesterday morning in a race against time as Tropical Storm Melissa meanders towards Jamaica. Works Minister Robert Morgan, Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew Western...
SPORTS MEDICINE practitioner Dr Michelle Holt is urging parents of students who show an interest in sports to give them the tools to balance both in order to be successful. Speaking with The Gleaner shortly after receiving the Order of Distinction...
Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is describing the United States (US) drone attacks on vessels in Caribbean waters as “fundamentally dangerous and a horrible erosion of regional leaders’ commitment to sovereignty in the region”. Since September...
TRACK AND field’s local governing body, the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), is seeking to prevent last year’s controversy where some local meets were not ratified by World Athletics because they had not been registered. The...
FRESH FROM her involvement in a revamped Jamaica Women’s Premier League, marketing and communications expert Carlene Edwards has been appointed to the FIFA Women’s National Team Competitions Committee. FIFA, the world governing body for football,...
The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is pushing back against suggestions that its fees for students to participate in graduation ceremonies are exorbitant. After years of study, graduation is usually viewed with excitement for students of...
JAMAICA OLYMPIC Association President Christopher Samuda is among those paying tribute to multi-World Championships and Olympic medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce after the 38-year-old confirmed that she will be retiring from the sport of track and...
Legendary sprinting icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has officially announced her retirement from the sport. Ahead of the National Championships in June Fraser-Pryce had revealed that it would be the final time she would be competing in the Trials and...
THE COACH of Navasky Anderson, national record holder in the 800 metres, heads the list of coaches to be awarded by the Jamaica Track and Field Coaches Association (JATAFCA) as the body marked National Coaches Day yesterday. Tom Brumlik, who helped...
JAMAICA INTERNATIONAL Tyreek Magee has joined Jamaica Premier League (JPL) outfit Mount Pleasant Football Academy on a free transfer. The club made the announcement on Sunday, with Magee set to take the field once his registration process with the...
With news emerging on Friday that the United States forces carried out another strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel off the Venezuelan coast, local fishers have differing views on how this is likely to affect them. US Defence Secretary Pete...
The importance of building on the strengths of their last tournament and eliminating some of the weaknesses have been cited by Annett Daley, head coach of Jamaica’s under-21 netball team as key areas for focus as Netball Jamaica looks to ensure...
Although finishing off the podium, the coach of Jamaica’s under-21 netball team, Annett Daley, has praised her team for their performance at the just-concluded World Netball Youth Cup. The young Sunshine Girls returned from the tournament in...
JAMAICAN SPRINTING icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who recently announced her retirement from global competitions, is among international celebrities included in fake online artificial intelligence (AI)-generated posts about lucrative Netflix deals....
TRACK AND field stakeholders, the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), are still making their way through the fallout of having four athletes declare the intention to...
A GAP in the public education programme is being blamed for some athletes not being aware of the financial assistance available to them. Eyebrows were raised during the recently concluded World Athletics Championships when 400-metre hurdler Assinie...
