Lester Hinds/Gleaner Writer
26 Oct, 2025
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Jamaica’s ambassador in US coordinating relief efforts for island
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson is working with members of the diaspora to coordinated disaster relief effort in anticipation of the impact of…
21 Oct, 2025
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Gonsalves criticises T&T’s support for US military strikes in the Caribbean
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has labelled the Trinidad and Tobago government’s support for ongoing US military action in the Caribbean as “misguided”.
19 Oct, 2025
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Jamaica-born Winsome Earle-Sears hoping to continue making history in Virginia
With less than two weeks to go before voters cast ballots in the Virginia governor’s race in the United States (US), Jamaica-born Winsome Earle-Sears, who is running on the Republican Party’s ticket,…
19 Oct, 2025
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National healthcare body to receive US$300,000 worth of donated medical supplies
A trailer load of medical supplies, valued around US$300,000, is to be handed over this week to the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation (NHEF). The handover ceremony is set to take place at the…
17 Oct, 2025
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Third Jamaican appointed school superintendent in NYC
Jamaica-born educator Dr Rushell White has been promoted to interim acting superintendent in the New York City (NYC) school system. White becomes the third Jamaican to rise to and currently hold the…
16 Oct, 2025
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Registration, nomination open for Jamaica Diaspora Council elections
NEW YORK: Jamaicans living across North America, the United Kingdom, and other parts of the world are being encouraged to take part in the upcoming elections for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council. …
12 Oct, 2025
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80% of Ja’s human trafficking victims are children – Gordon Harrison
Jamaican children are more at risk of being trafficked than any other group, according to Diahann Gordon Harrison, the national rapporteur on trafficking in persons. From 2020 to 2025, more than 80%…
02 Oct, 2025
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US delays visa surcharge
NEW YORK: The United States has delayed the start to the implementation of a US$250 visa surcharge despite the One Big Beautiful Bill signed by President Donald Trump in July indicating an October 1…
30 Sep, 2025
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NEW VISA FEE KICKS IN
NEW YORK: Effective immediately, Jamaicans applying for visitor, student, or work visas to the United States must now pay an additional US$250 visa surcharge, bringing the total cost of a standard…