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A man who spent three years in custody, facing charges for murder and robbery before the prosecution offered no evidence against him in December 2017, has won a Supreme Court award of $14. 6 million with interest against the Government. Charles...

A Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customer who received a bill for $80,000 is rejecting the charge from the power company which says an “electricity leak” is to blame for the amount. The aggrieved customer, Marva Foster, told The Gleaner that for...

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) says it is prepared to make public the names of advertising companies that owe the municipality millions for billboard advertising across the Corporate Area. Speaking at Tuesday’s monthly...

WESTERN BUREAU: With a shortage of religious education teachers in high schools, the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) has said it willing to encourage pastors under its umbrella to step in and fill the breach. According to Reverend Newton Dixon,...

The RJRGLEANER Communications Group is aware of AI-assisted content, generated by persons unknown, which seeks to impugn the journalistic integrity of The Gleaner and names specific members of the team, seeking to smear their character. This...

Kensington, East Portland: Less than 36 hours after landing illegally on a beach in Kensington in East Portland, the 20 Haitians who were picked up by the police on Saturday were repatriated Sunday night. The decision by the Ministry of National...

Renowned for his commitment to both his police work and his ministry, Cyril Francis – affectionately called the ‘Preaching Policeman’ – has been promoted to the rank of sergeant after 19 years of service as a corporal. The promotion, announced in...

Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie is calling on the authorities to take local air quality issues more seriously by boosting regulations and sanctioning violators as millions around the world continue to die from the public health threat annually. Across...

Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has warned of a zero-tolerance approach towards members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who leak sensitive information to the public via social media and other platforms. Blake, addressing lawmen in his...

WESTERN BUREAU: Cornwall Bar Association (CBA) President Michael Hemmings is making a fresh call for a forensic laboratory to be set up in western Jamaica to process ballistics reports and other forensic matters at a faster pace than currently...

WESTERN BUREAU: Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has thrown his voice into the debate around the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) recent suggestion of merging Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations into one extended holiday...

Pristina, Kosovo: Ralph Tedy Erol, a Haitian photojournalist, was onsite when the Jamaican security forces arrived in Port-au-Prince last month to join the 400 Kenyan police who came in June to work with Haitian police and military to restore law...