The VM Foundation has announced the first cohort of recipients in the VM ImPact Community Grants Programme, awarding medium and large grants to 12 community-based organisations. With a total investment of $5.6 million, the grants aim to support...

PORTLAND: SINCE ESTABLISHING a partnership arrangement with the Human Employment and Resource Training Trust/National Service Training Agency Trust (HEART/NSTA Trust), along with the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), Portland...

SENIOR CITIZENS in western Jamaica, especially those who have a knack for art and have never explored and exposed their creative side, are invited to sign up for art classes to be held by Golden Designs, ‘Jamaica’s leading company for creative...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Darien Henry, the principal of the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), has raised concerns about the low participation of students – particularly boys –in post-secondary education in Jamaica. Speaking on Monday at the launch of...

Opposition spokesperson on education Damion Crawford says for 10 years there has been a “pattern of underperformance” in education under the current administration, pointing to thousands of students who failed numeracy and literacy in the 2024...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a man by police during an alleged confrontation in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Thursday morning. The police have identified the deceased...

The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID. That’s because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats. The symptom...

The St Ann's Bay police are investigating the murder of a man who was fatally stabbed by another during a fight this morning in Higgins Town. The deceased has been identified by the alias 'Frass Man', a labourer of Content district in Lime Hall...

The body of a Clarendon man who was reported missing was on Wednesday found hanging by an electrical cord from a tree in bushes in Chatteau district in the parish. He has been identified by the police as 60-year-old Louie George Wiltshire,...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet has been boosted with the arrival of 63 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz, and a team consisting of JUTC Managing...

A taxi operator was reportedly shot and killed at his home in May Pen, Clarendon, on Wednesday. He has been identified as 39-year-old Gary Gordon, of a Sewell Crescent address in May Pen. Reports from the May Pen police are that explosions were...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the United States for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American...

Four men were shot, one fatally, in Portmore, St Catherine on Wednesday night. The deceased, who is believed to be in his 20s, remains unidentified. Information reaching The Gleaner is that a recording artiste is among other victims, two of whom...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains in the Eastern Cape region rose to 92. The Eastern Cape government honoured the victims of last week...

When Jamaica assumes Chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), human development, capacity-building and partnerships will be central to all dialogues and actions. The incoming Chairman of CARICOM is Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, who...

A total of three men were fatally shot in two separate incidents with the police in Westmoreland this morning. Both incidents happened in Bethel Town. In one case, two men were shot during an alleged confrontation with the police and two firearms...

WESTERN BUREAU: After more than a decade of dwindling numbers, tourists from Portugal are seemingly showing signs of renewed interest in Jamaica as a travel destination based on a noticeable uptick in arrivals from that European market. New data...

The parliamentary Opposition has pledged to significantly cut years-long delays for people awaiting surgeries at public hospitals should it form the next administration. “We will move from cutting ribbons to cutting hernias and saving lives,”...

Western Bureau: Justice Minister Delroy Chuck wants justices of the peace (JPs) to seriously consider preparing their last will and testament to prevent disputes and legal wrangling among family members after their deaths, a feature that has been...

The union that represents public sector employees has warned the Ministry of Health and Wellness that delays in payments owed to some of its members “will not be tolerated” beyond the end of this month. The warning from the Jamaica Civil Service...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Acting Superintendent for St James, Kenisha Vascianni, is warning citizens not to keep electric fans running for long periods and to keep them away from combustible items, to reduce the risk of the...

NASSAU (CMC): The Bahamas government says it is pausing the recruitment of nurses from Cuba and will also cancel its existing contracts with a Cuban recruitment agency. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Michael Darville, who paid a visit to Havana...

There’s a new kind of PEP trending and it’s not the Primary Exit Profile that is used to place primary school students in high school. It’s the kind that gets parents involved in their children’s well-being as it relates to their education,...

THE 17th iteration of the International Charles Town Maroon Conference and Festival unfolds from Friday, June 20 to Monday, June 23 at Charles Town in Portland. It is an academic, commemorative and celebratory event, chock-full of fun, festivity...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Leroy Gibbons' death is a great loss to Jamaica's cultural landscape. The veteran lover's rock singer, whose real name is Leroy Gibbon, reportedly died earlier today in Lucea, Hanover. He...

There will be a slight increase in the weekly allowance paid to participants in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development's Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) this year.   The 10,000 participants will now earn $17,...

The effective date for increased benefits for National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors has been moved forward by two weeks, with the changes now taking effect on Monday, June 16, instead of Tuesday, July 1. The NHT announced the change in a post...

The Matilda's Corner police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at his home on Sandy Park Road in St Andrew. He is 60-year-old auto-body repairman Wayne Blaine. It is reported that about 7:30 a.m., Blaine's body was found...

As part of efforts to locate missing children, an initiative is to be undertaken to broadcast messages to the public on digital screens under the Ananda Alert system. The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says the move boosts...

Three St Catherine men accused of being involved in lottery scamming were today each granted $200,000 bail with surety in the parish court. Akeem Haye, Tashon Sterling, and Steve Wilson are charged with breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent...

A man who was being sought in relation to last week's shooting death of an alleged gang leader in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew has been arrested in St Mary. The police say the suspect was apprehended around 6:00 a.m. on Monday during an...

An argument between a man and his uncle reportedly over a piece of property turned deadly in Bog Walk, St Catherine today. The nephew reportedly attacked and chopped his uncle, who is a licensed firearm holder, with a machete and the man opened...

The police in Portmore, St Catherine are investigating the death of a man who reportedly fell from a ladder during the passage of strong winds on Monday. The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Devon Cunningham. The Gleaner understands...