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McKenzie outlines major investments for local government
Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says billions of dollars are to be spent to improve local government services for Jamaicans. In delivering his Sectoral address in parliament this afternoon, McKenzie touted the investments already made...
CommentsPaula Llewellyn granted permission to intervene in job extension appeal
King's Counsel Paula Llewellyn has been given permission to intervene in the appeal filed against the Constitutional Court's ruling concerning her extension in the job as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The parties in the case...
Comments- Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster
- Hundreds mourn gang killings of Haitian mission director and young American couple
- Two men charged over goat theft in St Catherine
- Cost of retrofitting leased Mandeville property 'close to' $1 billion, says TAJ
- Over 600 get free cataract surgeries in Manchester
WRONG TARGET
Describing the furore over Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s British citizenship as “cass cass”, University of the West Indies professor Dr Christopher Charles says he is alarmed Prime Minister Andrew Holness has joined the talk even though there is...
CommentsFrom guard duty to jail cell
WESTERN BUREAU: A 22-year-old police officer, who was on cell-guard duty at the Whithorn Police Station in Westmoreland on Saturday, was removed from duty and placed in custody at the same lockup after he was allegedly caught trying to smuggle...
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Court still awaiting psych report for mom accused of killing infant
WESTERN BUREAU: A long-awaited psychiatric evaluation for a St James woman accused of fatally throwing her five-month-old daughter off a three-storey roof in December 2023 is expected to be ready in a month. The accused, Shamoya Green, made her...
CommentsDutch carpenter remanded on cocaine charge in airport case
WESTERN BUREAU: Dutch national Patrick Crawford, who has been charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle $28.3 million worth of cocaine on a flight on May 9, is to next appearance before the court on June 10. Crawford, a 44-year-old carpenter of a...
Comments- Gov’t to restart talks on Portmore market
- Growth & Jobs | Consider critical illness policies as part of financial planning conversation – Blagrove
- Growth & Jobs | Caribbean tourism remains robust, but growth slows, says ForwardKeys report
- Growth & Jobs | Breaking barriers: A female welder who defies the odds
Sacked!
WHILE NEIDER dos Santos was ready to come back to Montego Bay United Football Club (MBU) for preseason, the team had other plans and is currently in the process of announcing a replacement. In a Gleaner interview with Dos Santos, he said the...
CommentsJamaica to host inaugural Carifta Gymnastics Championships
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Gymnastics Association, Nicole Grant, is pleased the country will be hosting the inaugural Carifta Gymnastics Championships set for November 29-30 at the National Indoor Sports Centre. “We are elated, very happy to be the...
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Harris announces plans to double internet access in Africa
Vice-President of the United States Kamala Harris announced on Friday the formation of a new partnership to help provide internet access to 80 per cent of Africa by 2030, up from roughly 40 per cent now. The announcement comes as follow-through on...
CommentsCIBC Caribbean ploughing US$30m into Jamaica operation
CIBC Caribbean will close its Bahamas call centre and relocate the one in Jamaica to Kingston amid plans to reshape all its call centre operations into a “digital branch”. The banking group also reported on Friday that it will be deploying another...
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Thanksgiving Service for Desi Jones June 3
The Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Desmond ‘Desi’ Jack Jones will be held at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, North Street in Kingston on Monday, June 3, starting at 1 p.m. a release from the Minister of Culture, Gender,...
CommentsHappy ending for Sashi Live
The last time the Sashi Experience, previously one of Jamaica’s most anticipated, large-scale music festivals, was held was 2002. Now, 22 years later, its founder, Horatio Hamilton, has brought it back to take place in Plantation Cove, St Ann, as a...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Vaping needs regulation
THE EDITOR, Madam: In recent times, vaping has become hugely popular among young Jamaicans, offering an idyllic, albeit false, oasis in the form of a safer option to traditional smoking. But hold on a moment before you take that puff of vapour!...
CommentsAll fake outrage, hypocrisy, and deception
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am compelled to respond to The Gleaner article titled ‘To thine own self be true’ by Minister Daryl Vaz, which further perpetuates misinformation and baseless accusations against Opposition Leader Mark Golding. Minister Vaz’s...
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‘A tragic mistake’
TEL AVIV (AP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Monday that a “tragic mistake” had been made after an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah ,setting fire to a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians and,...
CommentsPAHO urges strengthening dengue prevention in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON (CMC): The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has urged countries of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean to strengthen preventive measures against dengue fever. In an epidemiological alert last Friday, PAHO pointed to the...
Comments- Landslide in Papua New Guinea buries more than 2,000 people
- Tropical storm floods villages and cuts power to millions in parts of Bangladesh and India
- A 19th-century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum, prompts a state investigation
- Aid trucks begin entering Gaza under agreement with Egypt to bypass Rafah
Bent on a lifetime of love
Kamarie Price and Javaede Bent could never have imagined finding love at work. What began as mere colleagues interacting soon blossomed into a beautiful friendship rooted in admiration, respect, understanding, quality time, and support. Before they...
Something Extra | Tuesday
Gathering at the AC Hotel Kingston last Friday night, family and friends celebrated the 85th birthday soirée of Jasnieth Harvey, an insurance stalwart at Sagicor Jamaica, in a black and gold affair. Harvey, wearing a black and gold train-length...
Highlights of the Caribbean Shipping Executives’ Conference
THE CARIBBEAN Shipping Association (CSA) held its 22nd annual Caribbean Shipping Executives’ Conference (CSEC) from May 20 to 21 at the Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon. Industry leaders and decision-makers from across the Caribbean maritime...
CommentsShipping Schedule
CMA CGM KINGSTON DIMITRIS C 28/05 CMA CGM ARICA 28/05 CMA CGM ARISTOTE 28/05 CRYSTAL A 28/05 HANS SCHULTE 28/05 MANDALAY 28/05 CRYSTAL A 29/05 CONTSHIP BEE 29/05 CMA CGM FORT ST LOUIS 29/05 OOCL MEMPHIS 30/05 BOMAR PRAIA 31/05 AS...
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Editorial | Haiti’s better chance
Michael Abrahams | Citizenship conundrum