Jamaica’s Under-17 football team has put the country in a "great mood" after securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA Boys Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, Sports Minister Olivia Grange, said Wednesday. "Qatar, here we come," she said in a statement...
(AP) — The suspect in a Canada school shooting was an 18-year-old who had a history of police visits to her home to check on her mental health, authorities said Wednesday, a day after the attack that killed eight people in a remote part of British...
Finance Minister Fayval Williams says new taxes will be introduced to fund the upcoming budget as the Holness administration contends with the economic fallout from Hurricane Melissa. She says the most vulnerable "will be protected". The move...
Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz says he accepts the auditor general’s finding that he breached the law in the acquisition of 200 Starlink devices for the Hurricane Melissa response. But he insists he would act in a similar manner in a...
The Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester has performed its first-ever colonoscopy, signaling what it says is a “breakthrough in public healthcare ” for residents and neighbouring parishes. A colonoscopy involves inserting a thin, flexible...
Police in Manchester are probing the suspected suicide of a 29-year-old resident whose body was found hanging in Bloomwell, Spalding, on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Olivia Samuels. Reports indicate that about 4:30 p.m...
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be undertaking road rehabilitation works across all 40 divisions. Mayor Councillor Andrew Swaby, who made the disclosure at the KSAMC’s monthly sitting of council on Tuesday at the...
Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says Jamaica has been engaged in dialogue with the United States regarding its decision to include the island on a list of 75 countries for which America has halted the processing of immigrant...
A handful of Jamaican students have left Cuba amid displacement arising from the fuel crisis in that country, with others being encouraged to assess their situation, Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith said on Tuesday. Johnson Smith...
A female detainee at the Four Paths Police Station in Clarendon had to undergo surgery to remove a knife from a cavity inside her body. The Gleaner was informed that on Saturday, February 8, the woman complained of feeling ill and was taken to...
The police have named two men as suspects in the fatal shooting of a soldier and the wounding of a policeman in an attack off Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on Tuesday night. They have been identified by their aliases, ‘Kim’ and ‘Diddy’, who...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:57 PM
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has indicated that it continues to reduce the number of Jamaicans without electricity following Hurricane Melissa, with the figure now below 17,000. JPS President and CEO Hugh Grant said the affected customers are...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:24 PM
A British woman accused of attempting to smuggle seven pounds of cocaine concealed in festival mix and other food items was on Tuesday offered $5 million bail when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The woman, Sharlene Cave...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 11:16 AM
The St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation is looking to identify suitable buildings that can serve as hurricane shelters ahead of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins on June 1. Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 10:43 AM
The St James police on Tuesday seized two illegal guns, along with three magazines containing 13 rounds of ammunition, during an operation in Flankers. No arrests were made. The police report that about 6:08 a.m., an operation was being conducted...
The soldier who was killed in a gun attack along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on Tuesday night has been identified. He is 24-year-old Daniel Crawford of Spaldings, Clarendon. The police had reported that around 9:00 p.m., Crawford and a...
Several communities in St Mary are under curfew as the police seek to quell growing tension and heightened fear. The security measure has been imposed in sections of Boscobel, Stewart Town, Robins Bay and Nutfield in Islington, as well as...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:13 AM
Transnational organised crime remains the most significant security threat facing the Caribbean region, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, reiterated during a recent public forum in Washington, DC....
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:12 AM
4-H Clubs across the island will benefit from a $2.3 million donation of farm supplies from Hi-Pro, a division of the Jamaica Broilers Group. The symbolic handover took place at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre in White Marl on February 6, marking the...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:11 AM
Staff and students of Constant Spring Primary School are now better equipped to respond to cardiac emergencies, thanks to the donation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by the Rotary Club of New Kingston. The device was officially...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:09 AM
PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL) has begun two major renovation projects at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) as part of the next phase of the operator’s $25.8-billion (US$161-million) transformation programme first unveiled in...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:09 AM
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has formalised a strategic working partnership with the Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ), marking a significant step toward deeper collaboration on workforce development, labour...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:09 AM
JN Money continues to expand its services and has launched its eighth agent location in Bodden Town, Cayman, following expansion to Gambia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, the Philippines, Senegal, and Uganda in August 2025. The...
