Like his father Derrick, Duane Smith, is to represent the St Andrew North Western constituency after victory in today's by-election. He, who represented the ruling Jamaica Labour Party, received 1,863 votes to independent candidate Carl...

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has retained the Morant Bay Division in the St Thomas Municipal Corporation. Following today's by-election, the PNP's Yvonne Rosemarie Shaw, a former mayor, polled 2,096 votes to defeat...

Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert is back as the Member of Parliament for the Trelawny Southern constituency after winning today's by-election. She polled 4,146 votes to independent candidate Lloyd Gillings' 1,434 votes. Dalrymple-Philibert...

More tourism workers have taken to the picket line to protest over what they say are poor working conditions. Today, disgruntled workers that Bahia Principe Grand Jamaica resort and Jewel Paradise Cove, which are both in Runaway Bay, St Ann, walked...

The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) is proposing a reduction in the income tax rate for small businesses to incentivise the formalisation of informal enterprises. The proposal is contained in a media statement released by the JCC...

The lawyer for Matthew Hyde, the university student who held his then girlfriend captive in a dorm room and tortured her in 2023, has proposed that he be given a sentence of no more than four years. The sentencing hearing is to continue on...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has advised that after consultation with key stakeholders, a decision was taken to adjust the dates for the administration of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Six exam. This is due to the...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for today's Trelawny Southern by-election Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert says the voter turnout may be impacted by the unavailability of key electors such as farmers. Speaking with reporters in Warsop, Dalrymple...

The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) are both expressing optimism of victory in today's by-election in the Aenon Town Division in Clarendon. Our news team caught up JLP May Pen Mayor Joel...

Although he is contesting the St Andrew North Western by-election as an independent candidate, former house speaker, Carl Marshall, has declared that he is still a member of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP).  “I am a PNP...

Derrick Smith, the former member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Western, described it as an «emotional moment» as he cast his vote this morning for his youngest son, Duane, who is the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for the...

Independent candidate Lloyd 'Mozy' Gillings is predicting history will be created in today's by-election in Trelawny Southern, with him securing 3,500 votes to win the seat and send the Jamaica Labour Party's Marisa Dalrymple-...

Voters have been slowly making their way out to cast their ballots in the by-election in Trelawny Southern where the Jamaica Labour Party's Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert is going up against Lloyd 'Mozy' Gillings All 96 polling...

The St Ann police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old man in the parish on Thursday night. He has been identified as Jermaine Logan, otherwise called 'Oney' and  'Scrape Head' of Capture Land, Parry Town, St...

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,...