Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr Wayne Wesley, has declared the Caribbean ready for electronic examinations following their implementation during the January 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (...
Judge Genetta Smikle told two men charged in a cocaine seizure in St Catherine that a bail application could be entertained only after the forensic certificate is received in the matter. She remanded the men into custody when they appeared...
A 25-year-old man who allegedly fired at police during an operation in Frazer's Content, St Catherine, on Wednesday was shot and killed. The deceased has been identified as Remmar Walker, otherwise called 'Zazzie', of Middle Road, Frazers...
Police Constable Noel Maitland is scheduled to be sentenced today for the murder of his girlfriend, social media influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson, whose body has never been found. The sentencing hearing is set to begin at 10 a.m., in the Home...
(AP) — Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel said his government has held recent talks with the United States, marking the first time that the Caribbean country confirmed such speculation. Díaz-Canel said in a speech Friday that the talks “were...
WESTERN BUREAU The Chinese business community in Guadeloupe has donated hurricane-relief supplies valued at US$80,000 ($12.5 million) to the St James Municipal Corporation in a show of support for vulnerable residents affected by Hurricane Melissa...
WESTERN BUREAU: Church leaders across Jamaica are being urged to prioritise spiritual and pastoral support for marriage, parenting and responsible fatherhood, as the country grapples with a family structure in which nearly half of children are...
Paul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer While its purpose is to make people’s lives better — more liveable, if you will — caregiving is perhaps one of the most stressful roles in the world. Whether the ‘patient’ is a stranger, an acquaintance, a family...
The man who was shot during a police operation on Ruthven Road, St Andrew, Thursday night has died, the Independent Commission of Investigations says. Another man remains in custody. Police reported that a firearm was recovered at the scene....
Police in the St Andrew North Division are investigating a housebreaking and larceny at a residence in Roehampton and have named a suspect while urging residents in nearby communities to heighten security measures. Police say they are seeking 39-...
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force are mourning the death of a colleague who passed away on Thursday afternoon at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine. Dead is Sergeant Leline Golding, who was attached to the Spanish Town Police...
Mayor of May Pen Joel Williams says the grounds of the old police station in the town will be transformed into a shopping enclave with individual outlets for vendors, as part of a broader strategy to address illegal vending. Speaking during...
A record 280 political parties and counting had registered by Thursday’s deadline to participate in Haiti’s first general election in a decade, although not all will make the cut. Nonetheless, the newcomers rejoiced, hopeful for a chance to help...
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson is proposing a $10 billion revenue plan that would rely on an electronic invoicing system to improve tax compliance and a Digital Nomad Programme to attract remote workers, instead of government’s $...
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has called for the tabling of legislation that will govern the operations of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA, a body to lead Jamaica's rebuilding following Hurricane...
Julian Robinson, opposition spokesman on finance, has cast doubt on the Government’s claims that the imposition of a $10 billion tax on sugary drinks for the new fiscal year is a public health measure intended to reduce the consumption of sweet...
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has criticised the Government’s new tax package as being economically unsound, saying low-income Jamaicans will bear most of the burden. Robinson, who was making his contribution to the 2026/2027...
The police in Point Hill, St Catherine have charged two men for the stabbing and beating of an 18-year-old man in the community last week. Charged are 20-year-old Raheem Mitchell, otherwise called ‘Brushie’, and Shamar Henry, otherwise called ‘...
The police in Berkeley Township, New Jersey in the United States are probing what investigators believe is a murder-suicide in which a man chased and fatally shot his Jamaican wife and gunned down her Jamaican parents inside their home, before...
The police have launched a high-level investigation into Tuesday’s abduction of a 17-year-old student in Cross Roads, St Andrew. The probe is being jointly conducted by detectives assigned to the St Andrew North and St Andrew Central police...
Persons and entities undertaking Hurricane Melissa relief activities in western Jamaica will no longer have free access to toll roads effective Wednesday, April 1. Under the relief initiative, which started last November following the passage of...
Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Dawes, has issued an apology to West Kingston Member of Parliament Desmond McKenzie for commenting on his age during last week’s sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament....
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, has urged communities to play a greater role in addressing student absenteeism in schools. Speaking during the Standing Finance Committee meeting of the House of...
The police have charged two Westmoreland men who were held allegedly with cocaine and ganja during a traffic stop along the Mandela Highway. Donald Baugh, a farmer of New Works, and Lenroy Ferguson, a tiler of Water Works district, are charged...
ASK ANY woman living along a coastline battered by last hurricane season’s storms what recovery looks like and she will likely describe not just rebuilding a physical home but holding together a family, a fishing community, and a way of life. That...
