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...
ALMOST 200 aspiring and active exporters were engaged in export-focused information sessions hosted by the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), one of which was in collaboration with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ). Exporters...
AS THE new academic year officially gets under way, families are being encouraged to equip children with financial tools and skills to manage their own funds confidently and responsibly throughout the school year. Delories Jones, head of JN Premier...
Dear Mr Bassie, Please advise me on how to go about checking whether I am eligible to become a British citizen. Thanks in advance. – J.Z. Dear J.Z., There are different ways to apply for British citizenship (or ‘naturalisation’) and it is based on...
Schools across Kingston and St Andrew reopened smoothly on Monday, following adjustments to the 2025/26 academic calendar to accommodate the September 3 General Election. This was confirmed by Director of Regional Educational Services in the...
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says one driver in the government's rural school bus programme was recorded as having 14 speeding violations during the first official roll-out of the buses today. In a post on Monday evening on social media platform...
Three men, including twin brothers, have been charged with house breaking and larceny and receiving stolen property in relation to the theft of motorcycles and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). Charged are 28-year-old deliveryman Kevorne James, 28-year...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Federal Aviation Administration ban on United States commercial flights to Haiti’s capital that expired Monday has been extended to March 7, 2026 because of the risk that powerful gangs might attack flights with...
The decomposing body of a man with gunshot wounds was found in a ditch along a road in Ramble, Manchester on Sunday. He has been identified as 33-year-old Oraine Kesley, otherwise called 'Bad Bush', of Good Hope in the parish. Police report that...
PARIS (AP) — Legislators toppled France’s government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in 12 months. Prime Minister...
The Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston will be closed between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to facilitate scheduled electrical infrastructure works. PAC Kingston Airport Limited, the operator of the airport, on Monday advised...
A Westmoreland furniture maker has been charged for allegedly failing to make furniture ordered by a woman and for failing to return her money. Thirty-six-year-old Rayon Bromfield, otherwise called ‘Eggie’, of Gordon District in Whitehouse, has...
Mayor of Falmouth, Collen Gager, says vending in Water Square will not be tolerated and steps will be taken to remove persons who break the rule. Despite being a no vending zone, vendors were observed selling in the square on Sunday. Gager...
