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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it was not linked to the release of hostages, saying it would embolden Hamas militants....

Shari Bowen Robinson charting new waters as Jamaica’s first nautical cartographer

AT THE forefront of Jamaica’s maritime landscape, one woman is reshaping how the nation perceives, understands, and safeguards its surrounding waters. With a passion anchored in both precision and creativity, Shari Bowen Robinson has become Jamaica...
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Shari Bowen Robinson charting new waters as Jamaica’s first nautical cartographer

AT THE forefront of Jamaica’s maritime landscape, one woman is reshaping how the nation perceives, understands, and safeguards its surrounding waters. With a passion anchored in both precision and creativity, Shari Bowen Robinson has become Jamaica...

NLPB Committee announces change of leadership

The National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee (NLPB) has announced a change in the leadership of the committee following their annual general meeting on May 9. The change comes as the current Chairman, Reverend Sam McCook and team have...
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NLPB Committee announces change of leadership

The National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee (NLPB) has announced a change in the leadership of the committee following their annual general meeting on May 9. The change comes as the current Chairman, Reverend Sam McCook and team have...

Jerome Hanson building the nation through youth empowerment

ON THE evening of Saturday, May 31 when Jerome Hanson was announced as the recipient of the 2024 awardee for nation building at the Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence (PMNYAE) on the lawns of Jamaica House in St Andrew, there was...
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Jerome Hanson building the nation through youth empowerment

ON THE evening of Saturday, May 31 when Jerome Hanson was announced as the recipient of the 2024 awardee for nation building at the Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence (PMNYAE) on the lawns of Jamaica House in St Andrew, there was...

Power problem at Parliament

Employees of the Houses of Parliament were forced to work remotely on Thursday due to ongoing electrical issues at Gordon House, the seat of Jamaica’s legislature. The Gleaner understands that staff have also been instructed to continue working...
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Power problem at Parliament

Employees of the Houses of Parliament were forced to work remotely on Thursday due to ongoing electrical issues at Gordon House, the seat of Jamaica’s legislature. The Gleaner understands that staff have also been instructed to continue working...

DJ Trauma donates $1.59m in studio equipment to Herbert Morrison Technical

WESTERN BUREAU: Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, St James, was filled with joy and gratitude on Thursday as internationally acclaimed disc jockey Tayari ‘DJ Trauma’ McIntosh donated recording studio and production suite...
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DJ Trauma donates $1.59m in studio equipment to Herbert Morrison Technical

WESTERN BUREAU: Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, St James, was filled with joy and gratitude on Thursday as internationally acclaimed disc jockey Tayari ‘DJ Trauma’ McIntosh donated recording studio and production suite...

NIS records $52.2 billion in contributions

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) continues to deliver strong results for Jamaican workers, with contributions for the 2024–2025 financial year reaching $52.2 billion, a nine per cent increase over the previous year. The announcement was made by...
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NIS records $52.2 billion in contributions

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) continues to deliver strong results for Jamaican workers, with contributions for the 2024–2025 financial year reaching $52.2 billion, a nine per cent increase over the previous year. The announcement was made by...

Hanover chamber boss wants NWA to make Lucea hurricane-ready

Western Bureau: Despite an assurance from the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) that the parish is in a state of readiness for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, Shermaine Anderson-Gayle, president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce, has written...
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Hanover chamber boss wants NWA to make Lucea hurricane-ready

Western Bureau: Despite an assurance from the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) that the parish is in a state of readiness for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, Shermaine Anderson-Gayle, president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce, has written...

Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on some countries effective Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries, including Haiti, would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others,...
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Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on some countries effective Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries, including Haiti, would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others,...

Little London Health Centre to be expanded

The Little London Health Centre in Westmoreland is to undergo expansion works under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’s Operation Refresh initiative. Portfolio Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure to JIS News, during a tour of...
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Little London Health Centre to be expanded

The Little London Health Centre in Westmoreland is to undergo expansion works under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’s Operation Refresh initiative. Portfolio Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure to JIS News, during a tour of...

Man on bail charged over seizure of 14 guns and 57 rounds of ammunition in St Andrew

The police have charged 38-year-old Lamar Douglas, otherwise called ‘Joe’, of Patrick City, St Andrew in relation to last Wednesday's seizure of 14 firearms and 57 rounds of ammunition. Douglas was today charged with 19 counts of possession of...
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Man on bail charged over seizure of 14 guns and 57 rounds of ammunition in St Andrew

The police have charged 38-year-old Lamar Douglas, otherwise called ‘Joe’, of Patrick City, St Andrew in relation to last Wednesday's seizure of 14 firearms and 57 rounds of ammunition. Douglas was today charged with 19 counts of possession of...

Opposition wants answers on implications of First Rock Hambani property receivership for gov't

The Opposition is calling for Minister of Finance Fayval Williams to tell the public what impact, if any, developments at listed company First Rock Real Estate Investment Limited will have on government entities that are invested in the firm....
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Opposition wants answers on implications of First Rock Hambani property receivership for gov't

The Opposition is calling for Minister of Finance Fayval Williams to tell the public what impact, if any, developments at listed company First Rock Real Estate Investment Limited will have on government entities that are invested in the firm....

St James Health Department ready for 2025 hurricane season

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...
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St James Health Department ready for 2025 hurricane season

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...

Gov’t, private hospitals to recruit overseas medical specialists

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...
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Gov’t, private hospitals to recruit overseas medical specialists

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...

Several feared dead in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India

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...
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Several feared dead in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India

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...

Street vendor killed at home in St Ann

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....
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Street vendor killed at home in St Ann

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....

24-year-old man gunned down in Kingston

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...
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24-year-old man gunned down in Kingston

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...

Growth & Jobs | From a one-bedroom rental to homeownership

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...
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Growth & Jobs | From a one-bedroom rental to homeownership

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...

Growth & Jobs | How one woman turned her hair challenges into a business

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....
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Growth & Jobs | How one woman turned her hair challenges into a business

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....

Growth & Jobs | BIGEE yielding positive results for MSMEs

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...
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Growth & Jobs | BIGEE yielding positive results for MSMEs

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...

‘Total forest loss’

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...
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‘Total forest loss’

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...

Gov’t is youth-centred, committed to training and employment – Holness

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...
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Gov’t is youth-centred, committed to training and employment – Holness

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...

PNP files complaint with Political Ombudsman against Holness over protest remarks

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...
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PNP files complaint with Political Ombudsman against Holness over protest remarks

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...

CISOCA probing case of man allegedly having sex with 12-y-o girl he met on TikTok

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...
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CISOCA probing case of man allegedly having sex with 12-y-o girl he met on TikTok

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...

Exotic animals and over 3,900 rounds of ammunition seized along shoreline in Westmoreland, men being sought

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...
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Exotic animals and over 3,900 rounds of ammunition seized along shoreline in Westmoreland, men being sought

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...

The Phoenix Academy Jamaica shuttered, parents furious

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...
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The Phoenix Academy Jamaica shuttered, parents furious

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...

'Absolute mayhem', five killed in crashes on Sunday

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 (...
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'Absolute mayhem', five killed in crashes on Sunday

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 (...

Health ministry issues another warning as fresh wave of Saharan dust affects Jamaica

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...
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Health ministry issues another warning as fresh wave of Saharan dust affects Jamaica

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...

IC acted fairly in probe of controversial Charlemont development, Supreme Court rules

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...
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IC acted fairly in probe of controversial Charlemont development, Supreme Court rules

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...

JLP calls Dennis Chung FID appointment protest by PNP 'manufactured rage'

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...
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JLP calls Dennis Chung FID appointment protest by PNP 'manufactured rage'

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...

Man shot and injured by police in St Catherine

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...
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Man shot and injured by police in St Catherine

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...

Missing Clarendon woman's body found in pit

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....
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Missing Clarendon woman's body found in pit

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....

Revival Council launched to mark historic UNESCO recognition

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...
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Revival Council launched to mark historic UNESCO recognition

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...

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