Hero image
Top Story...

NEEDLESS TRAGEDY

April 22, 2026 | News
A simmering feud between two teenage schoolboys, marked by repeated clashes, taunts and reports to authorities, erupted in deadly violence on Monday, with both families insisting that the teen’s death could have been prevented had both sides come together earlier to peacefully resolve the dispute.
Read More

Top News

Latest News

Sports

‘We want to play our football’

Having booked their spot in the Concacaf W Championship after a perfect run in the Concacaf W Qualifiers, Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby says his charges must continue to express themselves through their brand of football. The Reggae Girlz enjoyed a dominant run in Group B of the W Qualifiers, finishing with a perfect record of four wins in a row, scoring 27 goals along the way, while only conceding twice. The Girlz also impressed with their performances on the pitch, playing a fluid and exciting brand of football.
News

NEEDLESS TRAGEDY

A simmering feud between two teenage schoolboys, marked by repeated clashes, taunts and reports to authorities, erupted in deadly violence on Monday, with both families insisting that the teen’s death could have been prevented had both sides come together earlier to peacefully resolve the dispute.
Sports

Rescue job under way

St Mary Football Association president, James Pearson, spoke like a man with the weight of the world lifted from his shoulders, upbeat and spritely, announcing this Sunday as the start of the parish’s Major League after agonising in an April 9 Gleaner interview that its cash-strapped football programme could collapse. “They say it’s never too late for a shower of rain,” Pearson exclaimed, confirming that shortly after The Gleaner article appeared, Robert Montague, member of parliament, St Mary Western, rang him up with assistance to get the Major League under way.

News

See All
Vinnella Sutherland holds a photograph of her 13-year-old grandson, Kland Doyle, who was fatally stabbed, reportedly by a peer, on Monday in St Thomas.
Published 3 hours ago

NEEDLESS TRAGEDY

A simmering feud between two teenage schoolboys, marked by repeated clashes, taunts and reports to authorities, erupted in deadly violence on Monday, with both families insisting that the teen’s death could have been prevented had both sides come together earlier to peacefully resolve the dispute.

Sports

See All
Professional Football Jamaica Ltd CEO Owen Hill.
Published 3 hours ago

PFJL mum on $100m lawsuit

Owen Hill, CEO of the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL), says it will not make an official statement on the $100-million lawsuit filed against the organisation by Pivott LLC until it has completed a legal review. Pivott, the broadcast partner of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), has filed a lawsuit claiming damages of over $100 million against the PFJL for breach of contract.

Entertainment

See All
From left: Miss Jamaica 1978, Joan McDonald; Miss Jamaica World 2025 Nevaeh Allen; Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspeare; and Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths each hold a doll of themselves, made by Beverley Robotham-Reynolds of Island Dolls, at the Fashion E
April 21, 2026

50 years after winning Miss World, Cindy Breakspeare is a ‘dolly’

If Fashion Elevation were a dancehall show, its full title might read something like ‘Fashion Elevation: Queens and Dolls’ or, perhaps, ‘Fashion Elevation: Di Dolly Dem Come Out’. Last Saturday night at The Summit in New Kingston, Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspeare; Miss Jamaica 1978, Joan McDonald; Miss Jamaica World 2025-2026, Nevaeh Allen; and the Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths, all strutted into the “dolly dem” conversation – and, naturally, took it to another level.

Business

See All
Published 3 hours ago

Cannabis industry on a $10b high despite Melissa

Jamaica’s legal cannabis industry was valued at US$63 million, or more than J$10 billion, in 2025, up nearly two-thirds higher year-on-year, according to the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), which regulates the legal sector. The CLA’s figure reflects storm recovery of the eight-week cultivation cycle of the crop, Along with the value of its trade across retail, wholesale, businesses, and government fees, and taxes. The figure excludes illegal cannabis and private cultivation.

Lifestyle

See All
The owner and chief executive officer of Yah Suh Fitness, Shani McGraham-Shirley, created the soca-centred series to whet and satisfy exercise fans who were warming up for the carnival season.
Updated 2 hours ago

Fitness instructor Andro Henry remembered for positive energy, impact

The fitness and wellness community was left in shock a week ago following the passing of fitness instructor Andro Henry. As many continue to process the sad news, veteran wellness instructor and entrepreneur Shani McGraham-Shirley is honouring his legacy as a respected figure in the industry. “I want people to remember his name; to remember that Andro Henry was a legend. He was an honest, opinionated and ethical man. He was talented, passionate, kind-hearted, dedicated, determined, supportive, and so selfless,” she told Lifestyle.

Commentary

See All
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
Published 3 hours ago

Editorial | Holness undercuts CARICOM Secretary General

Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s disclosure that he wants another leaders’ review of the reappointment of CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett appears to send a clear signal that her continued leadership of the regional secretariat may no longer be tenable.

Videos

Can't Miss