Lead Stories

Five public servants and a former officer of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) have found themselves in trouble with the law for allegedly contravening the Integrity Commission Act (ICA) by failing to submit their statutory declarations for...

Western Bureau: A single mother, who resides in Cornwall Mountain, Westmoreland, is today celebrating a new beginning, having received a newly built house through a humanitarian initiative led by The New Foundation Christian Ministries. The...

Administrative matters relating to police diary entries and a change of defence counsel for one of the accused forced an early adjournment in the ongoing Clansman Gang trial in the Home Circuit Court yesterday. The matter involves alleged gang...

Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Melissa and the debilitating effects on the small-business sector, the Government has indicated that it will be seeking to strengthen support for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)....

Registration for the 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference, set for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James, is now open. In a ‘Save the Date’ announcement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, which has jurisdiction for the...

Western Bureau: Veteran educator Sandrene Hill-Sherwood, a long-serving teacher at the Sandy Bay Primary School, is the new chairperson for the Hanover Justices of the Peace Association (HJPA) after being elected at that body’s recent annual...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is making a plea for the public’s patience and cooperation as it assesses the islandwide impact, and implements contingencies to mitigate disruptions caused by the impending severance of ties with Cuban health...

Western Bureau: Twelve-year-old Shaville Moodie, a first-form student at Frome Technical High School in Westmoreland, says she feels “unhappy” and “uncomfortable” after injuries from a motorcycle crash forced her to miss her internal examinations....

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Flanker, St James, were in a buoyant mood yesterday as they welcomed the reopening of their postal agency, which was out of service for a protracted period to undergo a J$3.5-million renovation, courtesy of the St James...

Seeing colleague journalists struggle quietly with medical challenges and other personal crises is what moved veteran practitioner Janet Silvera to propose a welfare fund for Jamaican journalists. Silvera, who is also an entrepreneur, will make the...

Senior Gleaner journalist Kimone Francis says being named the 2025 Journalist of the Year is a prestigious honour, but is not her “North Star”. “Knowing that a story helped a family find justice or brought resources to a neglected community...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is working to clear a backlog of garbage across the country, amounting to 218 truckloads. “It is the intention of the...