Clarendon is to benefit from $192 million under a $1.6 billion national road-patching programme due to begin within two weeks. The pledge follows complaints from residents and taxi operators in Cherry Tree Lane and Clarendon Gardens. Minister of...
LONDON: Mayor of Lewisham, Brenda Dacres, OBE, has taken her seat in the House of Lords as part of the latest intake of Labour peers to the unelected chamber. She was among the 25 nominations of peerage announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer...
WESTERN BUREAU: In response to dislocation caused by Hurricane Melissa, William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny has resorted to tents to ensure students continue their lessons while repairs are under way. The school, which suffered an...
Educator, international academic adviser, and inspiring poetic voice Dr Rene Level continues to leave an indelible mark on readers worldwide with her latest work, Shine Like You: There Is a Light Inside You. Following the success of her earlier...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — United States President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to...
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has reported that the inflation rate for December 2025 was 1.3 per cent, compared to November 2025. Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, shared the details during a press briefing at the AC Hotel...
The Forestry Department will replant some 300,000 seedlings between January and June 2026, under phase one of its new RE-LEAF initiative (Reforestation, Ecological Enhancement and Landscape Framework). The programme, which will serve as the...
The Supreme Court has refused applications from lawyers representing former education minister Ruel Reid, former head of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Professor Fritz Pinnock, and their co-accused to challenge the indictment in their...
The Ministry of National Security is refuting claims that Portfolio Minister Dr Horace Chang, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, is hospitalised. “The Minister did not suffer a health emergency, and such rumours are baseless and fictitious,” the...
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is encouraging Jamaicans to make use of its complaint system to report possible observed breaches of the building code. Senior Building Officer with the KSAMC, Duane Allison, told a recent...
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, said he expects the overcrowding at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, which triggered protest action by nurses and doctors at the Accident and Emergency (A...
The United States Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on the Trump Administration to immediately reverse its decision to suspend immigrant visa processing for persons from 75 countries, including Jamaica. The caucus, which is headed by...
The case involving a St Catherine man accused of shooting a 13-year-old girl on New Year’s Day has been transferred to the High Division of the Gun Court. Aaron Ornaldo Esty, 37, a mason from Braeton, Portmore, also known as 'Cone Head,' appeared...
(AP) - Tens of thousands of Cubans demonstrated Friday outside the United States Embassy in Havana to decry the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela and demand that the government release former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. They...
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has completed restoration of electricity to the Roaring River National Water Commission (NWC) pump, which serves residents across Westmoreland. "The energisation of the lines leading to the pump...
A 29-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged with multiple firearm-related offences after he allegedly fired shots from a gun during a dispute at a bar the parish in November last year. The accused is Skywaynie Robinson, otherwise called ‘...
(AP) — Torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Authorities warned Friday that more severe weather was expected across several countries in southern Africa. South Africa has reported...
This article is the first in a two-part feature. Back in the summer of last year, I published a four-part series on Bitcoin in The Gleaner (2/July/25). In that series, I tried to cut through the hype and explain what Bitcoin really is, not just...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Ricardo Bennett, principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC) in St James, says the institution’s ability to prepare teachers for modern classrooms has been significantly strengthened with the handover of a fully equipped...
Two Jamaican academics are working on a national strategy to equip women to thrive in the digital era, following their participation in the United Nations Development Programme’s (YNDP’s) Global Leadership Academy on Women Leading in the Digital...
Cabean Badal is carving a niche in wellness décor with Boho Botanics Jamaica, a brand built on sustainability, creativity and respect for nature. Known for naturally fragranced botanical arrangements, the brand reflects a philosophy shaped by...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After weeks of escalating tension, United States and Iranian officials faced each other Thursday at the UN Security Council, where America’s envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Donald Trump’s...
A court has ruled that Clarendon chef Anray Williams, who is accused of killing his wife and setting their Frankfield home on fire, has a case to answer and should stand trial. The decision was made in the Clarendon Parish Court on Wednesday. The...
The Jamaican economy grew by 5.1 per cent in the July to September quarter of 2025, compared with the corresponding period in 2024. Providing details during a press briefing at the AC Hotel in St Andrew on January 15, Director General,...
