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Robinson questions sustainability of gov’t givebacks amid revenue underperformance
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson, is questioning whether the $25 billion in givebacks announced by Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke in March are sustainable in light of the revenue underperformance in the last fiscal...
CommentsInvestigation into expulsion of students from St James High to take another week
The personnel committee of St James High School's board of management is expected to take another week to provide the result of its investigation into reports that the school's principal, Joseph Williams, expelled two female students in...
Comments- Two illegal guns seized in Grants Pen, St Andrew
- Taxi operator killed in crash along PJ Patterson Highway
- Morant Bay councillor Rohan Bryan has died
- Opposition concerned about 'shifting plans' for water improvement project in Western Jamaica
- Highway collapse in China's southern Guangdong province leaves at least 24 dead
Mayor makes final pitch to Jamaican ex-pats, other London voters ahead of election
St Johns Church, Waterloo, London: Making his last pitch to London voters ahead of the closely contested London Mayoral election on Thursday, two-time incumbent Mayor Sadiq Khan had a specific message for Jamaicans and West Indians last Friday....
CommentsNew Alpha entrance to receive blessing
The Sisters of Mercy of Jamaica will today, May 1, host an official ceremony to bless the new entrance to the Alpha Complex. The Alpha Complex, which is located at 26 Camp Road, is the site of six schools which are owned and sponsored by the...
CommentsWar of words begins
ST CATHERINE Football Association (SCFA) presidential candidates Jason McKay and incumbent Elaine Walker-Brown have been embroiled in a public war of words as the organisation’s election looms. McKay, president of the McKay Security Raiders FC, has...
CommentsGilbert’s unshakable self-belief
EVEN AFTER helping Arnett Gardens to consistently impressive preliminary stage performances and into the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) quarterfinals, many observers still had question marks about coach Xavier Gilbert. However, after outplaying and...
CommentsPortland JSX writes down two investments, losses expand ninefold Premium
Portland JSX Limited, a fund that invests in privately held companies in Jamaica and Latin America, has slipped deeper into losses that were nine times worse than a year ago. The fund’s annual results for year ending February 2024 were exacerbated...
CommentsParamount to pry new growth from lubes, manufacturing Premium
Smarting from a loss of business occasioned by a dip in construction project starts and lower demand for food-grade inputs, chemicals and lubes supplier Paramount Trading is looking to lubricants and growth in manufacturing to get to its stated...
CommentsMiss Universe Jamaica Central Deidrian Downer ‘changed’ by competition
Deidrian Downer, the recently crowned Miss Universe Jamaica Central, says she was always a shy and reserved girl. In fact, if it weren’t for her new-found title, Downer says she would have never even had the confidence to answer questions from The...
Comments‘The Fall Guy’ - A tribute to stunt performers
Every time you see an action movie, or even just a movie with action elements, what you’re seeing is the underrated field of stunt work. People devote so much to the craft of film-making, they’re willing to suffer actual bodily harm. While they...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Record-breaking Net International Reserves: A boon for economic stability and growth
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s economic landscape is marking a historic milestone as the nation’s Net International Reserves (NIR) soars past the significant US$5 billion mark for the first time. As of March 31, 2024, Jamaica’s Gross Reserves...
CommentsLove changes lives
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am in agreement with the sentiments and concerns raised in The Gleaner’s editorial of April 27, 2024, titled ‘Student Violence’. As the concluding paragraph posited, "a combination of efforts by all stakeholders is the ideal...
CommentsTransitional council names new PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Haiti’s newly installed transitional council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Bélizaire as the Caribbean country’s prime minister on Tuesday as it presses forward in its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new...
CommentsJudge raises threat of jail as he holds Trump in contempt
NEW YORK (AP): Donald Trump was held in contempt of court on Tuesday and fined US$9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money...
CommentsCervical cancer in the Caribbean
CERVICAL CANCER is considered a preventable disease. However, in the Caribbean, it is still one of the fourth most common causes of death in women. Efforts to overcome obstacles to the treatment and control of this preventable disease are being...
CommentsOvarian cancer the silent killer
THE OVARIES are the primary female reproductive organs. These glands have three important functions: they secrete hormones, they protect the eggs a female is born with, and they release eggs for possible fertilisation. Women are typically born...
CommentsSomething Extra | Wednesday
It’s Prada again for SAINT International’s breakout star Dru Campbell. The Jamaican model, who made her global catwalk début for the Italian luxury fashion house’s Fall/Winter 2024 women’s collection back in February, graces a new 15-page Pop...
Lifestyle changes, support advocacy for prostate cancer
Being diagnosed and living with prostate cancer can profoundly alter a man’s perspective on life. It’s a challenging experience emotionally and physically, often evoking feelings of fear, worry, stress, helplessness, or anger. Such reactions are...
Editorial | The Keith Clarke case
Elizabeth Morgan | Jamaica’s production and export of coffee: Potential and challenges