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Published:Tuesday | July 1, 2025 | 5:31 AM

Principal Julane King-Walker is looking forward to September when Claverty Cottage Primary School, nestled high in the Blue Mountains, will welcome its fourth student. With just three children remaining after two move on to high school, the arrival...

Published:Friday | June 27, 2025 | 5:29 AM

Step back in time with us as we celebrate the elegance, joy, and timeless style of June weddings in 1964. From lace-adorned gowns and fingertip veils to radiant smiles and grand ceremonies, these images capture the beauty of love and tradition....

Published:Friday | June 27, 2025 | 5:14 AM

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) sharpened their combat readiness during a high-intensity joint training exercise with the Royal Irish Regiment in Portland. Dubbed Operation Red Stripe, the live-fire drills and tactical simulations...

Published:Friday | June 27, 2025 | 5:06 AM

In his inaugural address, Governor General the Most Honourable Florizel Glasspole urged Jamaicans to embrace the national motto, “Out of Many, One People,” and to stand firm against any forces that threaten national unity. Emphasising...

Published:Friday | June 27, 2025 | 4:58 AM

Jamaica took on a leading role in the International Bauxite Association, which was ratified by the House of Representatives. As one of the seven founding members, Jamaica served as the host country for the Association's secretariat, positioning...

Published:Friday | June 27, 2025 | 4:48 AM

In her keynote address at the twenty-fourth annual summer school for nurses, Miss Cislyn Lambert, RN, emphasised that true nursing care goes beyond technical skills. She urged nurses to embrace acceptance, affection, and approval as key qualities,...

Published:Thursday | June 26, 2025 | 5:19 AMBANG Bizarre

2024 YR4 - the up to 300ft-wide chunk of space rock – was originally on course to crash down on Earth on December 22, 2032, but the James Webb Space Telescope ruled that this was not going to happen. Now, according to its course, the asteroid...

Published:Thursday | June 26, 2025 | 5:14 AMBANG Bizarre

The freezing water trickling onto humans' skin can cause blood vessels near the skin to become narrower, resulting in the reduction of blood flow.Sudden exposure to cold water could cause health problems for some people. Showering in water...

Published:Thursday | June 26, 2025 | 5:06 AMBANG Bizarre

A new study from the University of Birmingham revealed that people high in spitefulness – a toxic mix of arrogance and resentment – are much more likely to believe conspiracies about secret plots, from vaccines to UFO cover-ups....

Published:Thursday | June 26, 2025 | 4:59 AMBANG Bizarre

People who use their electronic devices on the toilet risk their chance of getting diarrhea and stomach cramps Fecal bacteria, such as E. coli, and Pseudomonas – which can trigger infections in the blood and lungs – can get onto the...

Published:Thursday | June 26, 2025 | 4:53 AMBANG Bizarre

Gen Zers, people who were born between 1997 and 2012, and Millennials, people who were born between 1981 and 1996, would rather have a soft drink, than tipple on beer or wine. And 23 per cent of people do not want to have an alcoholic beverage at...

Published:Wednesday | June 25, 2025 | 7:20 AMDambisa Moyo for Project Syndicate

LONDON: The recent surge in government bond yields has forced business leaders and investors around the world to confront a critical question: Should corporations lock in debt at current interest rates before they rise further? At the same time,...

Published:Wednesday | June 25, 2025 | 5:58 AMWillem H. Buiter and Anne C. Sibert for Project Syndicate

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA: America’s financial outlook has darkened under Donald Trump’s leadership. All three major credit-rating agencies now rank US federal debt one notch below triple A, and Jamie Dimon, the Chairman and CEO of...

Published:Wednesday | June 25, 2025 | 5:52 AMCarl Bildt for Project Syndicate

STOCKHOLM: Will US President Donald Trump’s vision of building an impregnable missile-defence system be the final nail in the coffin for strategic nuclear arms control? Given that his proposed “Golden Dome” could trigger an...

Published:Wednesday | June 25, 2025 | 5:43 AMNicu Popescu and Giorgos Verdi for Project Syndicate

PARIS: When we think about the future of warfare, it’s tempting to imagine a world dominated by advanced technologies: AI-powered drones, hypersonic missiles, and satellites coordinating every move. But the war in Ukraine has shown that high-...

Published:Wednesday | June 25, 2025 | 5:28 AMJosé Manuel Barroso for Project Syndicate

GENEVA : We live in a world that seems increasingly fractured and prone to conflict. But experience in both the public and private sectors has taught me that periods of geopolitical unrest are precisely the moments when we should take a step back...

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2025 | 5:55 AM

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock-full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more.  Take a look at this week's past line-up of cartoons as...

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2025 | 5:50 AM

The defection of Olympic medallists Roje Stona and Rajindra Campbell to Türkiye has reignited urgent calls for a national overhaul of Jamaica’s sports management. While financial incentives abroad are hard to match, critics argue that...

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2025 | 5:41 AM

Government efforts to impose mandatory minimum sentences for murder did not win support from Opposition Senator Lambert Brown, who argued that “circumstances alter cases”. Brown, citing the wrongful accusation of Alando Gray, warned...

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2025 | 5:37 AM

With over 11,000 four-year-olds flagged for developmental screening in 2024, the Early Childhood Commission is sounding the alarm on Jamaica’s critical shortage of specialists. ECC Chair Trisha Williams Singh says the lack of clinical...

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2025 | 5:31 AM

With nearly 90 per cent of Jamaicans supporting public access to the Sex Offender Registry, the Government has announced plans to amend the Sexual Offences Act. The changes would allow for the inclusion of Jamaicans convicted of sex crimes overseas...

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2025 | 5:23 AM

With fatal police shootings on the rise, more Jamaicans are urging authorities to explore alternative crime-fighting strategies. Poll results from the latest RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson survey reveal growing public concern, with many...

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2025 | 5:18 AM

According to the latest RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson poll, the United States is the top choice for Jamaicans who would consider migrating, with nearly 50 per cent selecting the North American country as their preferred destination. Canada...

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2025 | 5:07 AM

Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon is urging churches to go beyond prayer and take action to support children facing abuse. Speaking at the Jamaica Council of Churches’ Service of Lament for Violence Against Children, the education and youth...

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2025 | 4:52 AM

In a fiery sermon days after being stripped of his ministerial credentials by the Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU), Reverend Jeffrey Shuttleworth declared that only God could revoke his calling. Preaching to a charged congregation, the defrocked pastor...

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