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Chief Justice Bryan Sykes.
March 7, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Sykes: Silvera made ‘strategic’ guilty plea

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes said former Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea to manslaughter came only after careful consideration of forensic evidence, describing it as “more strategic…
Dr Jason McKay, criminologist and security expert.
March 7, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

The smoking bullet

Criminologist and forensic-reconstruction expert, Dr Jason McKay, has stated that Jamaica needs to be thankful, proud and supportive of the various state agencies’ collective roles that led to former…
March 7, 2026 by Sashana Small

Cuba concern for students on scholarship

Jamaica’s decision to end its 50-year medical cooperation with Cuba has triggered concerns about how the move might impact the country’s bilateral medical scholarship programme, with at least one…
The Gleaner’s offices at North Street in Kingston.
March 7, 2026

RJRGLEANER set to shine at PAJ awards

When the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) hosts the National Journalism awards tonight, one of six members of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group will named Journalist of the Year in recognition of…
Alexander De Croo (seated), administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations under-secretary-general, interacts with Keisha Wint, a blind poultry farmer from South Manchester, as she displays her first aid kit presented t
March 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

UNDP helping western Jamaica’s fishing communities rebuild after Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Alexander De Croo, a senior official of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Under-Secretary-General, has indicated that international partnerships are…
Kevin Richards, chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, is receiving his warrant from Sir Patrick Allen, governor-general and chief scout of Jamaica.
March 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

New Scout commissioner wants organisation to tackle challenges facing youths

WESTERN BUREAU: Kevin Richards, the newly installed chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, says the movement must confront growing challenges impacting young people while building on…
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March 7, 2026

US Embassy partners with STEAMHouse, NexxStepp to launch youth innovation programme

The United States (US) Embassy Kingston and STEAMHouse Network Limited, in partnership with NexxStepp Training and Social Impact Consulting, yesterday officially launched TechStage: AI-Powered…
March 6, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Diet drink dilemma

Member of Parliament for St Catherine South East Dr Alfred Dawes is raising concern that the special consumption tax on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages will also affect diet drinks, which are a…
March 6, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Witness to deadly police shooting never expected she’d end up in court

A prosecution eyewitness in the trial of six policemen charged in the 2013 fatal shooting of three men on Acadia Drive in St Andrew told the Home Circuit Court yesterday that she had no intention of…