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City back on top

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Manchester City displayed ruthless efficiency yesterday to raise more questions over who can stop Pep Guardiola's team powering to a second straight English Premier League crown.Raheem Sterling scored twice, and goal-poacher Sergio...

More sports in brief

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AM

PARIS (AP):Karen Khachanov upset a tired-looking Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 to win the Paris Masters title and deprive Djokovic of the chance yesterday to match Rafael Nadal's record of 33 Masters...

'Bohemian Rhapsody' will rock you - on repeat

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

A movie's job is to tell a story. Sometimes that story can be about the characters in it or the world it's set in, or it can be a metaphor for something greater. Of course, it doesn't matter what the story is. It only matters how well the story is...

'Keep corporal punishment' - Student urges State not to prohibit practice

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AMJodi-Ann Gilpin/Gleaner Writer

Eighteen-year-old Deandra Edwards is making a passionate plea for the Government to think carefully of the repercussions of completely prohibiting corporal punishment, pointing out that it will only lead to further indiscipline and chaos in Jamaica....

Poor batting lets Windies down again

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AM

KOLKATA, India (CMC):The Windies made a fist of it, but the lack of runs, courtesy another batting implosion, proved their downfall as they slipped to a five-wicket defeat to India in the opening Twenty20 International yesterday.Defending an...

ISSA netball second round takes shape

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham/ Gleaner Writer

Following eight weeks of intense competition, the top teams have separated themselves from the pack in the ISSA Urban Netball competition, and the second round will begin on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.Among the juniors, defending champions St Catherine...

Heavy rain no match for Ja Combined Cadet Force

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Heavy rain yesterday afternoon did not stop roughly 600 young men and women in the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) from parading their new uniforms at Up Park Camp, St Andrew, during celebratory activities marking their 75th anniversary.All who...

Something Extra | Monday

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AM

It was a terrific Sunday at the launch of Restaurant Week 2018 at Devon House Jamaica. Participating restaurants and proud sponsors gave diners a sample of what is to come in the most anticipated week of the year. With more than 100 participating...

Court of Appeal building expansion to be completed by month end

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck says expansion of the Court of Appeal building on King Street in downtown Kingston is on track for completion by the end of this month.He made the announcement at a justices of the peace training seminar held at the...

Locals gain big from Jamaica-Japan ties

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AM

More than 600 Jamaican officers and engineers, mainly from public-sector entities, have benefited from technical training programmes in Japan.The sectors for training are wide and varied to support the socio-economic development of Jamaica.These...

RJR group schedule

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AM

TVJ* 6:30 pm - TVJ's Junior School's Challenge QuizFriendship Primary vs. Hopewell prep* 8:35 pm - RSPL Monday Night Football (LIVE)Arnett Gardens vs MoBay Utd. at the Anthony Spaulding Complex

Dining extravaganza awaits at Restaurant Week 2018

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:00 AMLatara Boodie/Gleaner Writer

SSCo Event Management and The RJRGLEANER Communications Group hosted an exhilarating launch of the 14th staging of Restaurant Week yesterday on the front lawns of Devon House in St Andrew. With a record number of more than 100 participating...

Florida gunman posted disturbing videos online

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 2:19 PM

The gunman who killed two women and shot five others at a yoga studio in the state of Florida, in the United States (US) previously posted misogynistic and racist videos online, media reports in the US have revealed. Scott Paul Beierle, 40, was...

Nominations for GraceKennedy's household workers' award close next Wednesday

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 1:29 PM

Nominations for the fifth annual GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Workers Awards is scheduled to close next Wednesday. The awards honour household workers, male and female, for their invaluable contribution to national development and...

UPDATE: Boy killed in domestic dispute...It was blunt force injuries!

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 12:37 PM

The child who was killed in a domestic dispute in Windsor Heights, St Catherine yesterday died from blunt force injuries, the police have confirmed. He has been identified as nine-year-old Steve Johnson. Investigators now believe that the...

Mayhem in Falmouth...gunmen kill businesswoman, two shot by licensed firearm holder

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 10:27 AM

Three hoodlums yesterday walked into a business place in Falmouth, Trelawny and sprayed the female owner with bullets in a brazen daylight attack. But according to reports, a wild gunbattle quickly unfolded after the hoodlums were ...

Brace for delays along Elegant Corridor

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 9:42 AM

Motorists in Montego Bay, St James have been warned to brace for delays, starting today, along the strip of roadway known as the Elegant Corridor. The National Works Agency (NWA) says drivers may encounter delays over the next five days because of...

Glowing chemical could help cancer surgery - study

Published:Sunday | November 4, 2018 | 9:35 AM

A chemical that makes brain tumours glow pink could help surgeons remove the cancer safely, new tests have suggested. Researchers, however, acknowledged that the study looked at patients who were already suspected of having high-grade tumours...

Carol Archer | High-rise horrors

Published:Friday | November 2, 2018 | 12:00 AMCarol Archer

The Jamaican media should be commended for keeping the issues associated with urbanisation in Jamaica front and centre of public discourse. Television coverage and the various editorials, particularly the editorial page of Thursday, October 25, 2018...

Mandeville Art Fair - 27 years of showcasing finest Jamaican art

Published:Friday | November 2, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The 27th annual Mandeville Art Fair and Craft Fair will begin on Thursday, November 8. The fair opens at 6 p.m., and there is a contribution of $2,000.The Art Fair continues on Friday, November 9 and Saturday, November 10. Entry is free and open to...

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