Jamaica Gleaner

Peter Espeut | Happy birthday, Marcus Garvey!

Last Monday – August 17 – was the birthday of Jamaica’s first declared National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940), a truly great Jamaican.…

Driver fights to be reinstated after gas theft accusation, resignation

A former Rubis Energy Jamaica driver is fighting to be reinstated after claiming that he was forced to sign a resignation letter following alleg…

Somalia faces renewed hunger crisis as UN food agency warns of funding shortfall

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Six million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity while the World Food Program has only a tenth of the re…

US, Jamaica sign Status of Forces Agreement to strengthen security cooperation

The Governments of Jamaica and the United States have signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), establishing a framework for deeper military a…

Editorial | JamaicaEye regulation

This newspaper has long supported the deployment of closed-circuit cameras in public spaces as tools to help fight and deter crime. When a crime…

Prince Harry and Meghan moving family back to the UK

LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom, but they won't resume their roles as working memb…

Police officer’s vehicle stolen in Portmore

Police personnel in the St Catherine South division have launched a search for the person or persons who stole a police officer’s vehicle in Por…

?Students must follow the rules’ - Education minister says schools’ grooming policies must be made clear to parents

WESTERN BUREAU: Ahead of the start of the September school term, Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon is urging school administrators to ensu…

Ashleigh Onfroy | Bridging educational inequality in secondary schools

There is consensus among social scientists that education is the most critical vehicle for development. Among its by-products are employment, so…

Battered schools, resilient results - Storm-hit western institutions make major gains in CSEC, CAPE

WESTERN BUREAU: Before Beverley Feare could prepare her students for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, she firs…

?I cannot change who I am’ - JTA boss vows to disrupt education status quo

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison says she cannot change, declaring that she will continue to chal…

Education minister dismisses call to remove ‘political influence’ from school boards

WESTERN BUREAU: Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has dismissed concerns that there is a need to remove what some have labelled ‘p…

Under the Sea!

Hi, boys and girls! Today, we’re heading to Dolphin Cove in St Ann with Madison and Kaylie for an exciting adventure into the world of marine li…

Trade suspended with Iran

DUBAI (AP): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) suspended all trade with Iran yesterday after the UAE said it had come under renewed fire from the co…

OAS: Country needs help ahead of elections

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Albert Ramdin, secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS), has said Haiti needs help combating gangs an…

Canada announces new aid to Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP): A Canadian government official condemned what he called Israel’s “unlawful invasion” of Lebanon, saying that Beirut should govern i…

ECC launches child development screening

Recognising that every child deserves the best possible start in life, the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has embarked upon the National Admin…

PIOJ cuts recovery timeline as economy contracts 2.9 per cent in June quarter

Jamaica’s economy contracted 2.9 per cent in the April to June quarter, but the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has shortened its projected…