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Jamaica Gleaner

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:10:17 -0500
‘Dangerous conclusion’
Attorney-at-law CHUKWUEMEKA Cameron has criticised a stance of the Supreme Court that members of parliament and public officials implicitly consent to the verification of their assets when they submit their statutory declarations, calling it a “.....

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:10:00 -0500
Airbnb jitters
A bill to introduce sweeping changes to the regulatory framework of the tourism sector by making it mandatory, among other things, for Airbnb operators to be licensed and regulated by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), hit a snag in the House of...

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:11:17 -0500
Bar owner gunned down after returning from daughter’s graduation
Investigators assigned to the Major Investigation Division (MID) are probing, among other matters, whether stolen illegal firearms are the motive behind a double murder on Tuesday night in Mount Salus, St Andrew. The Gleaner understands that one......

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:08:54 -0500
Mario Deane’s community unhappy, says convicted cops got ‘slapped on the wrist’
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Rose Mount in Montego Bay, St James, Mario Deane’s home community, are unhappy with sentences that were given to the three police personnel who were convicted in connection with his August 2014 beating death. Corporal....

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:08:26 -0500
Briyah elated with PEP results, despite missing gov’t scholarship by a point
Western Bureau: The 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations was a bittersweet experience for 12-year-old Briyah Brissett, a student of the Greater Destiny Preparatory and Kindergarten (GDPK) in St James, as, while she got the high school of...

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

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:18:45 -0500
Man to face trial September 29 for allegedly killing uncle
A 43-year-old man accused of fatally chopping his uncle and attempting to cover up the crime by transporting and burning his remains is scheduled to stand trial on September 29. Charged is Samuel 'Peter-John' Waldo, a resident of Brooks Level...

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:35:35 -0500
Health Ministry warns against unregulated sex boosters
Jamaicans are being warned to steer clear of three dangerous sex enhancement products being sold online and informal vendors, as health officials warn over potentially life-threatening side effects. The Health Ministry has identified "Black Bull....

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:02:35 -0500
Cops seize revolver during raid in St Catherine
Lawmen assigned to the St Catherine South Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) seized a .38 revolver during a snap raid on Port Henderson Road on Tuesday. Reports from the Portmore police are that at 6:15 a.m., lawmen conducted an operation in...

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:48:36 -0500
Diddy convicted on prostitution charges, acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses but was acquitted of more serious sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have led to a life sentence. The verdict, delivered after three.....

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:00:55 -0500
Flirting with danger - Ex-exotic dancer pleads for women to leave stripping for safer jobs
A former exotic dancer is now urging women to seek safer and more sustainable ways to earn a living instead of turning to stripping for quick cash. In an interview with THE STAR, Kim* claimed that the days when men simply enjoyed watching dancers....

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