Daily Gleaner

Jamaica’s homeshare market grew by two-thirds in 2018. Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett reported to Parliament on Tuesday that home stays booked through Airbnb grew 62 per cent, from 55,000 to 89,500 guests. Airbnb is the online vacation site...

The union that represents rank-and-file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force says it wants a seat at the table in discussions over the disbandment of the 57-year-old Mobile Reserve Unit. Yesterday, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang...

It is an increasing coincidence, some might claim, that every time something big is about to happen, or is taking place in Venezuela’s political crisis, Jamaica displays its disesteem for Nicolás Maduro. In January, for instance, on the eve of the...

WESTERN BUREAU: The long-awaited committal hearing for Montego Bay-based nurse Dana Minto, who is charged with causing death by dangerous driving following an accident in 2017, which claimed two lives, was put off yet again on Wednesday. Minto was...

“It’s been 10 years since we began,” said Greg Simms, founder and principal director of the Jamaica Youth Chorale, as he acknowledged the audience’s enthusiastic cheers and applause for the group at the University Chapel, Mona, on Sunday. “We must...

Popular Kingston cannabis dispensary Epican joined forces with Xodus Carnival to present a premium experience for road march revellers last Sunday. The teams were ecstatic to be combining efforts yet again, after the success of the lead-up event,...

Credit Union Financial Reality Month ended on a high at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square last Friday. Approximately 150 students invited by credit unions converged on the centre for the Youth Reality Fair. It was a day filled...

PEMBA (AP): Rains were still pounding parts of northern Mozambique yesterday, several days after Cyclone Kenneth, while the United Nations said aid workers faced “an incredibly difficult situation” in reaching thousands of survivors. The death toll...

In 1970, Los Angeles, the legendary ghost La Llorona is stalking the night – and the children. Latin-born American social worker Anna Tate-Garcia is called on to investigate the disappearance of two children, but while on the case, ignores the...

QUESTION: What are your thoughts on the state of public emergency (SOE) imposed in St James, Westmoreland and Hanover? Pamela Broadbelt, shopkeeper, St James: “I believe the SOE is necessary, and hope they accomplish what they have set out to do...

An audit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has revealed that the selection of caterers to prepare meals for persons in custody is done at local police stations, triggering concerns that the process lacks transparency and is open to “the risk...