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...
Applications are now open for the JamCoders summer camp, a high-impact national initiative designed to equip Jamaican high school students with advanced skills in algorithms, programming, and computational thinking. The intensive summer programme...
WESTERN BUREAU: Luxury resort Half Moon will begin a phased reopening on April 2, with Eclipse at Half Moon and its newly reimagined Villas returning to service as the property continues its post–Hurricane Melissa recovery. The reopening represents...
A soldier was shot and killed along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on Tuesday night. Information is that the soldier and a policeman, who were off duty, were driving along the roadway when the vehicle they were travelling in developed mechanical...
BERLIN (AP) — Established democracies’ efforts against public-sector corruption appear to be flagging, according to a survey released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of perceived corruption worldwide. It raised concern about developments in...
The man accused of murdering veteran journalist Barbara Gayle has been further remanded until June 3 for a pre-trial readiness hearing. The accused, Travis Ellis, who was arrested in connection with Gayle’s murder in December 2024, was last...
Three teenage boys have been arrested and charged by the police in connection with separate robbery incidents in Stony Hill, St Andrew. The boys—one 15-year-old and two 16-year-olds—are charged with housebreaking, larceny, and malicious...
