The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited

There has been much talk about gender equity in Jamaica. Whereas gender affairs have been elevated to ministerial oversight, we have a lot of ground to make up, especially in the field of sports, to include media coverage. Televised media coverage of sporting events focuses heavily on track and field, football, and cricket. Netball, arguably the country’s number one team sport, has been limited to brief video clips on our nightly television news. It’s no secret that netball has brought perennial glory to the country and it’s a travesty that live televised coverage is almost nil.

The inspiring story of Elisa Whyte, a recipient of the Supreme Ventures Foundation 20th Anniversary Scholarship, warmed my heart and filled me with hope. The story, carried in The Gleaner on Saturday, brought to light Elisa’s unwavering determination, despite immense challenges, which is a true testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

In this action-packed sequel, Gerard Butler reprises his role as Sheriff ‘Big Nick’ O’Brien, who is now on a mission in Europe. He’s hot on the trail of Donnie Wilson (played by O’Shea Jackson Jr.), who has become entangled with the dangerous world of diamond thieves and the notorious Panther mafia. Together, they’re planning a massive heist targeting the world’s largest diamond exchange.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, said his son-in-law was kidnapped on Tuesday in the capital, Caracas.

OUR SKIN and cardiovascular system might seem like separate entities, each with its own distinct function, but in reality, they are intimately connected.

What happens to your body when you are sleep deprived

Patrons braved the traffic-riddled roads to Plantation Cove in St Ann on Saturday, eager to experience Intimate, the concert featuring veterans Buju Banton, Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths, and friends in an unforgettable evening of music and camaraderie. Attendees sang their hearts out to the hits of the reggae giants, swayed effortlessly to the rhythms, and indulged in food, drinks, and comforts. Something Extra brings you the highlights.

Anthony Hopkins portrayed the influential master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock in the movie Hitchcock.

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett engages with some young visitors who arrived on the Disney Treasure cruise vessel, which docked at the Falmouth pier in Trelawny in December.

NEW YORK: The bodies of O’Neil Stevens and his wife, Camesha Lindsay-Stevens, are to flown home to Jamaica for burial.