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Overseas Examinations Commission says it is working on SBA payments for teachers
The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) says it is working to have payments for teachers who marked School-Based Assessments (SBA) dating back to 2022 promptly resolved. The Jamaica Teachers' Association recently expressed frustration about...
CommentsBermuda tightens penalties for cyber-related crimes following major cyber attack last year
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Parliament in Bermuda has approved legislation providing for stringent punishment, including life imprisonment, for anyone convicted for offences that cause “a significant risk of serious damage to human...
Comments- St James Municipal Corporation to install free car park spaces for the disabled
- Condition of Slovakia’s prime minister improves following assassination attempt
- Trade board says claims about non-approval of special import permit for taxi operators false
- Haiti's main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed
- Golding hits back at Holness for dual citizenship comments
Platinum for Panton
Retired Justice Seymour Panton, chairman of the Integrity Commission and former president of Jamaica’s Court of Appeal, is the 2023 recipient of the RJRGLEANER Honour Awards Platinum Award in recognition of his more than five-decades-long record of...
CommentsGolding still a British citizen
Amid widespread calls for him to declare his British citizenship, Opposition Leader Mark Golding has indicated that he remains a British citizen but insists that there is no legal basis for him to renounce his status in the United Kingdom (UK) at...
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J’can NBA prospect found dead month before draft
The professional basketball dreams and aspirations of former national under-17 representative, 24-year-old Marco-Miche Downer, who had reportedly been eligible for the 2024 NBA draft next month, will not be realised after he was found dead in...
CommentsFour renowned Jamaicans for induction in St George’s College Hall of Fame
Four of Jamaica’s internationally recognised stand-outs in the areas of advocacy, law, finance and diplomacy are to be inducted into the 2024 St George’s College Hall of Fame during a banquet set for August 31 at the S Hotel in New Kingston. They...
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‘Great feeling’
After waiting 30 years to win their second Jamaica Premier League (JPL) title in 2021, it took the Rudolph Speid-coached Cavalier just three seasons to claim their third title following a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over defending champions Mount...
CommentsDixon shines as Arnett grab third place in JPL
Two goals and an assist from Kaheim Dixon helped Arnett Gardens to an impressive 5-1 win over rivals Waterhouse in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) third-place playoff match at the National Stadium yesterday. Arnett’s third-place finish sealed a...
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Carilend ownership shifts from VMIL to VM Financial Premium
The ownership of Carilend has shifted from VM Investments Limited to VM Financial Group. No details of the transaction were disclosed, but VM Investments referred to it as a ‘strategic sale’ of its 30 per cent stake in the online lending platform,...
CommentsOmni going after more exports
PVC pipe maker Omni Industries Limited, which aims to list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE, announced plans to increase exports to one-fifth of total sales, or $400 million, within two years. “Today, with our influx into the Panamanian market, [...
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European reggae festival comes ‘home’ to Jamaica for 30-year celebration
A reggae festival which has been held in Europe for 29 years, makes its way ‘home’ to Jamaica to celebrate its 30th anniversary with two days of festivities. The Reggae Jam International Festival out of Germany has joined cultural hands and musical...
CommentsLila Iké premieres ‘He Loves Us Both’ music video, featuring H.E.R
Last Wednesday evening, the fast-becoming cultural hub of Kingston, The Dubwise Café, became an open-air cinema to host the world première of Lila Iké’s He Loves Us Both music video, featuring American RnB star, H.E.R. The reggae songstress...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Driving under the influence of society
THE EDITOR, Madam: As road crashes and fatalities increase, the predictable response is the lament that our drivers are undisciplined and the exhortation for them to drive carefully. We are all driving under the influence of a mind-altering...
CommentsThe constitutional conundrum
THE EDITOR, Madam: On August 6, 1962, Jamaica became the first country in the English-speaking Caribbean to gain independence. Ironically, based on the tribal nature of our politics, it does seem that Jamaica might very well be among the last to...
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Companies are try to attract more smartphone-users across Africa
Accra (AP) Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana’s capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. “I don’t think I could work without a phone in my line of business,” she said, as requests...
CommentsBotanists scouring the US border to document a forgotten ecosystem
Jacume (AP) Near the towering border wall flanked by a US Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go”, a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group. Then silence. A quail...
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Something Extra | Monday
Specially invited guests and proud recipients from various sectors—including business, public service, education, sport, arts and culture, science and technology, health and wellness, and entertainment—gathered for the highly anticipated annual...
Tried meditating but can’t sit still? Here’s how to try again
The first time Marcelle Hutchins sat down to meditate, she put on a guided session, relaxed her shoulders and tried to close her eyes. She lasted two minutes. “I had a deadline, and I thought, ‘I don’t know if I can sit still this long,’ “ said...
Editorial | Reimagine public transport
Ronald Thwaites | Of many things