A high-stakes political showdown is brewing in St Elizabeth South Western, where incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Floyd Green is facing a strong challenge from Black River High School teacher Miranda Wellington in the upcoming general election,...
The revocation of hundreds of student visas in the United States has left many Jamaican students currently studying or planning to study there feeling anxious and uncertain, as universities scramble to support those ordered to leave the country...
A bitter custody battle and an ambiguous case involving the Administrator General’s Department (AGD) are at the centre of a wound the family of Jodian Fearon is desperately trying to close, five years after her tragic death. Fearon, 23, died in the...
The Chinese Government has fired back at the Trump administration over its “predatory practices” claim, calling it the United States’ (US) attempt to spread disinformation and sow discord in its relationships with other countries. “The so-called...
Mahoe Gaming Enterprises Limited (MGEL), which burst onto the lottery scene almost five years ago, is moving to suspend four of its games because of financial challenges that are impacting its operations. Mahoe Gaming, in a February 5, 2025 letter...
Jamaicans have marked Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding as average or above in the stewardship of their respective portfolios. Sixty per cent of respondents in the RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson public...
The latest RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson public opinion poll has revealed that more Jamaicans support combining the country’s transition to a republic with the adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final appellate court,...
A United States congresswoman has listed Jamaica among countries she says are benefiting wrongfully from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding, asserting that agendas which run counter to an America first policy are...
A hyperactive year for the Integrity Commission (IC), which shaped dozens of headlines, ended with Jamaica’s foremost anti-corruption body at the centre of court proceedings brought against it by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, following the...
Twenty-eight years of memories shared by Dr Cloda Jones and her family at their home in Altadena, Los Angeles, crumbled on January 8, devastating the Caribbean family who are among more than 40,000 people in the southern California suburb crushed...
Outgoing Clarendon Central Member of Parliament Lester Mike Henry says he has not had “a change of mind” about who should replace him as the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) candidate in the looming general election, even as former Mayor of Kingston...
A National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) sanitation officer, who claims an injury on the job led to the amputation of his left leg, is accusing the state agency of failing to offer any assistance or compensation. But the NSWMA has denied...
Born and raised in the gritty inner-city community of Grants Pen, St Andrew, Kalisha Dixon is spreading her Jamaican roots in Maryland, where she has been elected council member for the town of Bladensburg. Dixon ran on a Democratic ticket,...
An Edith Dalton James High School teacher, who has been off the job for three months on sick leave, is blaming her illness on “mould infestation” at the institution, claiming that the administration is not addressing the issue with any urgency....
Fingers are being pointed at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) as a conduit for organised crime following a mass shooting claiming eight lives and leaving 10 people injured in Four Paths, Clarendon, on Sunday night. Prime Minister...
Almost three years after an unexpected rise to the pinnacle of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding is pinning his electability on the electorate’s perception of his competence, honesty and legislative track record. Golding, whose...
Thousands of unsuspecting Jamaicans may be at risk of exposure to cancer-causing toxin benzene through the prolonged use of gas stoves, but the lack of any local air quality study in homes islandwide has prevented the crafting of government policy...
A number of legislators came precariously close to losing their seats after missing several consecutive sittings in 2022, a review of parliamentary records has revealed. The standing orders dictate that a member of the Lower House who is prevented...
Forty-one per cent of legislators in the Lower House recorded below-average attendance at sittings last year, with two among them attending fewer than five of the 53 meetings held, a review of parliamentary records has revealed. A further look at...
Jamaicans appear to be losing confidence in the leaders of the top two political parties, judging from the findings of the latest Don Anderson poll. The survey was commissioned by the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) and was conducted...
Attorney-at-law representing the R Hotel in New Kingston, Peter Champagnie, is suggesting that if charges are preferred against his client for breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA), they are likely to amount to nothing. R Hotel is...
The targeted swelling of the ranks of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) through its Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) has been a lightning rod for critics adamant that it is a political tool that has diluted the quality of the army. But Rear...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country’s education system has lost its ability to deliver “refined students” with the qualities being sought by employers. He said that his concern was exacerbated by the time lost during the coronavirus...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the unvaccinated population continues to burden the country’s coffers, effectively limiting Government’s spend in other areas of national importance. Speaking at Friday’s handover of a genome sequencing machine...
