WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent Othneil Dobson, the divisional commander for the Westmoreland police, has unveiled a strategic plan to enhance the law enforcement capabilities of the police in the western parish, which he hopes will result in...

President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Dr Mark Smith, implored students of Dinthill Technical High School in Linstead, St Catherine, to use technology wisely, emphasising its importance in the modern working environment. “I urge you to be...

In an ambitious move to combat mother-to-child transmission of diseases like HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, and chagas disease, 15 Caribbean nations are coming together under a project funded by the India-United Nations Development Partnership Fund...

A new wave of feminist activism is taking shape with the initiative Groundings With My Sisters, an intersectional feminist collective dedicated to promoting gender equity, inclusion, and creative expression. By harnessing the power of art and...

Not a single smartphone or tablet was in sight as students from Constant Spring Primary and Infant School, some dressed as their favourite literary characters, participated in a literacy fair held at the institution’s campus in St Andrew recently....

(AP) — King Charles III was briefly hospitalised for observation on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects’’ related to a scheduled cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. Charles is Jamaica's head of state. His...

Two men were arrested and charged after police operations in St Mary on Thursday allegedly uncovered illegal firearms and evidence linked to lottery scamming activities. Delroy Simmonds, 26, and Chadrick Higgins, 22, were taken into custody...

(AP) — The woman convicted of killing music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez has been denied parole and will continue serving a life sentence for fatally shooting the rising young singer at a US motel in 1995, the state’s parole board announced...

Jamaica College’s Joseph Salmon picked up back-to-back discus gold medals at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on Thursday after winning the Class One title with a throw of 62.14 metres. It is his first year in the...

The Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Manchester businessman Jason Neil ended in an open verdict Thursday, with the jury unable to determine whether his death was a suicide or murder. King's Counsel KD Knight, who represented Neil’s family,...

WESTERN BUREAU: At age 83, Beverley Manley Duncan still stood tall as she soaked up the admiration of family and friends beneath the chandeliers at Hilton Rose Hall in Montego Bay, St James, where she was honoured by the People’s National Party (...

A building contractor was one of two men arrested by the St Andrew South police Thursday morning following an operation at a bar in the division. The men have been held on suspicion of possession of prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession...

The parliamentary Opposition is accusing Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett of misleading Jamaicans in his announcement of a code-share deal between Emirates and Condor airlines for flights to Jamaica from Dubai. Opposition spokesperson on...

A Manchester bar operator and her two sons are reportedly in police custody in relation to the shipment of guns and ammunition from the United States. The Gleaner understands the trio was arrested on Wednesday in Kingsland in the parish...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the police fatal shooting of a man in Mount Industry, St Andrew, on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as 37-year-old labourer Joshimar Grey, otherwise...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former Jamaican prime minister Bruce Golding on Wednesday warned that Haiti is “perilously close” to being a failed state and urged the international community and other stakeholders to play a much more meaningful role...

National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) is reminding customers that all NCB Midas debit cards will be deactivated on March 31. It says after this date, the cards will no longer be accepted for transactions at automated banking machines (...

A 31-year-old woman, Shaunakay McLean-Gordon, succumbed to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision along the Savannah Cross roadway in Clarendon on Wednesday. About 11:45 a.m. McLean-Gordon was driving a Honda Fit motor car along the...

With the Government’s 2025-2026 Budget now tabled in Parliament and national attention turning to the implications of its measures, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, is reaffirming its role in shaping public dialogue through the...

The chairman of Shortwood Teachers’ College, Grantley Stephenson, along with the board of governors, yesterday officially announced the appointment of Nadine A. Molloy as the principal of the institution. Molloy, a highly experienced educator and...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has partnered with several United Nations organisations to launch a US$3.7-million programme that aims to transform Jamaica’s education sector. The launch of the Sustainable Development...

WESTERN BUREAU: At age 83, Beverly Manley Duncan still stood tall as she soaked up the admiration of family and friends beneath the chandeliers at Hilton Rose Hall in Montego Bay, St James, where she was honoured by the People’s National Party (...

Western Bureau: Eighty-five years after the Hanover-based Knockalva Polytechnical College, formerly known as the Knockalva Agricultural School, was founded, efforts are now being made to revitalise the institution in the hope of restoring it to the...

Jamaica College’s (JC) Kai Kelly was the toast of the Boys Class Three 100m final on Wednesday as he took gold in a new Champs record of 10.60 seconds. The previous record of 10.69 was held by former JC athlete Christopher Scott. Kelly edged...

Dwayne Spencer, who is accused of raping and brutally beating the mother of his child, will remain was ordered today to remain in police custody as he has yet to take up his $550,000 bail offer. Spencer, who was granted bail in December 2024,...

Thirty years ago, music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was killed by her fan club’s president, Yolanda Saldívar, who is now up for parole in the US state of Texas. The 64-year-old convict has been serving a life sentence. Saldívar has a...

St Jago’s speedster Jevaney Findlay looks to be in record-breaking form as he set a massive personal best of 10.72 seconds in the Boys Class Three 100m to qualify for this evening's final at the 2025 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics...

Defending champions Kingston College (KC) claimed the first gold medal up for grabs at the 2025 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships through Amani Phillips, who won the Boys Class Two long jump final earlier Wednesday. He took...

The now-retired forensic pathologist who conducted the autopsy on Mario Deane, told the Westmoreland Circuit Court today that Deane’s injuries suggested he was held down, struck against blunt surfaces, and strangled during the August 3, 2014,...

The proposals put forward by the parliamentary Opposition during the just-concluded Budget Debate would cost approximately $23 billion, Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding has asserted. According to...

In a move hailed as a milestone for Jamaica’s tourism sector, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, has announced that Emirates will begin flights to Jamaica as of next month, marking the first time a Middle Eastern airline will offer service to...

The board of the Shortwood Teachers' College has announced the appointment of educator and administrator, Nadine Molloy, in the role of principal of the college, following her interim service in the post. Her appointment is effective October 1,...

The Government is waiving the requirement for homeowners to get the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport's support in obtaining the income tax credit for residential solar photovoltaic system installations. The ministry...

The Western Kingston police are searching for a man who eluded a police party in the division on Tuesday, reportedly leaving a loaded gun behind. The police say about 3:13 p.m. they responded to the sound of explosions along Ramsay Road in...

In the early 1990s when I was a young pediatrician, I was responsible for evaluating children with developmental and learning problems. Two unrelated boys, ages 7 and 9, were found to have IQs in the range of 60-70, which indicates a severe...