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Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 4:48 PM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Three police officers in Trinidad and Tobago were granted bail in the sum of TT$60,000 each when they appeared before a Master of the High Court charged with corruption. The police said that Woman Sergeant Andrea...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 3:57 PM

Dr Andrew Wheatley and Robert Montague have been recalled for duty in Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness' Cabinet, while the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, which was led by Marlene Malahoo Forte, is to be joined with the Justice...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 2:54 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who has filed several lawsuits that were deemed frivolous has been indicted on charges he threatened to kill two judges who had presided over some of his cases. A federal grand jury issued the indictment against Anthony...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 2:17 PM

The Kingston Central police have charged a woman with wounding with intent after she allegedly stabbed a man while they were at home on Duke Street, Kingston, on September 8. She is 28-year-old Andrea Douglas. The police say an argument...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 1:46 PM

The St Catherine South police are probing a shooting incident in which a shopkeeper reportedly disarmed one of his attackers and later handed over the gun to the authorities. The incident occurred in the Gordon Wood community near Old Harbour in...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 11:09 AM

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a man by the police following an alleged armed confrontation in St Catherine on Tuesday. He has been identified as 27-year-old Levi Foster,...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 9:13 AM

The opposition People's National Party (PNP) is forgoing the public session of its annual conference following its defeat at the September 3 polls. However, it has scheduled its private session for November 30. The date was communicated to...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 11:01 AM

Family, friends, colleagues, and members of the business community gathered at Webster Memorial United Church in St Andrew on Monday to celebrate the life of Doris ‘May’ Berry, founding director of Mayberry Investments Limited. Mrs Berry,...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 12:13 AM

Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) 2025 is expected to be the biggest ever with a record number of industry stakeholders, including 116 international buyers from more than 25 countries. An annual event, organised by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 12:12 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

ON SUNDAY, August 31, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange officially opened the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) Exhibition Gallery, by way of a ribbon-cutting exercise. Construction had started in 2009, and...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 12:08 AM

FOUR OF the world’s largest service organisations – Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International – have united for Celebrate Community Week, a global movement that highlights the power of...

Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 12:07 AMMickalia Kington/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Negril has taken another step towards cleaning up its streets and public spaces with the installation of five new garbage skips, thanks to a partnership between the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the Negril Destination Assurance...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 9:38 PM

Communities across the island not yet covered under the National Rural School Bus Programme are being encouraged to submit requests for inclusion to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS)...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 8:57 PM

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government says it will be providing a bonus to all public sector workers in December, along with their regular monthly salaries. A government statement Monday quoted Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre as...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 8:24 PM

The St Andrew South police have charged a 24-year-old man for the gun attack that left a 14-year-old girl dead and two other persons injured along Hill Avenue in April. David King, also known as ‘Dado’ and ‘Breadback’, is charged with murder,...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 6:50 PM

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has dismissed suggestions that he could soon make way for new leadership after presiding over a period in Jamaica’s history that has seen significant reductions in crime, poverty, and unemployment, among other...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 6:25 PM

Today's ISSA daCosta Cup first-round match between Zone B rivals Rusea's High and Frome Technical High had to be called off during half-time due to lightning and pouring rain. The match was being held at the Collin Miller Sports Complex in Lucea...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 5:23 PM

Governor General Sir Patrick Allen says leadership is not merely a title, but a privilege and solemn responsibility. Allen made the declaration while delivering remarks before he administered the Oath of Office to Dr Andrew Michael Holness,...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 5:17 PM

Several dancehall artistes are slated to perform at the swearing-in ceremony of Dr Andrew Holness as Prime Minister, Tuesday afternoon. The ceremony which is scheduled for 4 p.m. at King's House in St Andrew, will see performances from Nesbeth,...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 3:18 PM

A 40-year-old May Pen, Clarendon man has been charged for allegedly using a man's bank card to make purchases totalling over $73,000. Charged with unauthourised access to computer data and simple larceny is Kemar Smith, who works as a hospital...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 2:46 PM

The police in Manchester on Monday arrested a man who is suspected of carrying out a robbery along Mountain View Avenue in St Andrew. They say cash, including Jamaican and United States currencies, and the car he was driving have been seized. The...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 2:33 PM

Church Teachers’ College in Manchester is repositioning itself to attain university status. According to Principal of the institution, Dr Garth Anderson, its graduates have gone on to become not only teachers but school leaders, lawyers,...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 2:13 PM

Commanding officer for the St Andrew South police, Senior Superintendent Damion Manderson, has urged the division's most wanted man, Courtney Ashley, to turn himself in to the nearest police station, following Monday night's double murder of a two...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 1:41 PM

The Michaelmas Session of the St Catherine Circuit Court opened in Spanish Town Tuesday morning with scores of persons answering the call to serve as jurors. Seventy-six members of the public turned out for jury duty, drawing commendations from...

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2025 | 1:18 PM

When parliament officially reopens on Thursday, it will not be as lopsided as it was coming out of the 2020 general election, with the People's National Party (PNP) having more say with 28 members of parliament, a 100 per cent increase from its...

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