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Published 9 hours ago
by Christopher Thomas
Jamaica’s culture is its advantage in tourism, says Tortuga Resorts boss
WESTERN BUREAU: Leo Schlesinger, chief executive officer of Mexico City-based Tortuga Resorts, says Jamaica has a unique culture that no other country in the world can replicate, which could be its…
Published 12 hours ago
Colombian president orders immigration raids, vows deportations of migrants without legal status
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has promised to deport thousands of migrants who are in the country without residence permits, mainly Venezuelans, as he attempts…
Published 13 hours ago
Two men charged over alleged attack on woman along Mandela Highway
Two men have been charged with several firearm-related offences following an alleged attack on a woman along Mandela Highway in St Catherine. Oshane Hall, 33, otherwise called ‘Drip Boss’, a farmer…
Published 13 hours ago
ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new…
Published 14 hours ago
More than 50 kidnapped as violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once-peaceful community near Haiti’s capital earlier this week, the United…
Published 16 hours ago
Clarendon truck driver charged for allegedly fabricating hijacking and robbery
A 35-year-old Clarendon truck driver has been charged after allegedly fabricating a report to the police that he was hijacked and robbed at gunpoint and instead stealing the items. Choy Shaw,…
Published 16 hours ago
Medical consultants, Gov't ordered by IDT to maintain normalcy amid $200m overpayment dispute
Medical consultants employed by the Government have been ordered to abandon any industrial action planned to protest a decision by health authorities to recoup a disputed overpayment totalling nearly…
Published 17 hours ago
Man who was on the run over fatal Spanish Town stabbing arrested in St Mary, charged
A man who was on the run in connection with a fatal stabbing in Spanish Town, St Catherine in November 2025 has been charged with murder after being apprehended in St Mary. Charged is 35-year-old…
Published 17 hours ago
Janiel McEwan | Earning the chair: Dr Brian Langrin and the long apprenticeship of a Jamaican economist
I read the news the way most Jamaicans probably did, on a phone screen, in the middle of an ordinary Monday. The Gleaner's report was short, businesslike, the kind of article that states a…