Tucked away in the lush greenery of Boscobel, St Mary, overlooking the serene coastline, Catch My Drift Villa is more than just a vacation rental – it’s a home away from home. Whether you’re seeking a peaceful solo retreat, a romantic getaway, or...

The Embassy of Japan has signed three grant contracts amounting to $28.8 million, to purchase school buses for Rest Primary and Infant, and Bustamante High schools in Clarendon, and Port Antonio Primary School in Portland. Two 29-seater Toyota...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is urging operators of unlicensed gaming machines and locations to take advantage of its compliance drive to regularise their operations without penalties. Director of Enforcement at the BGLC,...

WESTERN BUREAU: The trial of Brandi James, a British national who was reportedly caught with 16 pounds of cocaine at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on August 6, 2024, has been postponed to March 20 due to the late submission of...

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) and RISE Life Management Services are intensifying efforts to tackle underage gambling during Underage Gambling Prevention Week, now under way. The week, being observed under the theme ‘Gambling...

Farmers islandwide are being urged to report changes in pest populations affecting their fields to the relevant officers in the Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining ministries. Pests left unchecked can devastate fields of crops, resulting in...

WESTERN BUREAU: Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of United Nations Tourism, is set to visit Jamaica for the highly anticipated Global Tourism Resilience Conference and Expo, scheduled to take place at the Princess Grand Jamaica Resort in...

Groundbreaking for the new Palladium Hotel in Lucea, Hanover, is scheduled for February 18, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. The Gleaner has learned that the 900-room luxury hotel will be constructed at a cost of over US$300 million....

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay’s Mayor Richard Vernon is calling on the youth of St James to embrace climate action and take the lead in climate change mitigation efforts. During a recent ceremony at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Vernon recognised...

This year, Black History Month will focus on the theme of labour. From the atrocity of slavery to the rich legacy of Black entrepreneurship, the profound impact of Black labour in building and shaping nations across the globe will take centrestage...

The Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) has made its way to Jamaica, bringing with it significant ecological and economic concerns. While this invasive species, first identified in Clarendon, has rapidly spread across eight of the island’...

Imagine this: a student’s report card, complete with personal details and academic performance, is accidentally leaked online. Parents are outraged, teachers are embarrassed, and the school’s reputation takes a hit. In today’s digital age, such...

The first phase of the Government’s Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) is expected to be completed next month, according to Robert Morgan, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and...

A taxi operator who was wrongfully sentenced to life in prison for the 2012 killing of the father of one of his ex-partner’s children will now serve 14 years in prison. The Court of Appeal last month overturned the life sentence handed down to...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is alerting the public to an ongoing scam involving an individual or individuals impersonating Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake on WhatsApp. The JCF says the fraudster(s) have been attempting to engage...

A total of 42 road projects will be undertaken under Work Order 1 of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. These works, which will span 21 constituencies across eight parishes, will be...

The St Andrew South police seized six 12 gauge cartridges during an operation on St Josephs Road on Tuesday. Reports from the Hunts Bay police are that about 12:40 p.m., lawmen conducted an operation in the area when a premises was searched and...

The police in Trelawny are investigating the death of a three-year-old Canadian girl who drowned in a pool at the Riu Palace Aquarelle Hotel on Monday. She has been identified as Shea Anderson of a Toronto address. It is reported that around 1:45...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first US military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay has departed and is expected to land Tuesday evening, two US officials said. It is the first step in an expected surge in the number of...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A 63-year-old police officer in Trinidad will return to the High Court on March 28 for sentencing after he was found guilty on human trafficking charges. The policeman, Valentine Eastman, was charged in 2013. It was...

Despite one of the driest periods for agriculture, with at least half of Jamaica's parishes experiencing lower rainfall than their 30-year-average, Agriculture Minister Floyd Green today informed that there has been a major reduction in the prices...

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Tuesday issued an epidemiological alert regarding yellow fever in the Americas following the recent increase in confirmed human cases in several countries in the region and a change in...

The police in Trelawny are investigating the death of a three-year-old Canadian girl who drowned in a pool at the Riu Palace Aquarelle Hotel on Monday. She has been identified as Shea Anderson of a Toronto address. It is reported that around 1:45...

Taxi operators in May Pen, Clarendon, took to the streets this morning in protest of alleged harassment from members of the Transport Authority. The drivers parked their cars along the side of the road in the vicinity of the May Pen Bridge, some...

Bail was today denied and a psychiatric evaluation ordered in the St Catherine Parish Court for the woman charged for allegedly making threats in a video posted to social media following the shooting death of reputed don Othneil ‘Thickman’ Lobban...

The Integrity Commission has welcomed the withdrawal of the case that was brought against it by Norman Brown, a business partner of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, although noting that it believes Brown's case would ultimately have been...

A St Catherine man was fatally shot by the police after he allegedly engaged them in an armed confrontation on Monday in Eltham Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine. He has been identified as 24-year-old businessman Aidian McIntosh, otherwise called...

A St Thomas farmer has been charged with the murder of 28-year-old Roshni Bonfield, otherwise called ‘Danesha', whose body was found in a gully in the parish on January 27. He is 49-year-old Cecil Stewart, otherwise called 'Grabba,' of Golden...

A search has been launched for a male suspect who allegedly fatally stabbed a teenager in Naggo Head, Portmore, St Catherine, on Monday. The deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Aiden Williams, otherwise called 'Der', of Greater Portmore...

The St James police have charged a man following the seizure of an illegal gun during a mobile patrol along Fustic Road, Montego Bay, St James, on Monday. Twenty-year-old deliveryman Matthew Willis, of Star Apple Boulevard, Catherine Hall, St...

As cultural and religious diversity flourishes in Jamaica, the need for workplaces to adapt and support the rights of all employees has never been more crucial, noted Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr. Beginning with a...

Recovery grants and inputs are now restoring the livelihoods of 54 women business owners across three parishes, months after their operations were destroyed by Hurricane Beryl. The 54, which include women with disabilities, also received training...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Monday that El Salvador’s president has offered to accept deportees from the US of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United...

Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know how to view my United Kingdom immigration status online. – HH Dear HH, Persons can get access to their online immigration status by reviewing their eVisa. An eVisa is an online record of someone’s...

“It’s great,” said Sylvester Crawford, a poultry farmer from Treadlight district in Clarendon, as he expressed gratitude for receiving 50 birds and feeding supplies to support his livelihood. Crawford was among 30 farmers in May Pen who benefited...