Ricardo Allen’s story began with a challenging childhood, as at the tender age of eight, he faced the emotional upheaval of his father abandoning him and his mother. This pivotal moment, however, shaped his outlook on life and education. “I came...

IN MANY years gone by, there was a practice by some person’s enemy to call a funeral home to send a hearse to pick up that person’s body because that person was dead. It was the ultimate insult; you are nothing, you are dead. Sometimes, there was...

WESTERN BUREAU: British national Rachael Quayle, who was allegedly caught with cocaine valued at J$45 million stashed in assorted food items at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay on August 21, is to stand trial in the St James...

WESTERN BUREAU: Sancia Bennett Templer, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, says the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) will launch several initiatives in 2025 to streamline the authority’s...

The St Ann Chamber of Commerce is calling for all relevant sectors to support its plan to revitalise the resort town of Ocho Rios, citing its importance to Jamaica’s economy. Chamber President Dr Ransford Davidson said recently that the Chamber was...

LONDON: Dr Donald Palmer, an associate professor of immunology at The Royal Veterinary College in London, was presented with the Science and Technology Award at The Weekly Gleaner UK Honour Awards luncheon last month. Palmer’s job involves studying...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 's government announced plans today to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a number of items and send checks to millions of Canadians who are dealing with rising...

The funeral service for retired Ambassador Madge Barrett, affectionately known as 'Miss Protocol', will take place on Monday, December 16. The service of thanksgiving will be held at the University Chapel, Mona, beginning at 10:30 am....

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is still without a president, months after Dr Hyginus 'Gene' Leon tendered his resignation from the regional institution. In April, Leon, who was sent on...

The Government is committed to building a civil service with a strong reputation for excellence, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams. Speaking during the Jamaica Civil Service Long Service Awards Ceremony at King's...

Jamaica Labour Party MP Karl Samuda said it was a «great surprise» when general secretary Dr Horace Chang today announced that he will not be seeking re-election as MP for St Andrew North Central. "The comment caught me totally off...

The Electoral Commission of Jamaica is reminding employers that voters are entitled to time off to vote in tomorrow's by-elections. Under the Representation of the People Regulations, every employer shall permit each of his employees to be...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court today overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction on charges of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police, saying he should not have...

A man who was injured in a crash with a truck along a roadway in Bull Head, Clarendon has succumbed. He is 22-year-old farmer Randy Black of Sandy River in the parish. Black passed away on Wednesday, the day after the collision. Reports are that...

Two brothers who attacked a man in Burnt Ground, Hanover have been charged. Dwayne Hylton, 36, otherwise called 'Gillo', and his 46-year-old Carlington Hylton, otherwise called 'Trees', both of Burnt Ground, are charged with...

Retired Jamaican crime chief Fitz Bailey has been appointed to act as the Commissioner of Police in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Bailey's appointment was announced today in a statement released by the Office of the TCI Governor and takes...

A taxi operator was shot in the head while at a shop in Ewarton, St Catherine last night. A manhunt is on to locate the killers of 57-year-old Lester Selvine of a White House Housing Scheme address in the parish. It is reported that around 7 'o...

A man who was shot by a policeman after the cop confronted him arising from breaking into his car along a roadway in Montego Bay, St James has been charged. Forty-three-year-old Maurse Beldavis was charged on Tuesday with malicious injury to...

The elderly man whose body was found in bushes near a sewer system in Hellshire, St Catherine has been identified by the police. He is 70-year-old retiree Stanley Lynch of a Hellshire Park address. Reports are that about 11:30 Tuesday...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be rolling out a series of empowerment sessions, mentorship opportunities and capacity building activities to equip men to rise above life's challenges with resilience and purpose....

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it has taken the four-year-old boy who was involved in last Saturday's deadly Mountain View Avenue house fire into its care. A one-year-old toddler was killed in the blaze. The fire,...

EAST PORTLAND: East Portland Member of Parliament (MP), Ann Marie Vaz, told Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters at a meeting Sunday night that two school buses have been procured to ease the burden on students travelling long distances to school...

Western Bureau: Residents of Lucea and Kew, in Hanover, are now in imminent danger of being flooded out as a result of a pile-up of bamboo at the Riley and Kew bridges, which could prevent the free flow of water should it rain heavily for any...

WESTERN BUREAU: Arthel Colley, the councillor for the Negril division in the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), is not pleased with the way aid is being distributed to persons in his division who were impacted by Hurricane Beryl. According...

CHARLTON FALCONER has been a fisherman for over 42 years. It is the only trade he has known since he moved from St Thomas to Rae Town in Kingston, when he was 13 years old. He has fond memories of his early days fishing in the Kingston Harbour, and...

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 to Sunday, November 17, the Asafu Yard in the Maroon village of Charles Town in Portland teemed with mourners, well-wishers, bereaved family members, relatives, friends and associates of Colonel Marcia ‘Kim’ Douglas, who passed...

The Kingston Western police are probing the fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old boy on Tuesday evening in downtown Kingston. He has since been identified as Amari Collie. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that sometime after 3:20 p.m. a...

An investigation has been launched into the murder of a man in Morant Bay, St Thomas on Tuesday night. Dead is 31-year-old Rojhae Gayle of Friendship Lane in Morant Bay. Reports are that about 11:15 p.m., explosions were heard...

General Manager of the Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary in St Mary, Inilek Wilmot, says the facility has a new proposal being reviewed for additional funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He said this will enable expansion of...

A very minor earthquake of preliminary magnitude 2.9 was felt in St Mary on Wednesday morning, the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona, has said. It said the earthquake was located approximately 11 kilometres south...

LONDON (AP) — The former members of One Direction reunited Wednesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the service for 31-year-old Payne, who died...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is expressing sorrow over the tragic stabbing death of a grade seven student from Denham Town High School in Kingston on Tuesday. The student, Omar Collie, was fatally injured while on his way home from school....

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government will hold a seminar on Friday with stakeholders as it cracks down on private security firms illegally hiring non-nationals for positions and violating the law. “We suspect that a number of...

The Kingston Western police are probing the fatal stabbing of a 12-year-old boy on Tuesday evening in downtown Kingston. He has since been identified as Omar Collie. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that sometime after 3:20 p.m. a female...

Four men who were convicted for fatally stabbing 18-year-old Jovine Jones of Claremont, Hanover, 42 times on October 9, 2009 and dumping his body beside a river have lost their appeal to have their murder convictions overturned. The Court...