Robin Russell, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), says the Government’s plan to remove taxes on tips for hospitality workers does not guarantee any notable widespread increase in salaries, as only about half of tourism...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging banks to step up their efforts to ensure reliable automated teller machine (ATM) services during the busy Christmas holiday season. Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) '...

A probe by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has found that the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) was correct in issuing higher bills to customers following the passage of Hurricane Beryl in July as this was influenced by a...

Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby says a report from the Chief Engineering Officer at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has confirmed that permit breaches were made by Estatebridge Holdings Limited in the construction of an...

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is urging road users to exercise caution on the nation's roadways, as there have been 351 fatalities resulting from 303 fatal crashes as of December 18. The data, released today, reveals that motorcyclists,...

A male teacher at Immaculate Conception High School in St Andrew was arrested today as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual activities with a student at the all-girls institution. The Gleaner understands that the investigation is at...

The main suspect in the gruesome murder of veteran court reporter Barbara Gayle has been captured. He was arrested by the police while hiding in bushes in Grange Lane, St Catherine. Earlier today, Gayle's stolen vehicle was found along Dyke...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Wednesday requiring more oversight of youth residential treatment facilities, a feat for hotel heiress Paris Hilton who has spent years lobbying lawmakers to regulate an industry marred by child...

Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has reintroduced its Kingston to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, flight. The first flight took off on Tuesday, offering travellers the three weekly services. “Caribbean Airlines takes pride in being a...

The Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau and the Independent Commission of Investigations have launched probes into the injury of a policeman and an inmate during a reported disturbance at the Kingston Central...

Police tracking the gruesome murder of veteran court reporter Barbara Gayle, say they found her stolen vehicle along the Dyke Road in St Catherine this morning. The discovery was made around 9:00 a.m., sleuths say. Gayle was discovered...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has instituted traffic changes in Christiana, Manchester, and Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, in a bid to ease traffic during the holiday season. Main Street, at its intersection with the Christiana Bypass (Apple Tree...

Project STAR has begun the implementation of comprehensive Community Transformation Action Plans across five communities, marking a significant milestone in its mission to drive sustainable economic and social development to improve the quality of...

The United Kingdom has announced funding under the Sustainable Blue Economies Programme’s Blue Social Challenge Fund to help countries across the Caribbean harness its ocean resources to improve climate resilience and livelihoods for vulnerable...

WESTERN BUREAU: While St James currently holds the dubious title as Jamaica’s murder capital, with over 100 homicides this year, the mayor of the capital city Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is promising that come 2025, the tourism hub will...

WESTERN BUREAU: President of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, businessman Moses Chybar, the chief executive officer of Icon Importers and Distributors, has outlined a range of steps he plans to take to reposition his 25-year-old...

WESTERN BUREAU: In an inspiring display of talent and dedication, New Hope Primary School, in eastern Westmoreland, emerged as the champions of the Westmoreland Primary Schools Container Gardening Competition, which saw them being rewarded for...

The People's National Party (PNP) has condemned the killing of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle. In a media release on Tuesday, the PNP said this latest attack on a journalist is "symptomatic of the larger state of insecurity in which...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says she is deeply saddened to learn of death of Gleaner journalist Barbara Gayle. Gayle was found dead at her home at Caymanas Estate in St Catherine on Tuesday. Police are still...

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) is expressing shock and outrage at the tragic death of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle. In a media release on Tuesday, the PAJ hailed her as a "trailblazing journalist who dedicated her life to...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has paid tribute to veteran court reporter Barbara Gayle, noting that her career was «defined by truth, justice, and transparency». In a statement released to the media on Tuesday following news of...

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from a Pennsylvania jail. Luigi Mangione...

Former University of the West Indies student Matthew Hyde, who grievously assaulted his ex-girlfriend during a three-day abduction, was this afternoon sentenced to 13 years and 9 months' imprisonment. The 21 year old, who has been in custody...

Henry Cole was a prominent educator and patron of the arts who was popular in the elite social circles of early Victorian England. It was a time when the British postal system was being expanded. There was the introduction of the ‘Penny Post’,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Wheelchair attendant Ivyrine Melhado was one of several tourism workers honoured by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in a ceremony to mark the start of the 2024-25 Winter Tourist Season at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in...

GK General Insurance, a subsidiary of the GraceKennedy Financial Group (GKFG), has partnered with the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP) to support the resilience of 30 local female farmers in the wake of the distressing financial...

“I was surrounded by many negative influences, but I made a conscious decision not to let them define me,” was Jamar Howell’s, sales and relationship manager at JN Bank, determination as he navigated his way from a divided inner-city community into...

Western Bureau: With some 69 youngsters from Hanover recently completing training in various disciplines linked to the hospitality sector, other young people are being urged to take up the free training offer, which is a joint venture between the...

The police are being advised to look out for a portable hacking tool, one of which was confiscated recently in Jamaica during a brazen attempt to steal motor vehicles. The device, a Flipper Zero, is said is able to read, copy and emulate radio-...

Jamaica recorded 54 murders in the first two weeks of December, with 25 in the first week and 29 in the second. After 50 weeks in 2024, an average of 22 murders were committed weekly. According to the latest serious crime statistics released...

The Sligoville police in St Catherine have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with the seizure of a nine millimetre pistol on Sunday. The man, who is from St Andrew, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a prohibited weapon and...

A curfew in sections of Enfield, Annotto Bay, St Mary, which was slated to end Monday evening, will continue until 6 p.m. Wednesday. The initial 48-hour curfew was imposed on Saturday evening. The boundaries of the curfew are as follows: North:...