Jamaica is set to accelerate the phase-out of chemicals destructive to the Earth’s ozone layer, by partnering with four organisations to establish seven refrigerant recovery, recycling, and reclamation (RRR...

The Investing in Jamaica and Housing Forum, set to take place tomorrow at the Pyramid Club in Philadelphia and May 8 at Resorts World New York City, is expected to connect members of the Jamaican diaspora and potential investors with expanding...

More than 10,000 students in 10 high schools across 10 parishes will benefit from the 10th staging of the Acts of Kindness School Tour, scheduled from May 2 to May 26. The main objective of this annual programme, organised by the NCU Media Group,...

A year after the successful inauguration of the St Mary Literary Festival, organiser Paul Ward has published a first book of a collection of the poetry and prose that were presented at the April 2024 launch in Port Maria, St Mary. The book, St...

WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Audrey Marks is back home, after nearly a decade as Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States, to lead a bold mission to modernise government and empower entrepreneurs through digital transformation. Now appointed minister...

Forty-two-year-old St Andrew engineer Jomo Campbell has been charged with fraud in relation to a land buying deal. Reports from the Hunts Bay police are that between December 2023 and January 2024, a woman allegedly paid Campbell over $4 million to...

The St Catherine North Criminal Investigation Branch has charged two truck drivers for allegedly stealing a generator and a plate compactor from a premises in Golden Acres, Spanish Town and advertising the items for sale.  Charged with simple...

A construction worker was electrocuted while laying building blocks at a house along Golden Spring Road in St Andrew this afternoon. He has been identified as Errol Brooks. Reports from the St Andrew North police are that sometime after 1 p.m.,...

NEW YORK, CMC – A New York man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2022 murders of his Jamaican girlfriend, Karlene Barnett, her son, Dervon Brightly, and her niece, Vashawna Malcolm, who was visiting...

A man who allegedly confronted the police in Linstead, St Catherine was fatally shot on Saturday. According to the police, a loaded gun and 44 additional rounds of ammunition were found. Reports are that around 6:00 a.m., a police team was in...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s caretaker government plans to expel some 18,000 foreigners living in the country without authorization, a minister said Saturday in the build-up to a national election. Minister of the Presidency António Leitão...

The police in St Ann are probing the murder of a man whose decomposing body was found inside his house with what appeared to be gunshot wounds. He has been identified as 54-year-old handyman Robert Anthony Llewellyn of Wharf Road in St Ann's Bay...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness today lauded the upbringing of sprint icon Usain Bolt and praised the contribution of his parents, Wellesley and Jennifer, in his success. Holness was paying tribute to Wellesley Bolt, whose thanksgiving was held...

The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says it has been actively discharging the functions of the Political Ombudsman. The ECJ, in a statement on Saturday, stated that since assuming the role in February 2024, it has established a dedicated...

“On the day the LORD gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the LORD in front of all the people of Israel. He said, ‘Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.” Joshua 10:12 THERE IS no...

THE 154th Synod of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands at the Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town, was held on April 22. The Synod Charge or sermon was preached by the Rt Rev Leon Golding, Suffragan Bishop of Montego Bay,...

IT IS quite noticeable that a number of clergy persons, local and foreign, have the title ‘apostle’. I would respectfully like to know the basis on which those titles are ascribed to contemporary clergy. My inductive reading of the New Testament...

TAKE IT from me ... no, not from me, from the Creator, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people”. The rise or fall of any nation or family, for that matter, is predicated upon the values that that nation/family epouses....

Paul H. Williams Gleaner Writer ON SATURDAY, April 26, The Gleaner exposed 26-year-old Reneil Clarke’s life of service, but we did broach the fact that he also plays basketball and table tennis “occasionally” and volleyball with his brothers “here...

A 35-year-old St Catherine man was on Friday sentenced to 12 years and three months’ imprisonment for the 2021 sexual assault of a teen girl. High Court Judge Yvonne Brown, in handing down sentence in the St Catherine Circuit Court, told the man...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A High Court judge in Trinidad on Friday awarded more than $3 million in compensation to a brother and sister after ruling that their constitutional rights were violated when they were unlawfully detained in adult...

The Kingston Western police have placed a man in custody in connection with the seizure of an illegal gun and 34 rounds of ammunition. Reports are that about 5:15 p.m. on Friday, the police held the man along Bond Street. During a search, a Canik...

A University of Technology (UTech) student and a taxi operator implicated in the discovery of an M16 rifle in Papine, St Andrew have been freed of charges in the Gun Court. Jevaughny Thomas, 24, and Dwayne Tate, 40, walked free on Friday, May 2,...

In a landmark move to strengthen Jamaica’s commitment to environmental sustainability and the global climate agenda, seven state-of-the-art Refrigerant Recovery Recycling and Reclamation (RRR...

Sometimes, the simplest gestures leave the biggest impression. By handing out cold rags, offering water, and providing access to premium spaces, Smirnoff and Rum Stripe, both brands distributed by Red Stripe, made it easy – and even cool – for...

NEW YORK: When the Hartford, Connecticut-based West Indies Social Club of Hartford holds it 75th anniversary gala on May 3, among those who will be honoured will be a 102-year-old Jamaican who is a co-founder of the club. Kenneth Bennett Sr, a...

IT APPEARS US President Donald Trump has the capacity to slow down time. The end of April marked 100 days since Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States but boy, have those 100 days felt like a lifetime. Whichever side of the...

LONDON: THE BEULAH Apostolic Church UK will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a four-day conference-style event at the Marriott Hotel in Leicester to reflect on its journey from humble beginnings. The event will also be used to craft plans for...

JAMAICA’S HEALTHCARE system is to get a boost with the provision of a mobile cancer screening unit that has been purchased by the Organisation for International Development (OID) for donation to Jamaica. The mobile unit, valued in excess of US $180...

WESTERN BUREAU: Based on statistics provided by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Jamaica once again emerged as one of the Caribbean’s tourism powerhouses last year, attracting 2.9 million stopover visitors, which made the island the...

CONSTABLE ROXANNE Brown Witter of the Greater Portmore Police Station is blending her police work with charity. She has launched a foundation to empower less fortunate children and adults by mobilising support to provide them with essential...

IN 2023, Kwame McPherson became the first Jamaican to win the prestigious, global Commonwealth Short Story competition. Since then, his presence is being requested at high-end events and on occasions, such as the one that took place at Buckingham...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay-based S Hotel has again been rewarded for excellence by emerging as the number one all-inclusive resort in Jamaica by Tripadvisor’s 2025 Traveler’s choice Best of the Best Awards, reaffirming its position as a...

AMID GROWING concerns about challenges implementing the Data Protection Act 2020 among micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has moved to educate the sector on the importance and...