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Published:Wednesday | October 8, 2025 | 12:09 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: The business community in Montego Bay, St James, is expressing relief following the arrest of reputed female gang leader only known as ‘Toots’ and six of her alleged associates. The seven were apprehended under the St James Police...

Published:Wednesday | October 8, 2025 | 12:08 AMKimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter

The Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) says the Government must consider reintroducing a ceiling on wages and salaries following its latest assessment of the Dr Andrew Holness administration’s fiscal performance. The commission said the...

Published:Tuesday | October 7, 2025 | 12:11 AM

Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) and the Port Authority of Jamaica yesterday welcomed the arrival of two new Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes to the island. The acquisition of the equipment has been characterised as a major step in...

Published:Tuesday | October 7, 2025 | 8:07 AMRuddy Mathison/Gleaner Writer

The death of four-year-old Shannon Gordon, one of five persons murdered during Sunday night’s mass shooting in St Catherine, has left her relatives and teachers shattered. During the incident in the community of Commodore in Linstead, labelled by...

Published:Tuesday | October 7, 2025 | 12:10 AM

Members of the new House of Representatives are expected to turn out in their numbers today for their first working day at Gordon House, more than two weeks after they took the Oath of Allegiance. The parliamentary agenda for today includes...

Published:Tuesday | October 7, 2025 | 12:09 AMTanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter

The defence team in the multimillion-dollar fraud case involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused has strongly opposed a prosecution request barring the media from publishing the names of witnesses due to security concerns....

Published:Tuesday | October 7, 2025 | 12:09 AMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) is raising an alarm over what it describes as the persistent underspending of the national capital budget, even as many of its members continue to face prolonged delays in receiving...

Published:Tuesday | October 7, 2025 | 12:08 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of several communities in proximity to the Flankers/Providence Beach in Montego Bay, St James, are adamant that they should be granted unrestricted access to the beach, which Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has...

Published:Tuesday | October 7, 2025 | 12:08 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: While there has been an uptick in violent crimes in other parts of the island, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels, the police commander for St James, says his team is keeping a tight grip on the parish through targeted operations...

Published:Monday | October 6, 2025 | 12:11 AMJanet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism juggernaut continued its reign at the World Travel Awards (WTA) on Saturday night, capturing an impressive 45 honours, 29 regional Caribbean awards and 16 national titles, during a glittering ceremony staged at...

Published:Monday | October 6, 2025 | 8:17 AMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

Political commentator Clyde Williams is advising Opposition Leader Mark Golding to send Zuleika Jess, the People’s National Party’s (PNP) justice spokesperson, to meet with Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck for discussions on the next steps in the...

Published:Monday | October 6, 2025 | 12:10 AMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

A group of students hurried to take shelter under a lone tree from the blazing mid-morning sun after a physical education class at the Old Harbour High School in St Catherine, recently. Watching from the sidelines, Principal Lynton Weir shared his...

Published:Monday | October 6, 2025 | 12:07 AM

SAN DIEGO (CMC): The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says officers from its San Diego, California office have arrested two Caribbean nationals among four undocumented immigrants who are convicted child sex predators. ICE...

Published:Sunday | October 5, 2025 | 12:17 AMLivern Barrett - Senior Staff Reporter

Jamaican authorities confiscated more than 250 endangered and exotic species of animals over the last five years amid worrying signs that more locals are seeking to cash in on the global multibillion-dollar illegal wildlife trade. A total of 274...

Published:Sunday | October 5, 2025 | 12:15 AMErica Virtue - Senior Gleaner Writer

The granddaughter of Senegalese royalty, Lady Mariéme Jamme has one main objective and it’s to use her platform to impact the lives of disadvantaged girls worldwide. She wants to do this by empowering them with educational tools for economic...

Published:Sunday | October 5, 2025 | 10:54 AMErica Virtue - Senior Gleaner Writer

Trade unionist Lambert Brown, an industrial relations adviser to the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), is claiming that the Orders used for the interdiction of Dr Aujae Dixon are not applicable, amid discussions about the September 17...

Published:Sunday | October 5, 2025 | 10:55 AMAndre Williams - Sunday Gleaner Reporter

Straw purchasing of guns is a major concern for United States (US) authorities and at least one state attorney general is calling for urgent attention to effectively have the upper hand in combating firearms trafficking locally and internationally...

Published:Sunday | October 5, 2025 | 10:56 AMChristopher Thomas - Sunday Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ recently publicised claim that Jamaica’s doctor internship programme is currently oversubscribed, questions and doubts still remain about whether there are enough interns now in the...

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2025 | 12:07 AM

NEW YORK (AP): The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. The prospect of trying those techniques at work may feel...

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2025 | 12:07 AMKaren Madden/Gleaner Writer

With news emerging on Friday that the United States forces carried out another strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel off the Venezuelan coast, local fishers have differing views on how this is likely to affect them. US Defence Secretary Pete...

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2025 | 12:07 AM

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has signalled that a proposal by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for him to meet with Justice Minister Delroy Chuck to restart discussions to move Jamaica towards a republic is a non-starter. In a letter dated...

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2025 | 12:06 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police, who are on a drive to dismantle the criminal gang behind a spate of robberies in the parish, have identified a woman known only as ‘Toots’ as the mastermind behind the illicit scheme. The gangsters are being...

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2025 | 12:05 AMJanet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Forty-two Jamaican students are celebrating a life-changing boost to their education, after being named recipients of the Lynne Mitchell Foundation (LMF) 2025 scholarships. The awards, valued at a record $21 million, were presented...

Published:Friday | October 3, 2025 | 12:11 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

Jamaica has officially become the 89th country to launch iamtheCODE, a global initiative aimed at empowering young girls and women through digital literacy and coding. The programme, which seeks to develop one million coders by 2030, targets...

Published:Friday | October 3, 2025 | 12:10 AMJanet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Cheers erupted inside the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Thursday morning as more than 370 Colombians disembarked from a “mystery flight” only to discover that their surprise destination was Jamaica. The...

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