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Trelawny Fire Department concerned about bush fires
The fire department in Trelawny is concerned about the escalating number of bush fires across the parish. "We started with eight in January and to date we are at 90,” Superintendent Roland Walters told The Gleaner. “To respond to...
CommentsBail extended for policemen accused of soliciting bribe
Bail was today further extended for three St Catherine-based policemen who are accused of corruption. Corporal Stephen Peart and constables Morris Foster and Lariston Bogle are charged with solicitation of a bribe. Senior parish court...
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Large businesses urged to partner with and elevate MSMEs
DR AMA Eyo, senior lecturer in Law at Bangor University in the United Kingdom, has urged large local companies to collaborate with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to grow and benefit from government procurement agreement contracts....
CommentsEvad Campbell is a personification of music
IF YOU cut Evad Campbell you might perhaps see musical notes and not blood flowing from his veins. He is music personified, and when he received his Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence in the field of music on Saturday, April 20 it...
CommentsNew JCA boss wants to rebuild local cricket
Newly elected President of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), Dr Donovan Bennett, says it will be all about cricket during his tenure after his comprehensive victory at the polls over Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven following the election of officers...
CommentsHydel impress in 4x100m heats at Penns
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania HYDEL HIGH’S girls have set their sights firmly on another 4x100 metres, 4x400m double following competition on yesterday’s opening day of the 128th staging of the Penn Relays at the Franklin Field Stadium at the...
CommentsMaster plan for the aviation sector Premium
Jamaica’s aviation regulator wants to develop a master plan that addresses expected passenger growth, the dearth of local operators, and the impact of aircraft such as drones, the technology around which is still emergent. The plan, to span 25...
CommentsWigton taps former JPS exec as new CEO Premium
Business executive Gary Barrow will become the next head of Wigton Windfarm Limited in the newly created post of chief executive officer, starting May 6. Barrow, whose last job was with power utility Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, where he...
Comments‘Last fête of the season’ heads downtown
The carnival festivities continue as Main Event Entertainment Group, Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and Red Stripe Flavours partner with Kingston Creative to host the “last fête of the season”–Carnival Lyme– on Sunday, April...
Comments5 Questions with Alaine
In the early 2000s, only a handful of entertainers could confidently say they had the music industry wrapped around their fingers. And, standing above them all with mic in hand and a soulful tune on her lips was Alaine Laughton. Alaine first rose...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Implement violence-prevention programmes in schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: As I accompanied my sons to school on April 24, the morning news blared with reports of the escalating violence among students from various corporate schools. However, what shook me to the core was the phrase “love triangle”...
CommentsAppoint school resource officers
THE EDITOR, Madam: How many more children should be injured due to the inadequate amount of security? How many more parents must be at work and continuously worry about their children’s security? In October 2023, I had written a letter to editor...
CommentsHamas says it will lay down arms if independent Palestinian state is established
ISTANBUL (AP): A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an...
CommentsNew transitional government sworn in
PORT AU PRINCE, (CMC): A new provisional government was sworn in on Thursday in this French-speaking CARICOM member state, nearly two months after a criminal insurrection plunged the capital into chaos. The nine-person “transitional council” was...
CommentsSomething Extra | Friday
Brian ‘Ribbi’ Chung marked his birthday with a celebration befitting a King of Nightclubs at the Ribbiz Ultra Lounge located at Ardenne Emirates on Tuesday evening. Guests turned out for the gathering including several entertainers and well-wishers...
Yoma Craft is not your mother’s crochet
In recent years, due to both sheer market saturation and the success and innovation of designers like Rachel Scott of Diotima, crotchet has made a big splash in the world of fashion. Capitalising on this prevalence, Jhenell Stewart decided to...
Editorial | Recognising Palestine
Peter Espeut | Half-measures not enough