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Power outage disrupts water supply to sections of St Mary
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that the Palmetto Grove Treatment Plant in St Mary is out of operation due to a power outage at the facility. This has resulted in water supply disruption to ...
CommentsWife of assassinated Haitian president hints at involvement in presidential election
MIAMI, MC – The wife of the assassinated President of Haiti, Martine Moise, has hinted at the possibility of contesting the elections for the president of the country, less than a month after her husband, Jovenel Moise, was gunned down...
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In the most nightmarish incidents of corporal punishment, Jamaican children are tortured, burned, and maimed by their parents and guardians for the most senseless reasons. And with more than 30 broken bones, the plight of a two-year-old girl is...
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TOKYO, Japan: The world yesterday witnessed one of the most amazing sporting performances in history, as Elaine Thompson Herah emphatically defended her Olympic 100m title with a 10.61 seconds run inside the Tokyo Olympic Stadium – in a run and a...
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Wu-Tang Clan to celebrate Billboard success in Jamaica
Jamaica continues to be the playground of celebrities, and this week, original Wu-Tang Clan member Full Moon is scheduled to jet into the island, along with second- generation Wu-Tang acts King Tiger and Alistar, whose careers he is guiding. This...
CommentsMandatory vaccination – the great divide Premium
Police officer Vera Moss* insists she’s no anti-vaxxer, nor is she opposed to the COVID-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. After all, she points out, she willingly took the first shot of the AstraZeneca, although she failed to...
CommentsOlympic 100m queens
TOKYO, Japan: No country has been more dominant than Jamaica in the women’s 100 metres at the Olympic Games. That authority was again stamped inside the Tokyo Olympic Stadium last night, as Elaine Thompson-Herah led the way in a Jamaican medal...
CommentsI want to be in the final – Hyde
TOKYO, Japan: NATIONAL CHAMPION Jaheel Hyde is determined to book his spot in the final of the men’s 400m hurdles in hopes of testing himself in what he thinks will be the most exciting athletic event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Hyde, who is...
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NCB deepens mobile money operations with Link
NCB Financial Group Limited, Jamaica’s top banking conglomerate, announced plans Friday to release a cash app for money transfers, called Link, its latest digital initiative. Vernon James, the former head of NCB Insurance, will head the venture. “...
CommentsTo revive sales, Berger puts a bold sheen on its image Premium
Berger Paints Jamaica Limited is banking on its Boldly Berger campaign to claw back revenue lost to the pandemic, by targeting hospitality businesses that are refurbishing their plants and household spruce-up projects during the peak season for...
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Sly talks ‘Solid Gold U-Roy’
Sly Dunbar, one half of the dynamic musical duo Sly and Robbie will shout it from the mountain top that he is a Daddy U-Roy fan, and he hails the pioneer as among the very best to have ever done it. When he reels off “chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow,...
CommentsManchester Festival Queen looking to repeat mother’s success
Though her mother’s involvement in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Queen Competition, for decades, may have influenced her decision to enter, Miss Manchester Festival Queen 2021, Dominique Reid, says her appreciation for...
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Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department, in a reversal, says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump's tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records....
CommentsCDC considers advice as delta variant emerges
NEW YORK — New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox has prompted United States health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus. Recommending masks for everyone and...
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Emancipation Day How can we measure the gladness of August morning as the dawning of the first day of freedom when we were never enslaved? How can we measure the loosening of shackles, the lowering of bars if we cannot show the scars? How can we...
CommentsWalk down the lanes of history
Jamaica, as our founding fathers said, is a land which is out of many, one people. Dotted across the island are buildings that are reminiscent of the history of Jamaica. We showcase some of them. Photos sourced from Gleaner Archives. The...
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Alrick Johnson, the creative, defensive driver with a scientific mind
Alrick Dean Johnson is no ordinary driver. He has been employed to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company for five years. He prides himself on being a creative defensive driver whose aim is to transport passengers safely to their destination, and in...
CommentsJN Offers Suite of Automobile Services
In a bid to act as a one-stop shop and provide convenience for consumers, several businesses are now offering a suite of related services which can be accessed in one place. One such company is The Jamaica National Group, which has been offering a...
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Former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi’s reign may be over
South African Zozibini Tunzi’s 2019 Miss Universe win was historic. While she wasn’t the first Miss South Africa to win the coveted crown, she was the first melanin-rich queen to don a natural-cropped hairdo while securing the win, challenging...
Dream House | Formidable Negril castle mixs old with new
There it stands, a symbol of might, shrouded in mystery and drama! What kind of architectural wonder is this, we ask in bewilderment? Strange as it may seem, surprising but true, this peculiar house actually exists right here in Jamaica, the likes...
Verene Shepherd | ‘Dead people’ developed Britain and made our freedom possible
In this edition of Reparation Conversations, a collaboration between The Gleaner and the Centre for Reparation Research (CRR), University of the West Indies, Professor Verene Shepherd, director of the CRR, reflects on another Emancipation Day...
CommentsMark Wignall | Apology as strategy
Richard Azan and Ian Hayles have in common the fact that in September 2020,both of them were swept away by the Andrew Holness and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) political tsunami. After that, the differences between the two People’s National Party (...
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Editorial | Why shouldn’t lawyers put their names in neon?
Orville Taylor | No Apocrypha on free speech Premium