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Jamaica Gleaner

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:07:24 -0400
GAME CHANGER
The basketball court in Majesty Gardens, St Andrew, was largely undeveloped when 31-year-old Andre Moore started playing the game there about two decades ago. However, he said the long hours he spent on the fenceless “rockie rockie” court in the...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:07:32 -0400
Holness appeal fails
The Court of Appeal has found no error in Supreme Court Justice Althea Jarrett’s decision rejecting Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ bid to strike out portions of an affidavit filed by a senior Integrity Commission (IC) official, ruling that th...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:07:33 -0400
Tufton hails AI-powered imaging centre
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has hailed the newly inaugurated Oasis Imaging and MRI Centre as an important addition to Jamaica’s healthcare landscape, commending its investment in advanced diagnostic technology, compassionate...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:06:18 -0400
Lucea gridlock sparks calls for permanent road fix
WESTERN BUREAU: Bad road conditions along the main road in Hanover’s capital, Lucea, are once again causing lengthy delays, with what would normally be a three-minute drive through the town now taking up to 45 minutes. That situation may soon be a...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:06:41 -0400
From remediation to recognition
At the ‘blackboard’ of assessing learning trajectories and outcomes, particularly in the island’s 189 National School Learning and Intervention Programme (NSLIP) primary schools deemed in need of support by the National Education Inspectorate ...

Jamaica Observer

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Charity makes donation to upgrade more restrooms at Little London High
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...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - April 12
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...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new PM after week of drama
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 ...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Arlene Swaby fuels her business with focus and Access
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...

Mon, Apr 11, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Hanging not solution to crime problem, says official
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...

Jamaica Star

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:53:56 -0500
More Jamaicans with criminal convictions can have records cleared
  The Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act has been amended to strengthen and modernise the expungement framework and afford more Jamaicans with criminal convictions an opportunity to have their records cleared. 

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:52:24 -0500
Proposal pushed to tax imported goat meat to help local farmers

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:47:02 -0500
Men accused of murder and arson walk free walk free after key witness disappears
Three men accused of a chilling double murder and arson in which two victims were found dead in a bathtub inside a burnt-out house have walked free after the prosecution admitted it could not proceed without its sole eyewitness.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:42:29 -0500
Haunted by history Flat Bridge surrounded by stories of spirits

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:39:16 -0500
Haven in the hills Mountain community built on faith and purpose
High above the bustle of Kingston, tucked away in the cool hills where the air feels lighter and the pace of life slows, is a community built around faith, purpose and self-sufficiency.

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