Nearly 140 adolescent mothers will return to school on Monday, a move executive director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Novlette Howell, said reflects a shifting attitude towards the reintegration of teenage mothers into the c...

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is challenging Jamaica’s craft vendors and artisans to move away from imported souvenirs and seek to create authentic Jamaican products that showcase the island’s culture and creativity in their i...

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says that the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) will soon activate funding to have water trucked to the parish’s drought-hit communities. In an interview with The Gleaner on Friday, Vernon said...

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang is calling for the development of a major craft centre along Jamaica’s north coast as the country seeks to expand its craft industry and create greater opportunities for small businesses. Chang...

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police seized two illegal high-powered rifles on Thursday, the third in recent weeks. The make and model of the two rifles, which were seized alongside a quantity of assorted ammunition in Birch Hill, were not disclosed....

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...

Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...

While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...

All schools in Region Four are expected to open for the new school term, says Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

A game of dominoes allegedly turned deadly in New Haven after an argument between two players erupted into violence, leaving one man dead and an 18-year-old now facing a murder charge.

Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is stepping up its fight against breast cancer with expanded access to breast-conserving procedures and minimally invasive surgery for axillary lymph nodes.