The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is calling for both major political parties to publish detailed implementation plans for their income tax promises. The People's National Party (PNP) has proposed raising the personal income-tax...

Thirty-two-year-old Junior Young, otherwise called ‘Tentroy’, of New Road, Flankers, St James, was charged on Monday with the murder of a man who was shot in the head at a party in the area. Killed was 32-year-old labourer Junior Golding,...

The police are now leading the search for two young children who were reported missing in Moneague, St Ann, on Tuesday night, a high-ranking official has revealed. The police official acknowledged, however, that “there is a probability that...

The personal income tax breaks proposed by the country’s two main political parties triggered fireworks at the second political debate on Tuesday. The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has promised to reduce income tax to 15 per cent from 25...

NEW YORK (AP) — Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump’s agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs. An...

The Jamaica Defence Force was on Tuesday called in to assist the police in assessing a device found at an auto parts store in Osborne Store, Clarendon, following a shooting incident. The police told The Gleaner that a licensed firearm holder shot...

Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland will be placing increased emphasis on literacy, particularly for new students, to begin the 2025-26 academic year. Principal Emily Lawrence-Ricketts told JIS News in an interview that the school is...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the full rollout of Jamaica’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), branded JAM-DEX, will alleviate many of the problems people experience at automated teller machines (ATMs). JAM-DEX was first...

Jamaica’s postal service has stopped accepting packages for shipment to the United States from members of the public, effective today, following a policy shift linked to tariffs by the United States, The Gleaner understands. Outbound mail remains...

Kitson Town, St Catherine businessman Garfield Johnson has been charged with fraud for allegedly pocketing almost $3.5 million from a woman who paid him to purchase vehicles. Johnson was charged on Monday with fraudulent conversion. Reports from...

The Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) says it rejects claims that politics played a role in the absence of sign language services at the first election debate last Saturday. Hours ahead of tonight’s second debate, the commission, in a media...

A 27-year-old bus driver perished in a vehicular crash along the main road in Llandovery in St Ann on Monday. Dead is Estashie Grant of Mile End district in Ocho Rios in the parish. Reports are that about 5:15 p.m., Grant was driving a 2014...

A man who stabbed another in his abdomen during an argument at a party in Lacovia, St Elizabeth was on Monday charged. Twenty-three-year-old Kenneth Morris, otherwise called ‘Scheme Boss,’ a musician of New Town district in the parish, is charged...

Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and response capacity has been strengthened with the handover of drones under the Natural Resources Canada – Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) Project. The drones, presented to representatives of the Ministry...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is to discuss, at a meeting scheduled for this afternoon, a formal complaint lodged by People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Catherine South Central, Kurt Matthews, regarding the relocation of the...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Tuesday denied that a 19-year-old patient died at the Lima Regional Hospital as a result of an “absence of oxygen”. In a statement, the Ministry of Health quoted the management of the hospital as...

Preparations are on in earnest for the smooth reopening of schools for the new academic year. According to Director of Regional Services in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson, they have also done...

The People’s National Party (PNP) has pushed back at critics of its proposal to raise the personal income tax threshold, saying economic data now available to the opposition is better than it was decades ago. PNP President Mark Golding says...

The St Catherine woman who was allegedly held in the company of Talik Chambers who had escaped from the Constant Spring police lock-up was remanded until September 2 when she appeared in the parish court today. When Jay-Ann 'Shamara' Holmes...

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is warning against the dangerous practice of political party supporters protruding bodies or body parts from motor vehicles while using public roadways. Corporate Communications and Public Relations Manager at...

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has cautioned the public to ignore a statement by a senior People’s National Party (PNP) official that PNP election day workers will be issued with integrity lamps to verify the identity of voters. Jamaicans are...

As people across the Caribbean live longer and healthier lives, the traditional mantra of ‘learn, earn, retire’ is proving increasingly outdated and insufficient. With life expectancy on the rise and regional governments expressing concern about...

For many entrepreneurs launching a new venture or looking to expand an existing one, accessing credit has proven to be a game changer, enabling them to build successful business operations. According to Tabra-Kay Lindsay, sales relationship...

For top pan chicken vendor Adrian Walker, the journey in this year’s staging of the CB Pan Chicken Championship hasn’t been only about the quest for money and a trophy, but the knowledge he has gained about money itself, and how to manage it. ‘I’m...

The Jamaican Economy Panel (JEP) recently published its 25th survey discussion: “Unlocking the Potential of Jamaica’s Creative Economy: Advancing the SDGs through Visual Arts, Film, and Music.”Jamaica’s creative economy, particularly its globally...

It wasn’t just a day of painting classrooms. For Red Stripe’s summer interns, the D...

Culture Minister Olivia Grange is reporting that she today received the Certificate of Inscription classifying Port Royal as a World Heritage Site. The Certificate of Inscription was presented to Grange by the Regional Director and...

Southwest Airlines will soon require travellers who can’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making. The new rule goes into effect January 27, the same day...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Juliette formed Monday in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from Mexico’s Baja California peninsula as Tropical Storm Fernand churned in the Atlantic Ocean. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect for either...

The Croft Hill police in Clarendon are investigating the suspected drowning of a man in a river on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Ashman Adams, a driver of Ballads Valley, Junction, St Elizabeth. The police report that...

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says its proposal to raise the personal income tax threshold to $3.5 million can be funded through “organic revenue growth” and existing pockets in the budget. At the same time, Opposition spokesman...

The police have released the identity of the man who was fatally shot by a licensed firearm holder during a foiled robbery at a Western Union in Hope Bay, Portland, early Monday morning. He has been identified as 23-year-old Orlando Beverly of...

A 71-year-old Bellas Gate, Old Harbour in St Catherine man has been charged by the police in Portmore after allegedly being held with a quantity of ganja. Austin McCalla, otherwise called ‘Bigga Man’, is charged with possession of ganja and...

Justices of the Peace (JPs) are being reminded to adhere to the law, which requires them to submit annual reports to the Custos of the parish in which they have been commissioned. According to Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, the Justices of the...

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has taken the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) to task over a statement made by its representative Damion Crawford on Saturday night that his party will not continue the rural school bus programme, as proposed...