Drown alert
Since the start of the year, 26 people have died as a result of drowning, an alarming statistic, according to the president of the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ). The Constabulary Communication Network says that over the last four days...
Beverly and the grave house
With red carpeting, clean white curtains, glass-panelled windows, an exquisite red-tile rooftop and nicely painted, immaculate interior and exterior walls, it is clear that the structure Edgehill Small built to house the grave of his first wife was no cheap undertaking...
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- GG urges communities to unite against challenges
- Tufton renews call to eat Jamaican
'We did not play as a unit'
Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore, coach of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, said yesterday that the team's first round exit from the CONCACAF Gold Cup, currently on the way in the United States is unacceptable.Whitmore told The Gleaner following his arrival at the Norman Manley...
- Honours even at Sabina Park
- Bangladesh triumph as West Indies wilt
- Scotiabank hosts cricket camp for prep students
EDITORIAL - Update full cost of collisions
Paula Fletcher, the executive director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), is right to be concerned about the number of fatal traffic collisions in Jamaica, and wanting to try new things to deal with the problem...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Visionless West Indies Cricket Board
The Editor, Sir: For some time now, the people of the Caribbean have watched the West Indies Cricket team plunge deeper and deeper into a state of disrepair. We have watched the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) perpetuate old and worn ideas, dressed up...
The grand old man of mento music
Mento music is traditional Jamaican music in its finest form - original, authentic, folk-based, and spanning an era from the sugar plantation revelries through to Emancipation, onwards to Independence and the attendant celebrations of the 1960s...
Change in the dynamics of world trade could benefit Jamaica
Jamaica stands to benefit from the ripple effects of increased trade in the Caribbean region, Fritz Pinnock, executive director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute said.Speaking at the Freight Handlers Limited-sponsored Lunch and Learn seminar last...
Emmancipation Square - What a beautiful place
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself standing in the middle of Emancipation Square in Spanish Town. Now, if you've ever been there, you know it's a beautiful place and does seem like it has remained the same through the years...