Track and field head coach at Edwin Allen High School, Michael Dyke, was very pleased with the performances of his girls at the recent Audret E/Kevon Robinson Invitational Meet, held at Foga Road High School. The present season has been a very...
Jamaican Super welterweight boxer Joshua ‘HellRazor’ Frazer defeated Mponda Kalunga for the Canadian and WBL International titles at the Queen’s Manor Event Centre in Brampton, Ontario, with Kalunga being forced to end the fight prematurely after...
Interim assistant national coach Miguel Coley has issued a strong and timely message to Jamaica’s emerging football talent, urging them to remain disciplined, committed to their craft, and mindful of choices that could derail promising careers....
Western Bureau: The neighbouring communities of Westgreen and Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, which experienced major flooding during the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October, got a much-welcomed Christmas treat over last weekend,...
Food, friends and family take on a whole new meaning when Jamaicans have to spend Christmas outside of their island home. Although the airports will be busy with hundreds of Jamaicans travelling back home, thousands more will be spending the...
Good day Mrs Walker-Huntington: Just want to know if a stepchild can file for a father, step mother and two siblings under the age of 21. If, so what are the steps and the timeline. Thanks LS Dear LS: A stepchild can only file for their...
Dear Mr Bassie, Please advise under what circumstances someone is seen as eligible to hold a British Passport. Any assistance would be appreciated. TT Dear TT, With respect to British passport eligibility, please be aware that persons can...
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) once again brought Christmas cheer to the Greenwich Farm community through its annual outreach activities, marking 32 consecutive years of giving back to students and senior citizens during the festive...
Approximately $13 million has been distributed to more than 70 micro and small businesses in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, as part of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica Limited (FCJ)’s relief effort following the devastation caused by Hurricane...
With hundreds of manufacturers and small producers still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) has launched a $10 million Hurricane Melissa MSME Recovery Grant Fund to...
For more than two decades, Joan Palmer, an entrepreneur, operated Best Buy Gold Shop at 26 High Street in Black River, St Elizabeth, but now she has been forced to rebuild her livelihood literally from the ground up after Hurricane Melissa...
WESTERN BUREAU: Doctors and nurses at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, can now conduct operations in greater comfort and safety, after receiving an early Christmas gift of 1,440 disposable medical scrubs courtesy of...
NEW YORK (AP): Flashback to February. It’s the 2025 Grammys, and Beyoncé has made history. Not only was she finally awarded the top prize of album of the year, but she also became the first Black woman to win Best Country Album, for Cowboy Carter....
Lovers of classical music are in for a treat as world-renowned Jamaican-American mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis takes the stage in Kingston for a special fundraising concert on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Vera Moody Concert Hall, Edna...
It was the Sunday before Christmas as sunrise met style at the Daybreak Breakfast Party at Sabina Park in Kingston. The highly anticipated event brought colour to the grounds, transforming the space into a runway of brunch-ready looks. Guests...
A few weeks ago, I came across a tweet from Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz that piqued my interest. It concerned two women in western Jamaica who were approached with care packages in the aftermath of...
For the 14th time I celebrate my days around Gene Autry’s domino table by handing out awards named for the regulars. International Dunce Award: How does Donald Trump not win this award hands down? Elementary, my dear Watson. Firstly, there’s...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Just a few years ago, I would have completely rejected the idea of using desalination plants for water supply but after reading Kristen Gyles thoughtful piece on the topic in The Gleaner on Friday, December 19, my thinking has...
Accompanying Time’s annual Person of the Year selection Thursday is a magazine cover that resembles the “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” photograph from the 1930s, showing eight of the “Architects of AI” sitting on a beam. “This was the year when...
Weeks after Hurricane Melissa damaged its western Jamaica facility in Montego Bay, St James, and wiped out nearly a month of training, First Dance Studios has successfully defended its national gymnastics title, emerging First Place Club at a major...