United States (US) authorities have signalled to the Jamaican Government that they have almost 4,000 Jamaicans to be deported, as part of the sweeping immigration crackdown by President Donald Trump, a top official in the Dr Andrew Holness-led...
Two objectors to a controversial environmental permit supporting mining in Bengal, St Ann admitted in court Tuesday they had neither challenged previous mining operations nor provided concrete evidence of harm from the proposed project. Dr Shermain...
A neighbour of Constable Noel Maitland has denied fabricating claims that the accused officer wanted access to security footage because of concerns it might show him smoking ganja and jeopardise a pending promotion. The witness previously testified...
Domestic crop production set a new quarterly record this year, reaching 221,128.6 tonnes, a 3.8 per cent increase compared with the similar period in 2022, according to Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining. In his contribution...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Monday confirmed that veteran Member of Parliament Karl Samuda will not seek re-election, formally setting the stage for the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to restart the search for a St Andrew North Central...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says his Government intends to focus on what he calls the “local economy”, now that the nationally economy has been “fixed”. Holness, who is the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, was speaking at a party meeting in...
TransJamaican Highway (TJH) has stepped up its efforts to tackle toll evasion, a problem that continues to escalate, according to Managing Director Ivan Anderson. Anderson told The Gleaner that in the past year alone, TJH has documented 680...
NEW YORK: Jamaican leaders in the New York diaspora have paid tribute to the late Congressman Charles Rangel, who passed away on Monday at age 94, describing him as a champion of Jamaica and the wider Caribbean whose legacy of advocacy and...
WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly 11 months after Hurricane Beryl barrelled through Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, damaging homes, shuttering businesses, and breaking spirits, the beloved south coast village found itself restored by storytelling, poetry, and...
WESTERN BUREAU: People’s National Party (PNP) Vice-President Mikael Phillips has criticised Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s recent ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Morant Bay Urban Centre in St Thomas, calling it a “desperate and misleading” move...
Voter turnout for elections over the years has been low, but members of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) believe more citizens, particularly their key target groups - young adults and women - will show up at the polls in the next general...
A neighbour of Constable Noel Maitland admitted on Monday that surveillance footage he was asked to preserve had already been automatically erased by the time he handed over the system to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM)....
A police constable has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana and other contraband to a detainee at the problem-plagued Central Police Station lock-up in downtown Kingston, officials have confirmed. He is one of two lawmen who were...
Jamaica’s main political parties have flatly denied using Senate positions to settle internal party disputes, even as tensions simmered in St Andrew North Central and a quarrel erupted over a selection decision in Kingston Central. Their rejection...
Jamaica’s two main political parties have outlined their strategies for the general election due by September, each charting a path they believe will lead to victory. The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it is banking on its record of delivering on...
WESTERN BUREAU: Newly appointed Jamaican Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, says stepping into diplomacy is not a departure, but a...
WESTERN BUREAU: “I would have considered it (his tenure) a failure if I had to go outside of the JCF (Jamaica Constabulary Force) to get another commissioner of police,” said Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson. It wasn’t just a passing remark,...
Plans by Sandals Resorts International to build new luxury properties in Providence, St James, have triggered environmental concerns over potential damage to Jamaica’s delicate coastal ecosystems. An environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the...
As Jamaica gears up for a high-stakes general election, the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is making it clear: they’re not intimidated by Prime Minister Andrew Holness or his chances of securing a third term for the Jamaica Labour Party (...
Jamaica’s two main political parties believe that persons with criminal convictions should not be barred from contesting local and national elections if those records can be expunged. Representatives from both the governing Jamaica Labour Party (...
As a general election draws closer, calls are intensifying within the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to resolve its representation in the Manchester North Eastern constituency, where internal friction and whispers of a high-profile outsider continue to...
Dr Horace Chang, general secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has dismissed ongoing criticism from the People’s National Party (PNP) regarding Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ ethics and integrity, insisting these “relentless attacks” will...
WESTERN BUREAU: Few tools in Jamaica’s crime-fighting arsenal have been more debated than the use of states of emergency (SOEs). However, for former Commissioner of Police Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, their implementation was not a...
As the political battle for Manchester Central intensifies, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang is casting doubt on the influence of prominent businessman and long-time People’s National Party (PNP) supporter Kenneth ‘Skeng...
Amid a persistent sewage problem engulfing some of Kingston’s busiest town centres in the foul stench of raw waste, the mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, is urging the National Water Commission (NWC) to meet with the municipal corporation and...
