WESTERN BUREAU: Lennox Wallace, parish manager of the St James Health Department, says that despite lingering concerns about the drainage system in and around Montego Bay, the department is in an advanced stage of readiness for the 2025 hurricane...

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says plans are afoot to collaborate with private hospital owners over the next six months to recruit specialist nurses and doctors from overseas to address areas of need in the...

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede on Wednesday outside a cricket stadium in southern India's Karnataka state. The incident happened as thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M...

The Ocho Rios Criminal Investigations Branch in St Ann is probing the gun slaying of a 23-year-old street vendor in the parish on Tuesday night. He has been identified as Barrington Watson, otherwise called 'Baffu', of Buckfield, Ocho Rios....

The Kingston Western police are investigating the murder of a 24-year-old man in the division on Tuesday night. He is Chaevon Peters, unemployed, of Greenwich Park Road, Kingston. About 9:20 p.m., Peters was reportedly along the roadway known...

FOR MANY, homeownership is more than just having a place to live; it represents stability and the chance to build a secure future. For Maria Thomas*, a single mother and healthcare worker, securing a home was about creating stability for her two...

FOR 28-year-old Davia Stewart, operator of EmpressD Hair Therapy, overcoming her own haircare challenges sparked the beginning of a growing small business dedicated to the needs of afro-textured hair. “I was on a mission to transform my own hair....

THE DEVELOPMENT Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is reporting that its Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) programme has yielded positive results within the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector. “We have seen...

The Forestry Department warned in a formal objection to the proposed Bengal Development Company quarry in the Dry Harbour Mountains of St Ann that mining would likely result in the “total loss of forest cover, species loss ... habitat loss and...

TO THE nominees and other members of the audience at the 2024-2025 Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence, held on the lawns of Jamaica House on the evening of Saturday, May 31, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said, among other...

The People’s National Party (PNP) has submitted a complaint to the Political Ombudsman, accusing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader and Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness of breaching the Political Code of Conduct. The complaint stems from Holness's...

Police investigators assigned to the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) in St Catherine are searching for a man who allegedly befriended a 12-year-old girl on TikTok and the two allegedly subsequently had sex. He...

The police are reporting the seizure of over 3,900 rounds of ammunition, a quantity of cigarettes and exotic animals along the shores of Whitehouse, Westmoreland today. Two men who fled the scene are being sought by the police. The seizure was...

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...