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The MET: LIVE IN HD SUMMER ENCORES: Madama Butterfly shows this Sunday at Palace Cineplex

Published:Monday | June 18, 2018 | 4:43 PM

Anthony Minghella's stunning production of Puccini's heartbreaking opera, an instant Met classic since its 2006 premiere, returns with Hui He and Ermonela Jaho in the tragic title role of the trusting geisha. Roberto Aronica and Luis Chapa alternate...

Glenford Smith | Compulsive email checking

Published:Thursday | June 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

QUESTION: Sometimes I get caught up in compulsive email checking, and I interrupt my work to check my personal account every few minutes. The only way to stop this is to walk around the building - outside if possible, but inside if the weather is...

Don't betray reputation for impartiality

Published:Monday | June 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I am having a growing sense of unease about comments made by National Integrity Action (NIA) boss and anti-corruption campaigner Professor Trevor Munroe.In The Sunday Gleaner, in a story titled 'Punish Petrojam wrongdoers', the...

Show early World Cup matches on TVJ

Published:Monday | June 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Allow me to vent my disgust at TVJ's coverage of the FIFA World Cup and its decision to exclude half of Jamaica from its coverage of early matches.On Friday and Monday morning, I switched on my television to watch the matches, only...

Students sail through first day of PEP mock exam

Published:Monday | June 18, 2018 | 4:27 PM

Grade five students at Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High, as well as Winward Road Primary schools, emerged from day one of the national mock exam of the performance task component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) with mixed reactions."It was...

RGD stages free birth registration fairs

Published:Monday | June 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) will be hosting a series of registration fairs across the island over the next 18 months to facilitate persons who are without a birth certificate or those who may need to complete the process.The first in...

Something Extra | Tuesday

Published:Monday | June 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Fun and games were the highlight of the Gleaner Lifestyle's Knight Out held at J Wray and Nephew's headquarters @twentythree last Friday night. The event dedicated to daddies for Father's Day was so nice, we just had to do it twice. Here are more...

Govt focused on equity and inclusion in education

Published:Monday | June 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Minister of Education, Youth and Information Ruel Reid says that the Government is committed to an education system that promotes equity and inclusiveness, providing opportunities for all students up to age 18.As such, he indicated that focus would...

Tuesday Talk

Published:Monday | June 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

1. So the successful family-run business is about to be snapped up by our CARICOM neighbours - seems the Trinis really value their relationships with Jamaican companies.2. With IBC laws swiftly moving through the legislative process, many are asking...

US accuses China of predatory economics

Published:Monday | June 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

China is engaging in "predatory economics 101" and an "unprecedented level of larceny" of intellectual property, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a business audience Monday.Pompeo made the remarks at the Detroit Economic Club as global markets...

Caren Waugh | Why your social media footprint matters

Published:Friday | June 15, 2018 | 12:00 AM

This is the time of year when graduations from educational institutions are taking place and graduates are superexcited to reach another milestone.For those graduates who are not pursuing higher education, their next goal is to land that dream job....

Birthday news: Salah to play in Egypt's next World Cup match

Published:Saturday | June 16, 2018 | 12:00 AM

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (AP):Mohamed Salah celebrated his 26th birthday with a Chechen cake and the news that he will play in Egypt's next World Cup match.A statement from the Egyptian football association gave no details about his fitness except that...

No team but two refs for US

Published:Friday | June 15, 2018 | 12:00 AM

MOSCOW (AP):Jair Murrufo remembers the first time he picked up a whistle and called a football match."My father kept saying, 'Hey, you want to be a referee?' And I'm 19 years old, and I'm like, 'No, why would I want to do that?'" he recalled.That...

Egypt coach expects Salah to play against Russia

Published:Friday | June 15, 2018 | 12:00 AM

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP):Egypt coach Hector Cuper couldn't say for certain whether Mohamed Salah's absence was the thing that cost his team during its 1-0 loss to Uruguay at the World Cup.But he also wasn't sure that his star striker couldn't have...

Cure us of taximyelitis!

Published:Friday | June 15, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:There is a deadly and highly contagious disease on our streets called taximyelitis. It is a sickness caused by taxi drivers. You and your colleagues, I am positive, have seen this dreadful disease attacking honest, good, law-abiding...

Praise for nurses much overdue

Published:Friday | June 15, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Much appreciation to Dr Michael Abrahams for his support, in his online Monday column, for nurses and their plea for better salaries and working conditions.It's very disappointing to know how employers continue to underestimate the...

Cops don't know what it means to serve

Published:Friday | June 15, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Last week I went to the Tastee in Papine to buy some lunch I saw two police officers, heavily armed I might add, ahead of me in the line. We all got through and got our lunches.As I was on my way out and both officers were in the...

Own-goal earns Iran 1-0 victory

Published:Friday | June 15, 2018 | 12:00 AM

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) :Aziz Bouhaddouz, head in his hands and face buried in the turf, was probably unaware of the opposing players and coaches swarming all around him in jubilation.Some teammates tried to console him, but it did little good.In...

Something Extra | Friday

Published:Thursday | June 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Something ExtraTwo launches and a winning treat, Something Extra brings some of the social highlights from the launches of Great Bay Carnival and Zen Izakaya, which brought out a few of our local celebs.

Discourteous no-show by MP Bunting

Published:Thursday | June 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:In late April, I called the office of Central Manchester Member of Parliament Peter Bunting to make an appointment to see him. I was told that no appointment was made over the telephone and that I should come in with IDs. I was...

Discipline on slow pitch was key - Gabriel

Published:Thursday | June 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC:Shannon Gabriel said that he managed to exploit what bounce there was in a slow pitch, en route to his third five-wicket haul in Tests, on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka, yesterday.The Trinidadian...

Iceland face Messi, Argentina in big WCup debut

Published:Thursday | June 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

MOSCOW (AP) - The smallest nation ever to play at a World Cup has a big start against Lionel Messi in Moscow tomorrow.Just don't expect Iceland to be at all intimidated by Argentina and their superstar forward, going by their European Championship...

Seiveright doesn't determine travel arrangements

Published:Wednesday | June 13, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:In a column penned by Patria-Kaye Aarons in The Gleaner Wednesday June 13, Ms Aarons started off noting that Mr Delano Seiveright' s airline ticket to New York, on government business, was J$422,193. Unfortunately, through no fault...

Our children should get second chances

Published:Wednesday | June 13, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:My nephew took the Grade Six Achievement Test. He is 10 years old. He was placed in a non-tradition high school based on his performance.While I am not knocking his placement, which I know was performance driven, my grouse is that I...

Height effect: Argentina size up Iceland at World Cup

Published:Wednesday | June 13, 2018 | 12:00 AM

BRONNITSY, Russia (AP):In theory, two-time World Cup champions Argentina really shouldn't be fearful of facing Iceland, who are making their first appearance at the tournament. But there is a bit of worry in the Argentina camp: the height effect....

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