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Published:Wednesday | August 20, 2025 | 12:09 AMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer

Just over half of Jamaica’s voting population is planning to cast a ballot in the September 3 general election set for two weeks from today. Of the remaining potential voters, 29.1 per cent said they have no intention of going to the polls while...

Published:Tuesday | August 19, 2025 | 8:52 AMTanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter -

After living in Morant Bay, St Thomas, for more than 40 years, street vendor Denise said yesterday that she has never seen a reason to vote and does not even know the candidates contesting the upcoming September 3 polls. “Mi nuh see no reason fi...

Published:Tuesday | August 19, 2025 | 8:51 AMRuddy Mathison/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for St Catherine West Central, Dr Christopher Tufton, says he has laid the foundation for significant development in the constituency and is banking on the proposed Greater Innswood Project as a major plank for...

Published:Tuesday | August 19, 2025 | 8:49 AMOlivia Brown/Gleaner Writer -

As the September 3 general election approaches, Clarendon North Western is shaping up to be one of the constituencies to watch, with veteran politician Richard Azan seeking a return to Parliament, and newcomer Warren Newby pledging to chart a new...

Published:Tuesday | August 19, 2025 | 12:14 AMLivern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter

There was no motorcade or throngs of supporters behind Garth Barnett as he arrived at Covenant of Mercy Academy (Alpha) to hand in his nomination papers to contest the Kingston Central constituency in the upcoming elections for the United...

Published:Tuesday | August 19, 2025 | 12:11 AMKaren Madden/Gleaner Writer

Paul Buchanan has once again stepped into the political ring, hoping to create the biggest upset in this general election by wresting St Andrew West Central from Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Dr Andrew Holness. The People’s...

Published:Tuesday | August 19, 2025 | 9:01 AM

Jamaica’s two main political parties are claiming to have the greater momentum on the ground, two weeks out from a general election that is expected to be fiercely contested. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called the opposition People’s...

Published:Tuesday | August 19, 2025 | 12:08 AMJovan Johnson/Senior Staff Reporter

The fight for Manchester Central is shaping up to be a battle for the hills of Bellefield, a historic People’s National Party (PNP) fortress that saw its dominance challenged in 2020. Both the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Rhoda Moy Crawford, who...

Published:Tuesday | August 19, 2025 | 12:08 AMAdrian Frater/Gleaner Writer -

WESTERn BUREAU: “Where the west goes, the rest goes” has been a long-standing slogan in national politics, and with the 2025 general election looming, the region’s 12 seats, which the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won in 2020 on its way to a...

Published:Tuesday | August 19, 2025 | 12:07 AM

Unlike many candidates vying for victory in the September 3 election, Carlton Allen, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) contender for St Andrew South, is taking a measured approach. Rather than aiming for an outright win, his goal is turn the...

Published:Monday | August 18, 2025 | 12:01 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer -

The disappearance and murder of 20-year-old University of Technology (UTech) student, Anisa Dilworth in May sparked outrage across several sectors in Jamaica, with many condemning yet another case of gender-based violence. On Saturday, a ceremony...

Published:Monday | August 18, 2025 | 12:10 AMKimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson says if the People’s National Party (PNP) forms the government it will undertake a review of the compensation package implemented for public-sector workers. Robinson was speaking at a PNP parish...

Published:Monday | August 18, 2025 | 12:09 AM

The machinery of the two major political parties will be at full throttle today as the prospective candidates and their supporters are expected to whip up frenzied carnival-type celebrations that accompany Nomination Day exercises across Jamaica’s...

Published:Monday | August 18, 2025 | 12:09 AMEdmond Campbell/Senior Staff Reporter

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has signalled that his administration is prepared to make a “credible and reasonable offer” to public-sector workers that will not damage the economy going forward. His remarks come against the background of an...

Published:Monday | August 18, 2025 | 12:06 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

Despite the continuity and party identity offered by family dynasties in Jamaican politics, former media manager and social commentator Kay Osborne believes they may create significant risks to democratic renewal, which she says must be a concern...

Published:Monday | August 18, 2025 | 12:06 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

The tenure of Dr Peter Phillips as member of parliament (MP) for St Andrew East Central came to an end on Friday when Parliament dissolved ahead of the September 3 general election, also bringing to a close the longest simultaneous representation...

Published:Sunday | August 17, 2025 | 12:14 AMKimone Francis - Senior Staff Reporter

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness holds a slim lead over Opposition Leader Mark Golding in public favourability, according to the latest national survey commissioned by the RJRGLEANER Communications Group. However, Holness also carries a...

Published:Sunday | August 17, 2025 | 12:05 AMSashana Small - Staff Reporter

After years of lobbying, postal agents across Jamaica are finally being paid in line with the national minimum wage – a long-overdue development that unions see as an indictment on the Government but also as a step toward broader improvements in...

Published:Sunday | August 17, 2025 | 12:05 AMJovan Johnson - Senior Staff Reporter

In the winding, rugged hills and coastal stretches of Manchester Southern, voters are weighing hope against disillusionment. On September 3, they will decide between returning to their People’s National Party (PNP) roots or extending the governing...

Published:Saturday | August 16, 2025 | 12:12 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Two men were arrested in Lilliput, St James, yesterday (Friday) by the newly formed Area One Police Division’s Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) after they were found with 2,000lb of unstamped beef and pork, which is believed to...

Published:Saturday | August 16, 2025 | 12:12 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says the ability to entice foreign investors to pump funding into the western city is dependent on the ability to maintain a low crime rate, which the St James capital has been able to do since the...

Published:Saturday | August 16, 2025 | 12:12 AMTanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter

Attorneys represen-ting veteran politician KD Knight are considering filing an injunction to stop the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) from reportedly continuing to use a doctored audio recording that they say defames Knight and misrepresents his views...

Published:Saturday | August 16, 2025 | 12:11 AMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

This year’s performance of Jamaican students in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations has been highlighted as “very encouraging”, with the country showing marked improvements in English language and mathematics, with...

Published:Saturday | August 16, 2025 | 12:07 AMMickalia Kington/Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau: The Negril Police Station was buzzing with activity on Wednesday as the Negril Police Community Resource Centre was officially handed over to the Negril Youth Club and the wider community. The new facility, built from a converted...

Published:Saturday | August 16, 2025 | 12:07 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Thirty-year-old Theodore Grizzle of Falmouth, Trelawny, is in need of urgent help. He needs to have bone marrow transplant surgery done in the United States by the end of September and is relying on public support. Grizzle’s surgery...

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