Jamaica



Organised crime, violence holding back Latin America and Caribbean countries, says World Bank report

WASHINGTON, CMC – A new report by the World Bank says organised crime and violence have become a central obstacle to development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank,...

Man shot in alleged confrontation with cops in Bodles, St Catherine

A man was shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Bodles, St Catherine this morning. He was taken to hospital for treatment. It is reported that about 11:55 a.m., the police received information about a white Toyota Axio motor car...
News

Man shot in alleged confrontation with cops in Bodles, St Catherine

A man was shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Bodles, St Catherine this morning. He was taken to hospital for treatment. It is reported that about 11:55 a.m., the police received information about a white Toyota Axio motor car...

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles

UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said Tuesday that it anticipates making the job cuts this year. It...
News

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles

UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said Tuesday that it anticipates making the job cuts this year. It...

Holness wears blue in support of police, calls for balance in discussions on police killings

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for balance in the conversation surrounding police fatal shootings, as he visibly supported members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Tuesday by wearing blue. The wearing of blue on Tuesday by...
News

Holness wears blue in support of police, calls for balance in discussions on police killings

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for balance in the conversation surrounding police fatal shootings, as he visibly supported members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Tuesday by wearing blue. The wearing of blue on Tuesday by...

318 seasonal agricultural workers depart for Canada

Three hundred and eighteen seasonal agricultural workers departed Jamaica for Canada on Tuesday under the Ministry of Labour's Overseas Employment Programme. A group of 95 left early Tuesday morning while another group of 223 departed later...
News

318 seasonal agricultural workers depart for Canada

Three hundred and eighteen seasonal agricultural workers departed Jamaica for Canada on Tuesday under the Ministry of Labour's Overseas Employment Programme. A group of 95 left early Tuesday morning while another group of 223 departed later...

Spanish Town police probing suspected suicide of man found dead at home

The St Catherine North police are probing a case of suspected suicide in relation to the death of a man whose body was found at his home on John's Road in Spanish Town. The deceased has been identified as 49-year-old mechanic Oniel Williams,...
News

Spanish Town police probing suspected suicide of man found dead at home

The St Catherine North police are probing a case of suspected suicide in relation to the death of a man whose body was found at his home on John's Road in Spanish Town. The deceased has been identified as 49-year-old mechanic Oniel Williams,...

Firearm seized in Castleton, St Mary, man arrested

A man was arrested in Castleton, St Mary this morning over the seizure of a gun allegedly found at his home. The weapon is a nine millimetre pistol which was loaded with 23 nine millimetre rounds of ammunition. The police report that a team went...
News

Firearm seized in Castleton, St Mary, man arrested

A man was arrested in Castleton, St Mary this morning over the seizure of a gun allegedly found at his home. The weapon is a nine millimetre pistol which was loaded with 23 nine millimetre rounds of ammunition. The police report that a team went...

Red Hills, St Andrew man gunned down while streaming live on TikTok

Detectives assigned to the St Andrew North police are probing the murder of a 25-year-old man who was killed during a live stream on TikTok on Monday in Red Hills. Dead is Jabari Johnson, alias 'BabaSkenng'. Reports are that about 6:30 p.m...
News

Red Hills, St Andrew man gunned down while streaming live on TikTok

Detectives assigned to the St Andrew North police are probing the murder of a 25-year-old man who was killed during a live stream on TikTok on Monday in Red Hills. Dead is Jabari Johnson, alias 'BabaSkenng'. Reports are that about 6:30 p.m...

Project to increase export earnings from hot pepper

Increased export earnings from hot pepper are among the projected outcomes from the soon-to-be concluded ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’ project. The project aims...
News

Project to increase export earnings from hot pepper

Increased export earnings from hot pepper are among the projected outcomes from the soon-to-be concluded ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’ project. The project aims...

Gun and ammo seized in Brissett, Hanover after driver flees traffic stop

An illegal gun and ammunition were seized by the police in Brissett district, Lucea, Hanover on Monday after a driver fled a traffic stop. Reports from the Lucea police are that about 6:30 a.m., a team was on an operation along the Johnson Town...
News

Gun and ammo seized in Brissett, Hanover after driver flees traffic stop

An illegal gun and ammunition were seized by the police in Brissett district, Lucea, Hanover on Monday after a driver fled a traffic stop. Reports from the Lucea police are that about 6:30 a.m., a team was on an operation along the Johnson Town...

Growth & Jobs | Justified!

IN THE demanding landscape of the legal system where schedules are packed and decisions take time, financial planning often takes a back seat. For Hannah Smith* that has been the reality. She juggles demanding court schedules and tight deadlines....
News

Growth & Jobs | Justified!

IN THE demanding landscape of the legal system where schedules are packed and decisions take time, financial planning often takes a back seat. For Hannah Smith* that has been the reality. She juggles demanding court schedules and tight deadlines....

Growth & Jobs | New markets, new buyers, new opportunities: JAMPRO pushes business deals at Expo Jamaica 2025

THE CURTAINS have closed on Expo Jamaica 2025, and the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) – one of the 20 agencies of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce – is celebrating a powerful outcome of unprecedented international reach...
News

Growth & Jobs | New markets, new buyers, new opportunities: JAMPRO pushes business deals at Expo Jamaica 2025

THE CURTAINS have closed on Expo Jamaica 2025, and the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) – one of the 20 agencies of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce – is celebrating a powerful outcome of unprecedented international reach...

HAJ: Parnassus housing development back on track for Trelawny

WESTERN BUREAU: The original plan announced by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to construct 720 houses on 148 acres of former sugar cane lands in Parnassus, near Clark’s Town in Trelawny, has been revised to include more than 100 additional units...
News

HAJ: Parnassus housing development back on track for Trelawny

WESTERN BUREAU: The original plan announced by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to construct 720 houses on 148 acres of former sugar cane lands in Parnassus, near Clark’s Town in Trelawny, has been revised to include more than 100 additional units...

PNP gen sec slams Holness over ‘broken promises’

People’s National Party’s (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has blasted Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), for not fulfilling several promises he made to the Jamaican electorate. Most of those...
News

PNP gen sec slams Holness over ‘broken promises’

People’s National Party’s (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has blasted Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), for not fulfilling several promises he made to the Jamaican electorate. Most of those...

Philanthropist to host eye clinic in Jamaica

LONDON: London-based Jamaican philanthropist Captain Lesa Thomas is again giving a helping hand to her parent’s home land by partnering with local eyecare/eyewear provider, EyeQ Opitcal Ltd, in a project to benefit some 300 children in St...
News

Philanthropist to host eye clinic in Jamaica

LONDON: London-based Jamaican philanthropist Captain Lesa Thomas is again giving a helping hand to her parent’s home land by partnering with local eyecare/eyewear provider, EyeQ Opitcal Ltd, in a project to benefit some 300 children in St...

Man held with significant sum of money near polling station in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday said that an individual had been arrested with TT$30,000 and that an investigation had been launched to “determine whether this discovery is connected to election-...
News

Man held with significant sum of money near polling station in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday said that an individual had been arrested with TT$30,000 and that an investigation had been launched to “determine whether this discovery is connected to election-...

Morgan's call to wear blue tomorrow in support of police threatens to divide society, says JFJ

Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Mickel Jackson has warned that a call by Senator Marlon Morgan for Jamaicans to wear blue in support of the police tomorrow, the same day that the JFJ plans to protest against rising police...
News

Morgan's call to wear blue tomorrow in support of police threatens to divide society, says JFJ

Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Mickel Jackson has warned that a call by Senator Marlon Morgan for Jamaicans to wear blue in support of the police tomorrow, the same day that the JFJ plans to protest against rising police...

Some roadways flooded by Monday afternoon rain in Spanish Town

Heavy rainfall in Spanish Town, St Catherine, resulted in the flooding of several roadways on Monday afternoon. Along sections of Brunswick Avenue several vehicles stalled in the torrential rain, which overwhelmed the road and drainage system...
News

Some roadways flooded by Monday afternoon rain in Spanish Town

Heavy rainfall in Spanish Town, St Catherine, resulted in the flooding of several roadways on Monday afternoon. Along sections of Brunswick Avenue several vehicles stalled in the torrential rain, which overwhelmed the road and drainage system...

Kingston man charged with housebreaking and larceny

The Clarendon police have charged 36-year-old John Edwards of Quarry Path, Kingston 11, with housebreaking and larceny committed in Clarendon on January 24. The May Pen police say about 1:30 p.m., a woman locked her house in Toby Heights,...
News

Kingston man charged with housebreaking and larceny

The Clarendon police have charged 36-year-old John Edwards of Quarry Path, Kingston 11, with housebreaking and larceny committed in Clarendon on January 24. The May Pen police say about 1:30 p.m., a woman locked her house in Toby Heights,...

Advertorial | A new level of daily living

The following content is created and paid for by REDHEAD DIGITAL AGENCY, LLC As technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented speed in the digital world, the outpouring of epic quests can be seen through the gamification of life. This...
News

Advertorial | A new level of daily living

The following content is created and paid for by REDHEAD DIGITAL AGENCY, LLC As technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented speed in the digital world, the outpouring of epic quests can be seen through the gamification of life. This...

Lenworth Jacobs Clinic: A lifeline for downtown Kingston

In the bustling heart of downtown Kingston, the Lenworth Jacobs Clinic (LJC) has quietly stood as a pillar of care and hope for nearly six decades. Since its establishment in 1962, this community clinic has opened its doors to everyone, from young...
News

Lenworth Jacobs Clinic: A lifeline for downtown Kingston

In the bustling heart of downtown Kingston, the Lenworth Jacobs Clinic (LJC) has quietly stood as a pillar of care and hope for nearly six decades. Since its establishment in 1962, this community clinic has opened its doors to everyone, from young...

Art’s the way!

The thoughtful brush strokes of York Castle High student Kimmeisha Wright produced a first-place finish in the recent Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Poster Competition for secondary schools in Area 2 (St Ann, St Mary and Portland police...
News

Art’s the way!

The thoughtful brush strokes of York Castle High student Kimmeisha Wright produced a first-place finish in the recent Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Poster Competition for secondary schools in Area 2 (St Ann, St Mary and Portland police...

JSIF, JPS host successful electrification fair in Portland

East Portland: The inaugural electrification f, hosted by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in collaboration with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), and which sought to educate and sensitise residents about saving energy and the importance...
News

JSIF, JPS host successful electrification fair in Portland

East Portland: The inaugural electrification f, hosted by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in collaboration with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), and which sought to educate and sensitise residents about saving energy and the importance...

Jennifer Knight-Madden | Professor Graham Serjeant was beacon of hope for sickle cell patients

How many of us, when our time on Earth is over, can say that we changed the world for good? Such was the life of Professor Graham Serjeant. His dual passions, for his wife of 60 years, Beryl, and research to improve the treatment and lives of...
News

Jennifer Knight-Madden | Professor Graham Serjeant was beacon of hope for sickle cell patients

How many of us, when our time on Earth is over, can say that we changed the world for good? Such was the life of Professor Graham Serjeant. His dual passions, for his wife of 60 years, Beryl, and research to improve the treatment and lives of...

Promote good over evil everywhere ... every time

IS THIS sound advice? If your relationship is problematic, rather than further complicating matters by lingering, simply dump the partner and engage someone new. Aren’t there millions of (better) fishes in the sea, and don’t you deserve at least...
News

Promote good over evil everywhere ... every time

IS THIS sound advice? If your relationship is problematic, rather than further complicating matters by lingering, simply dump the partner and engage someone new. Aren’t there millions of (better) fishes in the sea, and don’t you deserve at least...

India, Pakistan again teeter on the brink of conflict over Kashmir

NEW DELHI (AP): A deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has again moved India and Pakistan closer to war as the two rivals downgraded diplomatic and trade ties, closed the main border crossing and revoked visas for each other’s...
News

India, Pakistan again teeter on the brink of conflict over Kashmir

NEW DELHI (AP): A deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has again moved India and Pakistan closer to war as the two rivals downgraded diplomatic and trade ties, closed the main border crossing and revoked visas for each other’s...

Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP): World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish to be remembered as a simple pastor. Though...
News

Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP): World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish to be remembered as a simple pastor. Though...

‘Gross negligence’

A statement from the National Water Commission (NWC) is being met with scepticism and frustration from crocodile conservationists, following the death of at least 10 of the protected species at the Greater Portmore Sewage Ponds in St Catherine – an...
News

‘Gross negligence’

A statement from the National Water Commission (NWC) is being met with scepticism and frustration from crocodile conservationists, following the death of at least 10 of the protected species at the Greater Portmore Sewage Ponds in St Catherine – an...

Junction fear

Girlie Harris, a longtime resident of Golden Valley in St Mary, says she feels a wave of fear every time she travels along certain sections of the Junction main road – especially those lacking embankments or retaining walls. Her fear intensified...
News

Junction fear

Girlie Harris, a longtime resident of Golden Valley in St Mary, says she feels a wave of fear every time she travels along certain sections of the Junction main road – especially those lacking embankments or retaining walls. Her fear intensified...

Advocacy key to empowering communities and influencing change – Narcisse

CAROL NARCISSE, social development specialist, has called on grassroots organisations and citizens to utilise and embrace advocacy as a strategic, organised effort to demand change, amplify marginalised voices, and bridge the gap between their...
News

Advocacy key to empowering communities and influencing change – Narcisse

CAROL NARCISSE, social development specialist, has called on grassroots organisations and citizens to utilise and embrace advocacy as a strategic, organised effort to demand change, amplify marginalised voices, and bridge the gap between their...

Reading to be timetabled for grades one to three students in primary schools

GRADES ONE to three students at the primary level will soon begin to benefit from at least two hours of timetabled reading each week. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, said literacy and numeracy...
News

Reading to be timetabled for grades one to three students in primary schools

GRADES ONE to three students at the primary level will soon begin to benefit from at least two hours of timetabled reading each week. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, said literacy and numeracy...

D&G Foundation uses art to uplift students

At Haile Selassie High School, where shrinking enrolment and deferred dreams often cast a shadow, 67 students came together recently to colour outside the lines of their daily realities. Marking World Art Day on April 15, the Desnoes...
News

D&G Foundation uses art to uplift students

At Haile Selassie High School, where shrinking enrolment and deferred dreams often cast a shadow, 67 students came together recently to colour outside the lines of their daily realities. Marking World Art Day on April 15, the Desnoes...

Appropriate court cases to be live-streamed on YouTube

IN AN effort to increase openness and transparency, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes, says appropriate court cases will be live-streamed on the Jamaican Judiciary’s YouTube channel. Addressing Thursday’s swearing-in ceremony at King’s House for two...
News

Appropriate court cases to be live-streamed on YouTube

IN AN effort to increase openness and transparency, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes, says appropriate court cases will be live-streamed on the Jamaican Judiciary’s YouTube channel. Addressing Thursday’s swearing-in ceremony at King’s House for two...

Reneil Clarke living a life of service

AT THE recent Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association’s (JMEA) Expo Jamaica 2025, The Gleaner chanced upon two young men wearing jackets over their jeans and got the impression that they were exhibitors, since patrons were more casually...
News

Reneil Clarke living a life of service

AT THE recent Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association’s (JMEA) Expo Jamaica 2025, The Gleaner chanced upon two young men wearing jackets over their jeans and got the impression that they were exhibitors, since patrons were more casually...

Clarke engages university leaders on strengthening US/C’bean ties

US Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has acknowledged the ongoing contributions of Jamaican educational institutions to the United States, particularly in training professionals such as nurses and educators who have helped fill critical labour gaps, and...
News

Clarke engages university leaders on strengthening US/C’bean ties

US Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has acknowledged the ongoing contributions of Jamaican educational institutions to the United States, particularly in training professionals such as nurses and educators who have helped fill critical labour gaps, and...

Get more results via ClueGoal