Residents of Barking Lodge in St Thomas are hoping that Ricardo ‘Mr Volunteer’ Burke will be able to fulfil their shared Christmas wish of building a new house for a needy neighbour, even as he executes customary efforts to bring cheer to his......

After what she described as a "valley experience" as she was pulled from death’s door by the medical staff, who went above and beyond the call of duty to nurse her back to health, Barbara Riley Williams on Thursday presented them with gifts in...

December 25 won't quite be Christmas this year. That's the view of Claudette Brown of Hall in Clarendon, who said there'll be no joy for her or her son, who will turn 12 on Christmas Day. Their usual ritual of having her father, Phillip Brown,...

Despite a decline in the interest of non-Christians and churchgoers – who are no longer rolling out of bed from as early as 5 a.m. to scurry to church at 6 a.m. for Christmas morning services to commemorate Jesus' birth – church leaders are hopi...

A mid rising inflation and more costly imports, a concurrent increase in the price of goods is partly being blamed for a slowdown in retail sales just days before Christmas, but there’s optimism among business owners that sales might begin to......

WESTERN BUREAU: Stakeholders in western Jamaica are clamouring for Senator Matthew Samuda to be promoted to the national security portfolio, replacing his boss, Dr Horace Chang, amid a soaring murder rate islandwide. The call came after Prime...

Employees of Cari-Med who recently brought the company to court over its COVID-19 vaccination policies have broken their silence after the Supreme Court’s decision to throw out their claim that the company’s vax-or-test mandate breached their......

Time is running out and frustration is building for the family of Taneka Gardner, the woman whose throat was slashed during a sacrificial ceremony at Pathways International Kingdom Restoration church last October as her insurance claim process...

When non-violent offender Craige Garricks was told that Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica stood in the gap for his family and paid the $300,000 fine for his release from prison in time for Christmas, he was beyond excited. The 25-year-old said he was....

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has cautioned against overplaying the scale of infection of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a day after the health ministry advised that the fast-spreading strain was likely in the population....

Vendors at the meat market in Cross Roads have welcomed the uptick in sales for the Christmas season and are able to meet the increased demands of Jamaicans. Linroy Sewell told The Gleaner that his customers have mainly been purchasing oxtail and......

WESTERN BUREAU: Affirming its confidence in the Jamaican tourism industry, Sandals Resorts International is pumping US$240 million in investment during a pandemic that has forced the sector into a spirit of resilience. The company’s executive...

Deviating from the traditional expressions of Christmas stories, author Valrie Kemp-Davis has collaborated with illustrator Richard Natto to birth an interactive and culturally inspired children’s book to not only bring holiday cheer but to...

WESTERN BUREAU: The lightning-fast Omicron coronavirus variant could generate a daily record of 1,500 COVID-19 cases by mid-January if the infection rate goes unchecked, a sober warning of the scale of spread that could be unleashed after the high-....

WESTERN BUREAU: Forty days after an American woman rented a 2017 Toyota Corolla from Sixt-Rent-A-Car at the Sangster International Airport, she seems to have disappeared into thin air and the vehicle is nowhere to be found. The woman, Antiellia M.....

Four ageing Bibles dating back to the 1800s are among the most valued possessions in the century-old Connolley house and serve as compasses for those who have lived within its walls, including cultural and creative industries expert Dr Deborah...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: There will be increased police presence at gaming outlets and other high-risk businesses to deter criminals as Christmas nears. That move is aimed at heading off the threat of robberies which traditionally spike at year end.....

Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke says the Government is moving full speed ahead with the implementation of the public-sector compensation review despite not achieving full buy-in from union heads of its four per cent wage increase offer. “We have...

Three siblings who filed a claim against their father under the Mental Health Act to get a court order to manage his financial affairs were forced to back down after a medical report showed that their dad was capable of managing his money. The...

A revolving beekeeping project that is creating a buzz in Tranquility, Portland, has earned Demar Demontagnac one of 50 Sagicor Community Heroes Awards. A marketing student at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) and 2018 Prime....