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UWI seeks to educate Caribbean leaders on climate change - Regional heads lacking urgency on global threat, says King

Published:Friday | June 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMChristopher Serju

Despite the technological and other advances since 1951, the political will to make the well-needed appropriate investments in climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies remains a vitally important missing link in the...

An exemplar for school chaplains

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:14 AMOlivia Brown/Gleaner Writer

Former Glenmuir High School principal Monacia Williams says the life and ministry of late school chaplain Alvarine ‘Sister Gem’ Roberts stand as a sterling exemplar for school chaplains, defined by quiet sacrifice, profound compassion and a depth...

United Way to channel $100m in aid to schools, farmers

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:13 AM

The United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) is to disburse $100 million in donations from J.E.T.S. Limited, operator of the MultiLink debit network, to support recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. The contribution forms part of the company’s corporate...

Mending hearts

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:13 AM

Six children with severe congenital heart defects recently received life-saving cardiac surgery led by London-based Professor Victor Tsang, a world-renowned specialist in paediatric valve repair and replacement. The procedures were carried out at...

Ja’s economic turnaround extolled in new book

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:13 AMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer

When Jamaica went from being virtually an economic basket case to being the economic wonder of the world, Jamaican international financial professional Courtney Christie-Veitch decided that this was a story that had to be told. To this end, he...

Belize aid supports Bluefields Bay rebuilding efforts

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:12 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

The Bluefields Bay region in eastern Westmoreland comprises several districts, including Belmont, Cherry Hill, Mount Airy, Mearnville and Auldyr. It was near this area that Category-5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday, October 28 last year...

Corporate Hands | Violence Prevention Alliance outreach targets Rocky Point, Clarendon

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:09 AM

Corporate Hands | MP Ambassador Marks donates to Percy Junor Hospital

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:09 AM

Earth Today | Direct access financing doable for developing countries

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:08 AM

THE LOCALLY Led Adaptation (LLA) funding window of the Adaptation Fund (AF) is being hailed as a model worthy of emulation at a time when climate-vulnerable developing countries continue to lobby for support to exercise greater autonomy over their...

Earth Today | A case for conservation

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:08 AM

PARTIES TO the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) have submitted proposals to add 42 new migratory species to the convention’s appendices as needing international conservation. An environmental treaty of the...

Corporate Hands | Caribbean Foods Limited supports over 6,000 families with Foska Oats donation through Food For The Poor

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:07 AM

Corporate Hands | We Florida Financial Credit Union supports Melissa impacted credit union employees

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:06 AM

Corporate Hands | UBTR, Govana give new year start to Mount Ward Primary

Published:Thursday | January 22, 2026 | 12:05 AM

Turkish national missing; last seen November 2025 - St Ann police

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 10:23 PM

Murat Akagac, a 61-year-old Turkish national who was living on Main Street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, has been reported missing, and was last seen in November 2025, the police say. A statement said he was reported missing on Wednesday. Akagac is of...

Sagicor Foundation says $79M from 2023 SIGMA Run used to buy CT scan machine for UHWI

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 10:00 PM

Sagicor Foundation says approximately $79 million from the 2023 SIGMA charity run was used to purchase a CT scan machine for the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in St Andrew. The equipment was shipped in December 2025 and is expected...

48-hour curfew in Stony Hill, Red Hills Road extended until Friday

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 9:59 PM

The 48-hour curfews imposed in sections of Stony Hill and Red Hills Road in St Andrew, has been extended to Friday. The curfew covers the communities of Airy Castle Road and Brooks Level in Stony Hill as well as 100 and Park Lane on Red Hills...

Holness: Access, statecraft key in ‘new era of diplomacy'; no 'ideological fantasies' for Jamaica

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 8:45 PM

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica must prioritise economic independence and strategic statecraft in a "new era of diplomacy”. “It's a new era of diplomacy. It's a new era of geopolitics,” he said Tuesday at the Jamaica Stock Exchange...

Trump backs down on Greenland, cancels tariff threat

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 7:14 PM

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for US control over Greenland. It's a dramatic reversal shortly after insisting he wanted to get the...

St Thomas police secure convictions in murder, firearm cases

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 6:47 PM

Several convictions, including manslaughter and illegal firearm possession, were secured in the St Thomas Circuit Court over the past week, the police are reporting. In one case, Khamoy Harrison was convicted of illegal possession of a firearm...

Police commissioner rejects 'lies' JCF delayed rollout of body-worn cameras

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 6:40 PM

Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake says he may need to shed diplomacy to directly call out "lies" surrounding claims that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has delayed the rollout of body-worn cameras. “Many times I try to be diplomatic and...

St Catherine man freed after complainant drops stolen cow case

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 5:58 PM

A St Catherine man charged with receiving a stolen cow was freed on Wednesday after the complainant indicated that he no longer wished to pursue the matter. Mark Queensborough was discharged during an appearance before the St Catherine Parish...

Westmoreland farmer charged after allegedly punching and chopping woman

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 5:49 PM

A 25-year-old man has been charged for allegedly chopping and punching a woman during a dispute in Westmoreland on Saturday. He is Jordon Chambers, a farmer of Chantilly Garden in the parish, the police say. Chambers has been charged with...

Roadworks for Port Henderson Rd / George Lee Blvd intersection in Portmore, expect delays

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 3:19 PM

Motorists using the Port Henderson Road / George Lee Boulevard intersection in Portmore, St Catherine are being advised to expect delays as the roadway will be reduced to single lane access, in the vicinity of Bayside, to undertake repairs. The...

Would-be robber shot by licensed firearm holder in St Andrew

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 1:21 PM

A would-be robber was shot by a licensed firearm holder along Grove Road in St Andrew on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred about 10:30 a.m. Reports are that the injured man attempted to steal a motorcycle and was shot in the process....

Alleged 25-y-o serial rapist, who is out on bail, charged for sexual exploitation of women and young girls

Published:Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | 12:38 PM

A 25-year-old Portland man, who is being accused of being a serial rapist, has been arrested and charged by detectives from the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) in connection with a string of sexual offences...

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