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This following story is Part 1 of a series looking at adoption and related issues. Lawmaker Sophia Frazer-Binns was informally adopted at the age of 12. Now the mother of two boys, she and her husband are planning to welcome a little girl into...

The latest RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson public opinion poll has revealed that more Jamaicans support combining the country’s transition to a republic with the adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final appellate court,...

Jamaican drug kingpin Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke has had 17 months shaved off his prison time in the United States (US) and could see more reductions, likely the reward for good behaviour, American authorities have disclosed. Coke, 56, is halfway...

Languages Matter. That’s the theme of the Silver Jubilee Celebration of International Mother Language Day. Every year, on February 21, the world comes together to celebrate a day dedicated to promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and...

Nicolene Gray, a 43-year-old pay clerk, is set to be sentenced on April 9 in the Home Circuit Court after pleading guilty to a brutal acid attack that left another woman blind in one eye and with severe burns. The attack, reportedly stemming from...

Caribbean countries are being urged to come together and build regional resilience in response to significant shifts in United States policy under President Donald Trump’s new administration. The call came as Caribbean leaders, diplomats, and...

WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has declared that Jamaica’s healthcare system is now stronger than it was five years ago, thanks to local and international partnerships. Speaking at the official opening of a new...

With the Ministry of Justice leading the charge, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday called on civil society organizations (CSOs) to strengthen their collaboration and enhance their efforts in the ongoing fight for social...

The sentencing of Anneisha Ramsay, who pleaded guilty to stealing a five-week-old baby in 2019 after allegedly agreeing to adopt the infant for $500,000, has been postponed to March 19. Ramsay pleaded guilty to the charge of child stealing last...

Adrian Frater/Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: While the police have not yet released the names of the three men killed in an alleged gun battle in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, early Wednesday morning, residents have identified them and linked them to...

Post-secondary education in the Caribbean, including Jamaica, continues to fail in adequately preparing students for the job market, a World Bank report on education transformation in the Caribbean has determined. In the report titled Education in...

A stakeholders’ meeting called to discuss Portmore’s parish status ended in chaos Tuesday night as political tensions flared between supporters of the People’s National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Mayor of Portmore Leon Thomas...