The Jamaica Defence Force has been in the news over the impropriety of its members again. The latest saga, if true, means the JDF are adding to the alarming rate at which violence against women is committed in Jamaica. Published March 20, 2021 JDF...
The Jamaica Football Federation’s issues with players and a general sense of disorganisation is hampering the preparation of the Reggae Boyz for the Gold Cup and could be the difference between disaster and failure. Published March 19, 2021...
Shadow minister of finance, Mark Golding, is suggesting Jamaica turns to farming as a means to counteract the economic hole it has been put in by COVID-19. But COVID-19 has never faced a foe quite like … Ganja. Published March 18, 2021 Ganja...
According to Leader of the Opposition People’s National Party’s Mark Golding, the poor in Jamaica have been suffering through taxation on a number of levels. There is one organisation, Golding has explained, has benefitted from one of...
Minister of Education’s Fayval Williams’ announcement that school would be extended for grade 6 through what should be the start of Summer holidays has not gone down well with teachers, who have not yet had a break, going straight from...
Developing countries are in a fight to be rid of COVID-19 and are struggling, even with the creation of a number of vaccines world over. The truth is, first-world countries have been hoarding vaccines, ordering more than they need. Now it is up to...
Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie may well be most well known for becoming the first female principal of a University of the West Indies (UWI) campus, but in truth, her contribution to nation building in Jamaica is much more far reaching. Leo-Rhynie’...
Mary Lenora Morris Knibb was a true Jamaican pioneer, leading the charge for women’s rights and could be counted as one of the country’s most vocal women in the pre-independent era. At a time when gender equality was pretty much on the...
It is not uncommon for educators to transition into representational politics and then back to their true love, and such has been the path of Maxine Henry-Wilson. The Manchester native went to high school in St Andrew, at St Andrew High School,...
Una Maud Marson’s love for literature and her determination to fight social injustice have made her name one of the most recognisable among the many great women who found ways of contributing to the more egalitarian societies we live in today...
Growing up in the tough neighbourhoods of East Kingston in the early 1930s, Iris King, who was known for her kindness and dedication to service, knew one day that she would go on to represent the people of those volatile communities. King was one...
In 1965 Heavyweight Champion of the World Cassius Clay, Mohammed Ali, visited Jamaica. Clay was getting ready for his second fight with the man he defeated for the title, Sonny Liston, but he took the time out to woo a few more Jamaican fans than...
Jean Batten was made famous for breaking records as a pilot. She was happiest in the air but enjoyed her time being grounded in Jamaica, the island representing the first time since she made headlines for her exploits, she could really unwind....
The fight for women’s rights in Jamaica has been long and storied. It is not over yet even if things are much better than they were. The Gleaner captured one of a number of historic moments in this fight, as far back as 1939 … March 20...
In 1937 when Kingston College triumphed at what we call Boys’ and Girls’ Championships today, the celebrations were slightly subdued, the shadow of death casting its hue over the proceedings. The Gleaner captured the moments thus...
Published:Thursday | March 18, 2021 | 1:19 AMBANG Bizarre
A family's pet rabbit tied a world record by giving birth to a litter of 24 bunnies. Tiffany Roberts said her family were shocked when their female rabbit Vader started giving birth as they had been assured that their male bunny, Romeo, was...
Published:Thursday | March 18, 2021 | 1:15 AMBANG Bizarre
A dog has been blamed for crashing a Jeep into a building. Police officers in the US state of Wisconsin after the vehicle had been crashed, with the owner's pooch held culpable for the incident. The driver explained to police that the car was...
Published:Thursday | March 18, 2021 | 1:09 AMBANG Bizarre
A man received 64 bank cards despite only asking for one. The individual, named only as Peter, shared his strange story with Reddit users as he was inundated with debit cards. He explained: "My bank sent me 64 copies of the same debit card....
Published:Thursday | March 18, 2021 | 1:05 AMBANG Bizarre
A lion has been given a vasectomy after fathering five cubs last year. Thor the lion impregnated two females at the Royal Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands, with the first having twins and the second giving birth to triplets but keepers are...
Published:Thursday | March 18, 2021 | 12:55 AMBANG Bizarre
Men with higher levels of testosterone are less generous, a study has found. New research has discovered that males with a greater amount of the hormone are more likely to exhibit selfish behaviours. Scientists from China and Switzerland measured...
LONDON – The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have sprung into action in ways that would have been inconceivable even a year ago. Under former President Donald Trump, the United States – the main shareholder, with veto...
NEW YORK – How can one make wise decisions about a perpetually unknowable future? This question is as old as humankind, but it has become existential in light of climate change. Although there is sufficient evidence that anthropogenic climate...
AUCKLAND – Back when states regularly used armed forces to compel others into compliance or dependence, sovereignty was primarily a geographic and military concept. But the term has more recently taken on an added dimension. The COVID-19...
CHICAGO – President Joe Biden is signalling that his administration will get tough on monopoly. With the appointments of Columbia University law professors Timothy Wu to the White House National Economic Council and Lina Khan to the Federal...
