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US Coast Guard offloads over US$14 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its Cutter Venturous on Friday offloaded at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach about 5,300 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, worth an estimated US$14.1 million, interdicted in the Caribbean Sea...

New Portmore gateway in design phase

The Government is currently designing a new entrance to Portmore in St Catherine. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Robert Morgan. He said the...

Ronald Carter, 66, a farmer in Manchester Central.

Water, roads, and rage Premium

Residents of Manchester Central appear split over whether Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) incumbent Rhoda Moy Crawford deserves a second term as the clock ticks toward the general election expected by September. She is facing a challenge from Donovan...

Bellefield the decider

The following analysis uses data from the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) since 2002. The period was chosen as the ECJ started providing division breakdowns for constituency results in 2002. Note that local government elections are not...

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The Clarke brothers from left: Kenneth-Roy, Devaun, Clifton Jr and Reneil.

Super-talented, educated and grounded

Paul H. Williams Gleaner Writer ON SATURDAY, April 26, The Gleaner exposed 26-year-old Reneil Clarke’s life of service, but we did broach the fact that he also plays basketball and table tennis “occasionally” and volleyball with his brothers “here...

Hello Mi Neighbour | Practise righteousness and watch the right things happen for you!

TAKE IT from me ... no, not from me, from the Creator, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people”. The rise or fall of any nation or family, for that matter, is predicated upon the values that that nation/family epouses....

Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent (centre) comes through the tape in the 100 metres at the Grand Slam Track Miami event at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar yesterday.

Big payday for Nugent

JAMAICAN SPRINT hurdler Ackera Nugent became the second Jamaican to win a Grand Slam Track (GST) title as she took home the women’s short hurdles race group title by amassing 18 points across her two events at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miami,...

‘I know what I need to work on’

OLYMPIC SILVER medallist Kishane Thompson said he now knows where he will need to improve as he opened his 2025 season in the men’s 100 metres, clocking 9.99 seconds to place second at the Shanghai Diamond League yesterday. Thompson, who started...

From castor beans to castor oil.

Castor oil market seeking game changer in standardisation, GI designation

The Jamaican castor oil industry has not been able to shed the perception of being an enterprise for the ‘small man’, largely because the potential earnings mainly flow to counterfeit products on the market that are falsely labelled as Jamaican,...

Persad-Bissessar sworn in as PM, her second time as head of TT government

Kamla Persad-Bissessar created history on Thursday, when she took the oath of office, becoming the first woman to be sworn in as prime minister of Trinidad...

Wiz Khalifa

No Off Season: Sean Paul talks health, hits and headlining with Wiz Khalifa

Following his successful Bring It Tour in April, which was spread across 13 cities in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland, with R...

Charles Burnett on the never-ending battle of ‘Killer of Sheep’

NEW YORK (AP): Charles Burnett has been living with Killer of Sheep for more than half a century. Burnett, 81, shot Killer of Sheep on black-and-white 16mm in the early 1970s for less than US$10,000. Originally, Burnett’s thesis film at the...

Gleaner editorial writes: But the welcome decline in murders notwithstanding, there is a disturbing development that is deserving of close attention, which, unfortunately, elicits an aggressive pushback, and often hostile reaction.

Editorial | Happy for fall in murders …

It would be good indeed if the number of murders in Jamaica this year fell below 800, as the security minister, Horace Chang, noted was possible, given the current trend lines. While Dr Chang suggested that this figure would be a “historic low” for...

Stephen Vasciannie | Encouraging transparency

“Knowledge send us Heavenly Father…” In matters of public affairs, we tend to place great emphasis on the side of secrecy. In most situations, government ministers are bound to secrecy in the discussion of Cabinet matters. Similarly, civil...

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather to start the process to elect the new pope at the Vatican on Wednesday.

What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope

VATICAN CITY (AP): A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that cardinals are sequestered until they find a winner. Cardinals have no contact with the outside...

Africans say a Black pope would be nice to have. But they are not too hopeful

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP): If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is a long shot, though some are cautiously optimistic that Pope Francis’ successor could be a Black...

A view of the landscaped spaces at Emancipation Park

Jenna Blackwood | Landscape architecture is not ‘just landscaping’

April was celebrated globally as World Landscape Architecture Month. However, the profession of landscape architecture is still largely misunderstood by most people, including other design professionals. When most people hear the term landscape...

They are not wrong!

We often label others based on how they behave or the choices they make. The moment someone acts differently from what we expect, we quickly label them ‘wrong’. This habit creates negative energy exchange between people, leading to emotional...

(From left) Winsome Callum, Director, Corporate Communications, Jamaica Public Service - title sponsors of the Jamaica Auto Show speaking with the organizers of the event, speaking with partners for the upcoming event on May 10 and 11 at the National Arena

The National Arena Gears Up for the Mammoth 2025 Auto Show

The island’s automotive landscape is set for a thrilling shake-up as the Jamaica Auto Show (JAS) officially launched its highly anticipated 2025 edition. Promising an unprecedented showcase of vehicular variety, the two-day extravaganza will take...

Five new plug-in SUVs for almost any budget

Plug-in hybrid vehicles are perfect for people curious about going electric but who aren’t ready to give up the convenience of gasolene. A plug-in hybrid is a hybrid with a larger battery that you can charge at home. It allows you to drive short...

Family and faith continue to shape Marks’ approach to leadership.

I’ve been pining to come home Premium

WESTERN BUREAU: After serving as Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States for nearly a decade, across three US presidencies and a global pandemic, Senator Audrey Marks has come home. But her return is more than a professional transition. It is...

Dream House | A Hanover home like no other

We just can’t take our eyes off this residence in Sandy Bay, Hanover, within a 24-hour guarded, ultra-exclusive address. What manner of house, dare we ask, captures and holds our attention with such a spontaneous surge of euphoria? The answer lies...

Maziki Thame writes: The Government has been expanding the role of the army in policing, militarising police practices and passing or attempting to pass draconian legislation or sentencing related to crime, such as the expansion of mandatory minimum senten

Maziki Thame | Militarisation or democracy: Where is Jamaica heading?

Militarism goes hand in hand with authoritarianism. While democratic values include popular participation in decision-making, checks on the power of government and the protection of people’s rights and freedoms, militarisation threatens democracy...

Shinique Walters | Glass ceiling vs glass escalator: Women’s role in elections

Jamaican women have contributed significantly to the voting process since the 1944 adult suffrage. However, there has been a significant decline in the number of persons who chose to vote in 2020. The voter turnout was approximately 37.85 per cent...