Lieutenant General Rocky Meade’s appointment as Cabinet secretary has been met with scepticism by former senior civil servants who have expressed concern that it may not be in keeping with a provision of the Jamaican Constitution. Meade, the form...

Three business moguls have defended their multimillion-dollar sponsorship of Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith’s failed candidature for the post of Commonwealth secretary general, insisting that they were motivated only by patriotism...

After two consecutive days of protest action, transport operators who ply sections of St Andrew West Rural have called for a traffic ticket amnesty and have pledged to hold police and other state authorities accountable after airing grouses at a...

WESTERN BUREAU: Damion Tyrell, director of field operations and data collection at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), is urging Jamaicans to participate in the 2022 Population and Housing Census, which is now on in earnest. The data...

As Jamaican parliamentarians paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, members of the Opposition urged the Government to complete the process of independence by removing the monarch as the head of state. Opposition Leader Mark Golding said The.....

At the centre of Comfort Castle Primary and Infant School in Moore Town, Portland, stands an eyesore: an old principal’s cottage which has been in ruins since it lost its roof during the passage of Hurricane Gilbert 34 years ago. The structure......

(Associated Press): Veteran actor Sheryl Lee Ralph, an ageless stalwart of the industry who won an Emmy as a first-time nominee at the age of 66, relished in her victory by bellowing powerful lyrics about being an Endangered Species, imploring...

The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) would retain power if a general election were to be called today, widening its advantage over the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) and strengthening its influence over key demographic groups, including...

GRAND CAYMAN: The Jamaica-based Chukka Caribbean Adventures will pump US$5 million (J$750 million) into a new adventure park in Antigua and Barbuda, that country’s tourism authority Chief Executive Officer Colin James says. Chukka Chief Executive....

As the Ministry of Health investigates its first suspected monkeypox death, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Regional Technical Director Michael Bent has warned school administrators to ramp up infection-control measures to mitigate the...

A St James businessman alleged to be the mastermind behind a local lottery scamming group is to be extradited to the United States after he opted not to challenge the request. Anthony Stewart, 38, of Bogue Village, waived his right to an...

Transport operators who ply sections of St Andrew West Rural withdrew their services on Monday, leaving students and commuters stranded in Half-Way Tree, Stony Hill and other areas. Poor road conditions, seized buses and a demand for fare increase....

The Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee, the most anticipated children’s competition, begins its journey across the island with the parish contest in St Thomas on September 26. In association with JN Bank, The Gleaner’s Children’s Own p...

WESTERN BUREAU: Some students of the 8Godfrey Stewart High School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, were barred from entering the compound yesterday as administrators reportedly accused them of violating the dress code. The situation infuriated some....

People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding says the party will discuss the findings of a policy commission which was mandated in 2021 to modernise its core philosophy as it stages its 84th annual conference this weekend. In early 2021,....

A police corporal accused of lying to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) about a 2020 shooting in St Catherine is to stand trial in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on November 7. A man’s house was said to have been......

The donation of 10 refurbished haemodialysis machines has boosted the capacity of the Spanish Town Hospital to take on an additional 30 new patients with renal illness. Valued at more than $28 million, the machines were donated by Renal Dynamics, a....

Administrators of Papine High School have launched a work-to-earn and mentorship programme to refocus at-risk teenage boys and loosen the influence of gangs that have historically infiltrated the school population. The strategy is reportedly...

Teenager Adrianna Laing, who sustained severe burn wounds in a Westmoreland house fire that killed her three brothers last week, has undergone a series of life-saving operations at a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Stephen Josephs, the project...

As he cleared plastic and other waste from a Kingston beach on the weekend, GraceKennedy Foundation scholar Alexander Crooks was fuelled by inspiration and gratitude to give back to his corporate sponsors and country. Crooks was among more than 200....