Parents at The Phoenix Academy Jamaica in St Andrew are furious after their children were locked out of school this morning and greeted with a notice, seemingly from the property owner. The Gleaner saw a copy of the notice which pointed to an...

Five people, including two foreign nationals, were killed over a 12-hour period in separate motor vehicle crashes in three parishes on Sunday. “Absolute mayhem yesterday,” said Dr Lucien Jones, vice chairman of the National Road Safety Council (...

With another wave of Saharan dust expected to affect the island today, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is again reminding members of the public to reduce their exposure to the dust. It says excess exposure to the dust particles can have...

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Integrity Commission (IC) acted lawfully and fairly in publishing a report that was critical of how a former official at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) handled breaches that were identified...

The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has labelled today’s protest by the People’s National Party (PNP) as “vulgar and inappropriate”, insisting that the Government will not be bullied by the Opposition to rescind the appointment of Dennis Chung...

An investigation is under way into the shooting of an unidentified man by the police during an alleged confrontation in St Catherine this morning. About 5:30 a.m., police personnel were conducting an operation in Redwood district, Guy's Hill, St...

The search for a missing Clarendon woman ended tragically on Sunday, after her remains were discovered in a pit in Milk River in the parish. Police have confirmed the identity of the deceased as Derricka Rogers, a resident of Gravel Hill....

The powerful sound of drums, praise, and African rhythms echoed across the lawns of the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre last Wednesday as Jamaica officially launched the United Zion Revival Council of Churches. The launch marked the historic...

The feel-good satisfaction of “giving back” was an oft-repeated sentiment that unified JPS Foundation volunteers at the Strathmore Gardens Children’s Home recently for the energy company’s Labour Day ‘Staff Pick’ Project. “Sometimes, people these...

May is widely recognised as a time to celebrate women, especially mothers, in acknowledgement of the profound responsibility of bringing life into the world. It also highlights the critical importance of women’s health as the foundation for safe...

In a show of community commitment and environmental responsibility, Berger Paints Jamaica Limited (BPJL) has teamed up with the Lions Club and Kiwanis Club for a major beautification initiative on Labour Day. Both the Bellevue Hospital and the...

Started in 1870 as a small Methodist institution, the Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in rural St Catherine continues to be an educational force in the community of Glengoffe. During a recent visit by The Gleaner, there was an air of pride...

With the opening of a new constituency office in St Catherine South Eastern, the People's National Party (PNP) has vowed to intensify its drive to connect with constituents as it seeks to reclaim the seat from the governing Jamaica Labour Party (...

The Annotto Bay police in St Mary are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a motorcyclist who was found in a ditch along the main road in Bottom Bay this morning. He has been identified as 24-year-old Ronaldo Blackwood of...

A 64-year-old man on Friday died from injuries sustained after he reportedly lost control of his car and crashed into a tree along the main road in Retreat, St Thomas. He has been identified as Brian Tromley of Yallahs, St Thomas, and Maine in...

A 25-year-old St Catherine man was on Saturday charged by detectives from the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse for allegedly having sex on multiple occasions with a then-teen girl. He is charged with three counts of...

A 43-year-old man who escaped from the Barnett Street Police lock-up in St James last December has been charged after being recaptured in St Ann. Maurice Belnavis, of Greens, Paradise Norwood, St James, was apprehended by police in Ocho Rios, St...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A bus veered off a bridge in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano, killing at least 22 athletes returning home from a sports festival and leaving several other passengers injured, the state’s governor said. The cause of the...

FLIN FLON, Manitoba (AP) — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the US, according to officials. Most of the evacuated...

A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Windsor Heights, Central Village, St Catherine, on Saturday. Police say a firearm was recovered at the scene. Reports are that around 8:20 a.m., a police team was...

With the opening of a new constituency office in St Catherine South Eastern, the People's National Party (PNP) has vowed to intensify its drive to connect with constituents as it seeks to reclaim the seat from the governing Jamaica Labour Party (...

HUMAN DIGNITY is under threat across the world. Children and minority groups are especially vulnerable as various crises prevail, and various populations face the attendant consequences of war, famine, and disease. Then there is the ever-present...

IT WAS always going to be much drumming, singing, dancing, trumping, preaching and exalting, because that is the nature of worship in Revivalism, a Jamaican folk religion that evolved from the ‘Great Revival’ of 1860/1861. And, on Wednesday, May 28...

MILWAUKEE (AP): Feel like you can’t focus? Like you’ll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You’re far from alone. One body of decades-long research found the average...

NEW YORK (AP): People with darker skin still need to wear sunscreen – for more reasons than one. Too much ultraviolet exposure from the sun can lead to sunburn, dark spots and wrinkles, and increased risk of skin cancer. The melanin in darker skin...

TORONTO: A research report to assess the potential establishment of the Pan-African Credit Union (PACU) in Ontario was launched recently by the Pan-African Credit Union (PACU) Initiative Steering Committee in Toronto. Its purpose is to dismantle...

Fourteen Jamaican students have been awarded full scholarships to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Cuba under the longstanding Cuba-Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship Programme. The students, who will begin their studies in August, will...

One billion plastic bottles have been successfully removed from the environment since 2019. This was revealed by general manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), Gairy Taylor, during a recent interview with JIS News. “RPJ has been very active...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, is urging manufacturers to take advantage of the Government’s Productive Input Relief Programme, which facilitates duty-free importation of specific items intended for productive...

CALABASH LITERARY Festival 2025 was rich, big, sweet, juicy, tantalising, and patrons just ate up whatever flowed from the vessel. Yes, there were the sea, sea breezes, galloping ‘white horses’, misty headlands, the parching sun, music, food, fun,...

Wisynco Group Limited carried out a series of community outreach activities focused on supporting students and schools across Jamaica to mark Child Month 2025. Team members from Wisynco’s Hague Distribution Centre participated in Career Day at...

Whenever, Thea May steps into the classroom, she introduces a new concept or a digital tool, and her students become excited and filled with purpose. “There is something magical about watching students understand how technology works and use it...

The St Martin de Porres Primary and Infant School in Gordon Town, St Andrew was a vibrant hub of activity and collaboration on Labour Day as the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI), the National Education Trust (NET), an...

Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has hailed the country’s educators as “activators of potential”. “It does not matter how many classrooms we build or how many tablets we distribute, because without the educator, education stalls. The educator is...

WESTERN BUREAU: Renowned child and family therapist Dr Beverly Scott is urging Jamaican parents to take a more active role in monitoring their children’s social media use, warning that some children are creating decoy accounts to mislead parents...