“Get involved! We provide money at EXIM Bank. One billion Jamaican dollars to lend to you, the small entrepreneurs, at interest rate of 4.5 per cent, and you can get up to $25 million per take,” Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett announced with much...

At 103 years old, Irvin Kiffin is still going strong, even recently taking an axe to cut down a mango tree on his property in Broward County, Florida. Kiffin attributes his longevity to eating food from the earth and working hard. Born on February...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking the rehabilitation of a section of Fairfield Avenue in St James, at a cost of $53 million. Fairfield Avenue is located off the Fairfield to Point main road and is used to access several residential...

Effective Tuesday, March 4, Jamaica waived the visa requirement for residents of the Dominican Republic who travel to the island for visits – whether for tourism or business – up to 180 days. Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, made the...

BELMOPAN, Belize, – Police in Belize say they believe that a jet aircraft burned near the Belize-Guatemalan border last weekend was used to transport illegal drugs into the country. Police Commissioner Chester Williams said the plane had landed...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will move to provide assistance to families displaced by the major fire that tore through sections of Ladd Lane and Fleet Street in downtown Kingston last week. It was reported that at least 10...

An American man who overstayed his time in Jamaica, and who turned out to be a fugitive wanted for a shooting in the United States, was today fined $10,000 or 20 days' imprisonment in the St Catherine Parish Court. Twenty-three-year-old Saeed...

Two men were arrested on Monday after being found dressed as police officers, having an imitation gun and having blue flashing lights on the vehicle they were travelling in. The men were intercepted along Barbican Road in St Andrew. According to...

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the longstanding issue of fuel theft at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has been significantly curtailed. Vaz, also the Minister of Science, Energy and Telecommunications, was speaking at a press...

A “significant act of vandalism” has left thousands of people without internet connectivity across the country’s two main telecommunications networks. Digicel confirmed the service disruption in an email to customers. “An act of vandalism,...

A property manager who is facing criminal charges in connection with the seizure of approximately US$500,000 worth of cocaine in St Andrew was convicted in the United States for similar crimes and deported, prosecutors have revealed. Prosecutors...

Three men who are charged with lottery scamming were each granted $500,000 bail today in the St Catherine Parish Court. The accused are Dontae Lothian, 18, Ronige Lester and Nashaud Carr, both 19, all of Stony Hill, St Andrew. Acting Senior...

A 31-year-old man who was accused of defrauding a credit union of over $23,000,000 has been freed in the St Catherine Parish Court. Zavia Bailey, a labourer from Spanish Town, St Catherine, was released after the Crown offered no evidence. Bailey...

The police have launched an investigation into the suspected murder of 68-year-old Paul Lloyd of Saltrum in Gayle, St Mary. Lloyd was found lying unresponsive in a yard near a bar in Saltrum district on Monday. He had a wound to the head and was...

Telecommunications company Digicel says it's working to fix an issue that is impacting home and mobile data services to its customers. In a notice on Tuesday morning in which it apologised to customers for the disruption, it explained that the...

Dear Mr Bassie, I read that I will need to prove my identity when applying for a visa to go to the United Kingdom. Please advise me what information is needed and what this entails. HG Dear HG, When applying for a visa to go to the United Kingdom...

A BAD credit score can feel like a financial burden, but all doesn’t have to be lost. Andrea Bicknell, senior adjudicator at JN Bank, says many individuals struggle with bad credit not necessarily because they deliberately fail to pay, but due to...

AFTER THREE decades of moving from house to house, while balancing the demands of entrepreneurship and raising five children, a lifelong dream of settling in a space they can truly call their own has finally come true for one hard-working couple....

SINCE GAINING Independence, Jamaica has been on a journey to define itself as a nation equipped to sustain itself and its people. Despite political and economic challenges, exogenous global events and the increasing impact of climate-related...

“RELYING ON a single source of income is very risky,” stressed Rose Miller, financial education consultant at the JN Foundation. She emphasised that diversifying income streams is critical for financial stability. “Unexpected circumstances and...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, who is also the island’s chief scout, says the transformative influence of the scouting programmes orchestrated by the Scout Association, which is being driven by committed adult...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”. Not only was the first democracy in the world in Athens, but the...

In Jamaica, where crime and violence remain critical issues, literacy has emerged a powerful weapon for change. The European Union (EU), in partnership with the Ministry of National Security, and the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and...

As Jamaica’s economy continues to rely on efficient logistics, motorcycle-riding bearers remain an essential yet often overlooked part of the workforce. Despite the lingering stigma, riders like Dwayne Wilkinson of Aklamar Courier and Damone Brown...

Having witnessed first-hand the needs of children in homes run by the Jamaican Government across the island, Gary Williams made a pledge to help those children 30 years ago Out of his efforts was born Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO)...

The Island Traffic Authority and the Jamaica Constabulary Force are seeking to clarify that only persons or businesses offering driving instructions for a fee must be certified and licensed. They indicated that Regulation 168, paragraph 2 (d) of...

Two Trelawny men have been charged with murder over the death of a man who succumbed to injuries in hospital after being beaten by a group in Duncans. Charged are 58-year-old shopkeeper Franklyn Brown, otherwise known as ‘Johnny’, of Duncans, and...

The St Andrew North police this afternoon seized an illegal firearm in Temple Hall, the ninth such seizure since the start of the year. Information reaching The Gleaner is that a police team carried out a snap raid in the area about 1:55 p.m. The...

Two men were fatally shot by the police on Saturday during an alleged confrontation on Terminal Road, Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine. One of the deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Damar Muirhead. The incident is under investigation by the...

The police in Westmoreland on Saturday charged a man for shooting at a man who tried to stop him from stealing lumber. Charged with shooting with intent is 50-year-old Calvin Salmon, otherwise called ‘Druggist’, of Savanna-la-mar, Westmoreland,...

A 43-year-old fisherman was gunned down early this morning on Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine. He has been identified as Donovan Morgan of Hellshire Park in Portmore. Reports are that about 1:30 a.m., Morgan was shot and killed by...

An investigation has been launched into a suspected suicide in the community of Wander Lane in Bog Walk, St Catherine. The deceased, identified as David Summers, who was reportedly mentally challenged, was found hanging from an ackee tree by a...

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A Colombian woman was ordered to compensate an immigration officer and security officer whom she bit while they attempted to detain her at a resort last week. On Friday, the judge arraigned 30-year-old Daniela Torres on two...

An extensive clean-up of the Yallahs Market in St Thomas is to be undertaken, with a view to begin accommodating vendors as soon as possible. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, who visited the facility on...

The police in Westmoreland have charged the taxi operator who fatally chopped popular jerk vendor Rodway Powell, otherwise called ‘Jerky,’ who was a passenger in his cab, during a dispute. Shadwayne Ellis, 36, of Geneva district, Grange Hill,...