Taxi driver seen in video damaging JUTC bus arrested
The taxi driver who was seen on video damaging a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus has been taken into custody. The police say he was apprehended today during an operation to nab him. They say the owner of the taxi came forward on Monday and he was...
Chief justice wants control of court funding
The Jamaican judiciary wants changes to how its budget is allocated, urging the Parliament to give it direct oversight of its expenditure. The call came from Chief Justice Bryan Sykes during a press conference yesterday, amid growing complaints...
The 1960 shooting of the Royal Hampshire soldiers – Part I
FROM THE very beginning, there was opposition to the rise of the Jamaican folk religion now known as Rastafarianism and its founder, Leonard Howard, who established a camp near Sligoville in St Catherine. The camp was called The Pinnacle because it...
‘These players want it more'
WHILE MOST think of Campion College as minnows of the ISSA Manning Cup football competition, head coach Newton Sterling believes the school is changing views after securing their third consecutive appearance in the second round. Campion edged zone...
Brazil blocking irregular online gambling as concern rises over addiction
Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government to regulate the sector. The move comes as concerns grow about addiction, especially among tens of millions of vulnerable people...
Adiel Thomas makes theatrical debut in ‘Pitchy Patchy'
During the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new musical trio named Island Kings kept Jamaicans entertained with covers of popular dancehall and reggae songs, all from the comfort of their car. Among the trio was Adiel Thomas, whose love for...
Editorial | Parsons in schools
This newspaper shares Mark Smiths, the teachers union president, reservation over the recruitment of pastors to fill a shortage of religious education teachers in Jamaicas schools if their enlistment is merely because of their supposed knowledge.
Letter of the Day | Religious education needs specialist teachers
THE EDITOR, Madam: I fully agree with the sentiment expressed in the article ‘Smith: Invest in more teachers, not pastors, published in The Gleaner. The suggestion to use pastors to fill the gaps in religious education is a short-term, band-aid...
CSA positioned to become regional trade advocate, says new president
Newly elected Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) President William Brown has pledged that the organisation will become a major force in driving Caribbean trade and economic growth. “I believe we are perfectly poised to become a regional advocate...
Tit-for-tat moves
NEW DELHI (AP): Canada and India each expelled six diplomats Monday in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada. Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said that Canada was expelling...
