ADVANCED DISCUSSIONS on the Jamaica and South Africa Co-production Treaty through the Film Commission and a successful mission to the 2024 FAME Week/MIP Africa solidified Jamaica’s increasing efforts to form alliances among stakeholders in the...

GENERAL MANAGER of the JN Foundation Claudine Allen is emphasising the urgent need for collective action to address motorcycle-related road fatalities. She made the poignant statement while addressing motorcyclists and patrons who converged in...

WESTERN BUREAU: Cub Scouts representing the St James Scout District emerged victorious at the inaugural staging of the Scout Association of Jamaica, Region IV Cub and Scouts Culturama Performing Arts Competition, which took place at the St John’s...

WESTERN BUREAU: Presiding St James parish court judge Natiesha Fairclough-Hylton yesterday blasted the police for their apparent lack of urgency in completing the court files relating to Joseph ‘Gio’ McKenzie, the former St James ‘most...

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump threatened today to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. He said he would impose...

The police are advising members of the public that sections of Waltham Park Road and Bay Farm Road in Kingston 11 are currently closed. This is due to a shooting incident that occurred in the area this evening. READ: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/...

Six persons were reportedly shot and injured in the Waltham Park Road area of St Andrew around 7 p.m. The Corporate Communications Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force says the persons have been taken to hospital and preliminary details are being...

Jamaica's Sunshine Girls produced a wire-to-wire game three victory to level their series 1-1 against the England Roses following their close fought 50-49 win inside the National Indoor Sports Centre earlier tonight. The deciding game four for...

The Super Lotto jackpot has been hit for the fourth time this year. The J$162 million jackpot was hit by a lucky player in St Elizabeth who bought a J$200 ticket with the winning numbers 11, 19, 24, 25, 33 and Super Ball 5. The ticket was bought at...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two United Nations agencies reported today. Globally, an intimate partner...

Jamaican-American United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced today that he will step down from that position on December 13. His deputy, Edward Kim, will take over on an acting basis after his departure...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A new study has found that there is a notable increase in seizures of firearms shipments to both the Caribbean and Latin America from 2016 to 2023. The study, titled 'Trends in Trafficking: Comparing US-...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has earmarked $420 million as consultancy fees to design its planned twin-tower office complex at Nethersole Place, downtown Kingston.  It's the latest development in the expansion of the Central Bank. ...

The St Andrew South police seized another rifle from a house on Glen Road in Kingston today, bringing to three the number of high powered illegal guns recovered from the space in under 10 days. Over that period, the police also seized a Glock...

A former cashier who allegedly stole almost $400,000, which she collected on behalf of her employer, is to reappear in the St Catherine Parish Court on January 5, 2025. Stephanie Facey, 30, of Linstead, St Catherine, is charged with larceny as...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A member of Haiti's transitional presidential council has publicly criticised remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, who was caught on camera calling the Caribbean country's leaders "total...

Classes at Meadowbrook High and Meadowbrook Preparatory schools have been suspended for the day following reports of a bomb threat. The emergency services, including the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says the teen boys seen in a video sexually assaulting a schoolgirl have been charged with several offences including rape, forcible abduction, knowing and producing child pornography and...

The Runaway Bay police in St Ann are investigating the suspected suicide of a foreigner at the Bahia Principe hotel in Runaway Bay on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 56-year-old James Harrison-Pittan, of Ontario, Canada....

Last week was the bloodiest in Jamaica this year, with 44 murders recorded — the highest for any seven-day period in 2024. According to the latest statistics published by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) this morning, as at November 23...

The police have reported that a student of Carron Hall High School in St Mary is among the three victims who perished in an early morning crash along the White Hall main road in the parish on Sunday. A police report states that, about 3 a.m. Sunday...

Cheers and jubilation filled Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine last Thursday as 300 students were honoured for their academic achievements. The day’s activities, organised by the Dinthill Technical Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) in...

When the ESQR’s Quality Choice Prize 2024 Convention unfolds on December 9 in Vienna, Austria, Jamaica’s very own Lifespan Spring Water will be one of the recipients to be celebrated. Selected companies, organisations, institutions and public...

WESTERN BUREAU: Kay-Ann Anderson, the British woman who has been on trial for allegedly trying to smuggle one kilogram of cocaine inside a box of Tastee patties on May 10, 2023, is maintaining her innocence ahead of her trial’s scheduled verdict on...

Jénine Shepherd, 26, has been invited to become an honorary advisor of the New York-based NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, Inc. She joins their long list of Honorary Advisors. This appointment comes off the heels of Shepherd’s...

This is a story of hope and possibilities. A US-funded project, aimed at increasing the productivity of high-quality Jamaican ginger, turmeric, and pimento and by-products, is providing women, youth and people with disabilities with hands-on...

A St Ann businessman was today charged following the seizure of a loaded gun at his home in Lime Hall. Charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorized possession of ammunition is 30-year-old Kemar Wilson. His court date is being...

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle collision along the North Coast Highway in Trelawny on Sunday evening. They were rushed to the Falmouth Hospital. The crash, which involved a Honda Civic and Toyota Voxy and occurred around 6:30 p.m.,...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is to write off the debts of Jamaican pensioners with payments outstanding for more than two years. Persons assessed to be in need will also benefit. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement at...

Declaring that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is a party for “everyone”, Prime Minister and party leader Andrew Holness welcomed a group of Accompong Maroons to its 81st annual conference on Sunday.  The Maroons were led by their...

In a direct appeal to the women vote, Government MP and House Speaker Juliet Holness declared that the ruling Jamaica Labour Party is a progressive organisation that supports gender equality in Jamaica. Addressing the party's annual conference...

Member of Parliament for Portland Western, Daryl Vaz, has dubbed Portland «Vaz Land» in response to comments by People's National Party caretaker for East Portland, Isat Buchanan, that he will rescue the parish from "Vazism...

The police have imposed a curfew in sections of Ramble, Hanover. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 23 and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. Monday, November 25. The boundaries of the curfew are: North: Travelling easterly...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his administration supports workers in the tourism industry who have been involved in a wave of protests gripping the sector in the last month.  "Tourism continues to be the industry that lays the golden...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the general consumption tax (GCT) on electricity will be cut from 15 per cent to 7 per cent next year. He announced at his party's conference on Sunday that the change will take place after the next budget,...