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INDECOM probing killing of man who allegedly pulled gun on police
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a man who allegedly pulled a gun on a police party in Lakes Pen, St Catherine, Thursday morning. The deceased is 23-year-old Richard...
CommentsTwo dead and 18 injured in small plane crash in Southern California
FULLERTON, California (AP) — Two people were killed and 18 injured when a small plane crashed through the rooftop of a commercial building in Southern California on Thursday, police said. Police got a report at 2:09 p.m. about the crash in...
Comments- Horseracing stalwart, former politician Vincent 'Trainer' Edwards has died
- Complaints to OUR double in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl
- Police commissioner urges recommitment to service excellence by JCF members
- Popcaan addresses Skatta Burrell dispute at Freedom Street, looks ahead
- Power restored to most of Puerto Rico following islandwide blackout
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Guys Hill community group shows it cares
The Guys Hill Community Development Committee (CDC) in St Catherine on Monday held its third annual children’s treat. The event was held at the Guys Hill Town Hall, built in 1938, which was transformed into a zone of celebration and laughter as the...
CommentsICON targets 1,000 new BPO jobs over next two years
WESTERN BUREAU: ICON Importers and Distributors, a company with over 25 years of service, has unveiled a major investment in the Global Service Sector (GSS), formally known as business processing outsourcing (BPO). This move will transform the...
CommentsMuchett’s Douglas opens season today at JC’s Sprint Fest
World Under-20 200 metres bronze medallist Shanoya Douglas of Muschett High will open her 2025 track season in the half-lap event at today’s Sprint Fest meet at Ashenheim Stadium, Jamaica College. The meet is set to start at 2:30 p.m. Douglas,...
CommentsGiannis the early leader in fan-balloting for NBA All-Star game
MIAMI, Florida (AP): Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is the early leader in fan balloting for the NBA All-Star game, and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers seems well on his way toward extending his record and getting picked for a 21st time....
CommentsInvestors shifting fund to equities and bonds
Dealmaker Dan Theoc expects 2025 to attract institutional investors back to the stock market and longer term bonds for inflation-beating opportunities. Theoc, who heads the investments banking division at Mayberry investments, expects the momentum...
CommentsPulse profits plunge
Pulse Investments reported a double-digit fall in earnings for the September first quarter which followed on from write-downs to end its financial year. The company continues to transition after the passing of its founder, Kingsley Cooper, last...
Comments5 Questions With Alaine
Singer Alaine Laughton, known simply as Alaine, has been a constant in the music industry since moving back to Jamaica from the United States in 2004. One year later came her breakthrough hit, No Ordinary Love, a song that remains a big hit with...
Comments‘Sounds From Yaad’ a real Jamaican experience
In his synopsis of Sounds From Yaad, which is written in the programme, erudite writer and director Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis declares, “From the onomatopoeic musicality of romantic overtures and social conversations to the creative cacophony of a...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Tourism can deliver more through strategic measures
THE EDITOR, Madam: The editorial ‘Beyond the hotel strikes’ on Sunday, December 29 highlights the significant contribution of tourism to Jamaica’s economy, citing its 6.5 per cent GDP share and employment of over 113,000 people. However, it...
CommentsTransparency on death penalty
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the article, ‘Election watch’, published in The Gleaner on January 1. I want to wish the two leaders of the main political parties and the citizens of Jamaica a happy 2025. I pray that there will...
CommentsCountry celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Panama Canal handover
PANAMA CITY (AP): Panama on Tuesday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the US handover of the Panama Canal, which President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to take back. The commemoration was made more poignant by the death on Sunday of former...
CommentsUS Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by the Islamic State group
NEW ORLEANS (AP): A US Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revellers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and...
CommentsSomething Extra | Friday
Rising and shining in style, beautiful and dapper A-listers started the new year on a fabulous note, escaping to a tropical oasis at The University of the West Indies Mona Bowl in St Andrew on Wednesday for the much-anticipated event, Sunrise Day...
Kamal Powell rings in 40
Kamal Powell, head of marketing for Supreme Ventures Limited, celebrated 40 on Monday with a swanky celebration at Sora Japanese Restaurant in St Andrew. A new-year birth, Powell, who actually hit the milestone on January 1, rang in the big day...
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