Jamaica
Jamaica Gleaner
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:11:17 -0500For glory, for country
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are shooting to uplift their nation when they tackle Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors today in a football match deemed among their most important World Cup Qualifying contests ever. As the country grapples with the after...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:12:44 -0500Digicel pushes for full restoration by year end
At least 75 per cent of Digicel customers in four of the parishes with significant impacts from Hurricane Melissa will have service restored to them within the next two weeks, according to the local telecoms giant. Senior officials from the company....
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:11:33 -0500Defence questions reliability of DNA evidence
The defence in the murder trial of Constable Noel Maitland yesterday raised the possibility that the DNA of missing social media personality Donna-Lee Donaldson could have been transferred through casual contact. During cross-examination in the...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:10:54 -0500Relief for farmers as insurance payouts begin
After Hurricane Melissa gutted his 10-acre farm in Ebony Park, Clarendon, destroying several acres of crops, Wayne Shaw is now finding some relief as one of more than 130 farmers to receive a payout from the GraceKennedy (GK) Weather Protect...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:06:40 -0500Seiveright optimistic for winter tourist season, despite Melissa blow
WESTERN BUREAU: While most hospitality workers in hurricane-battered western Jamaica come from communities still without electricity, water, and other essentials, Delano Seiveright remains hopeful that the upcoming winter tourist season can be...
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
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:35 -0500Living in her car - Beeston Spring woman struggling after Melissa adds to woes
As she sat quietly in the front seat of a parked car on the compound of Salem Primary School in Beeston Spring, Westmoreland, Ann-Marie Warren's pain was impossible to hide. Her swollen feet rested awkwardly against the dashboard, and she...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:44 -0500‘I can’t even see my children’ - Hurricane Melissa leaves fisherman battered and broken
'What are your emotions like at this time?' was the question posed to Esroy Holness. His answer came not in words, but in tears. At 49, the fisherman and mason rested his head against a wooden post for support, weeping quietly before finally...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:33 -0500Concerns over fairness in Hurricane Melissa Relief distribution
As residents of western Jamaica work to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Melissa, questions are emerging about the fairness of ongoing relief efforts. George Miller, a justice of the peace in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, warns that some...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:53 -0500Police probe suspect’s drowning
The Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau and the Independent Commission of Investigations have launched an investigation into an incident involving the drowning of a male suspect in Bog Walk, St Catherine, yesterday. He has...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:51 -0500Municipal cop allegedly assaults cabbie
A municipal police officer has been slapped with several charges following an incident on November 9. He has been identified as 38-year-old Trevan Clarke of Passagefort Drive, Portmore, St Catherine. He has been charged with assault occasioning......