Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby has expressed disappointment that the by-election for the Seivwright Gardens division was not held on the same day as the September 3 General Election, citing the added financial burden to taxpayers. By-elections...
A dispute over the price of a tray of eggs is what may have set off a deadly chain of events in Manchester on Tuesday, which ended when a man, armed with two guns and more than 500 bullets, was shot and killed after a fierce stand-off and gun...
The Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) is calling for the Ministry of Education and Youth to introduce strict limitations on the actions schools can take against students who breach their grooming and dress code guidelines. In a media release...
The country is to be given an update on the swearing in of the new Government following a meeting tomorrow morning between Prime Minister-designate Dr Andrew Holness and Governor General Sir Patrick Allen. Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)...
The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) has launched a new brand identity, aimed at signalling transformation, renewal, and a commitment to meeting the needs of today’s students. Executive Director, Nickeisha Walsh, tells JIS News that the rebrand is...
Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby is calling for the introduction of a structured system to ensure the timely removal of campaign signs and other paraphernalia following elections. Speaking at Tuesday’s monthly sitting of the Kingston and St Andrew...
The Catherine North police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate two men who have been listed as persons of interest in an ongoing investigation. One of the men, Orville Roache, otherwise called ‘Jermaine’, ‘Banton’, ‘Suchie’, ‘Bob’ or ‘...
LONDON (AP) — A 57-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly possessing tear gas that is believed to have caused the partial evacuation of a terminal at Heathrow Airport. About 20 people treated by paramedics were not seriously injured in...
A teenager was among two people injured in a gun attack at a bar along Old Harbour Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Monday night. They remain in hospital. The police say the search continues to capture the attackers. It is reported that...
PARIS (AP) — French President Macron late Tuesday appointed Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister and tasked him with immediately trying to get the country’s fractious political parties to agree on a budget for one of...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for nearly $140 million in desperately needed funding to help nearly a half-million people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. Afghan...
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is to decide today whether to seek magisterial recounts in Trelawny Northern and St Catherine East Central, where the party says the number of rejected ballots exceeded the margins of victory. The...
Jamaica has recorded another week of double-digit murders, according to the latest serious crime statistics published by the Jamaica Constabulary Force on Sunday. For the period 31 August to 6 September, 10 Jamaicans were killed. Among those...
Munro College and football head coach, Kemar Ricketts, have agreed to part ways amid the first round of the 2025 season of the ISSA Schoolboy Football Competition. Ricketts was the coach last season and returned at the start of this season....
SOUTH DAKOTA, CMC – A Jamaican man has pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the District of South Dakota in connection with a long-running scheme to defraud a California woman. Dwayne Anderson, 35, of Hanover, pleaded guilty to a federal...
Primary schools across St Elizabeth have placed literacy at the forefront of their teaching agenda for the 2025/2026 academic year. The institutions are determined to strengthen fluency and comprehension skills among the young minds of the parish...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belize Prime Minister John Briceño says he has instructed Commissioner of Police, Dr Richard Rosado, to proceed on 45 days’ leave “in the first instance” as the controversy over the “abduction” of a Belizean man and his...
Nearly 200 wards of the State from western Jamaica will be starting the new school year with brighter smiles and school supplies, courtesy of the Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF). The children were hosted at the foundation’s annual back-to-school...
Custos of St Ann, businessman Joseph Issa, is advocating for the establishment of backgammon clubs in high schools across Jamaica. Issa, who with his 17-year-old son, John, is an avid backgammon player, made the call after hosting the fifth annual...
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Audrey Deer-Williams, has called on senior citizens to remain active, engaged, and purposeful as the nation celebrates Senior Citizens’ Month. Speaking at the National Senior...
LONDON: The Jamaican diaspora in the United Kingdom (UK) is urging the newly-elected government in Jamaica to avoid complacency, having been voted in for a third consecutive tenure in office. The message from a variety of academics in the UK...
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I have a question: How long would it take for a son/daughter to file for their married mother or father in Jamaica? Can a person get married while on filing? Thank you for responding. Blessings. – S.G. Dear S.G., A son...
Dear Miss Powell, Please advise on the requirement for a non-resident to set up a Jamaican store in Canada. Which province is best? How much money do I need to invest? Looking forward to reading your answer in The Gleaner. Thank you. – S.R. Dear...
JN Money Services has expanded its remittance services into 10 new countries, deepening its global reach and strengthening financial lifelines for more migrant families. The new territories are Gambia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Ghana, Honduras, India,...
Hugh Reid, managing director, JN Life Insurance, says approaching retirement does not have to cause jitters especially if the right amount of funds were set aside for that period of one’s life. He said retirement planning involved following smart...
