ON FRIDAY, June 28, last year, a Gleaner headline says, ‘Jamaican wins prestigious European Short Film Festival Award, Jared Hall’s ‘Anansi The Spider’ is Best Animated Short Film’. Campion College graduate Jared Hall, an artist, storyteller,...
THIS YEAR’S Caribbean Media Awards for Environmental Journalism have gone to Jamaica’s RJR/GLEANER Communications Group and the Barbados Information Service, in recognition of their coverage of the region’s most important marine ecosystems. The...
JAMAICA HAS added to its protected forested areas by another six parcels of Crown land totalling 175 hectares, increasing the quantity of forests legally protected under the under the 1996 Forest Act – a welcome action towards safeguarding the...
Warren Newby’s ambition of returning to the political frontlines after years out of the spotlight was dealt a major blow yesterday after he suffered defeat at the hands of the People’s National Party (PNP’s) Richard Azan in Clarendon North Western...
LAS VEGAS (AP): The marketing campaign, which included a $500 gift card giveaway, was meant to show Buffalo’s northern neighbours that they were welcome, wanted, and missed. At first, it seemed like it might work, said Patrick Kaler, CEO of the...
THE RURAL Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, are actively working to preserve the country’s global...
Published:Wednesday | September 3, 2025 | 11:27 PM
People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has extended congratulations to Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Dr Andrew Holness on his victory in Wednesday’s poll. Speaking at the PNP’s Old Hope Road headquarters in St Andrew shortly...
Published:Wednesday | September 3, 2025 | 10:43 PM
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has emerged victorious in the closely contested 2025 general election, securing a mandate to form the next government for a third consecutive term. This outcome paves the way for Dr Andrew Holness to be sworn in...
Local telecoms provider Flow Jamaica is reporting a severe act of vandalism which it says has disrupted Internet, landline and TV services for numerous customers in the areas of St. Catherine, May Pen and Mandeville. "Our technical teams have...
WESTERN BUREAU: With Wednesday's Election Day activities in St James Southern hampered by a low to moderate voter turnout, there are calls for a review of the election process, which reportedly saw several potential voters being frustrated in...
Independent candidate in Westmoreland Eastern, Derrick 'Black X' Robinson, says his credibility has been undermined after his election symbol was changed without his consent. Robinson, who has no larynx (voice box) following an operation, spoke...
The Financial Investigations Division (FID) has denounced what it says is a fabricated story currently circulating on social media, which falsely claims that it has ruled that Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness be charged for breaches of the...
Election day in St Catherine was marred by a fatal police shooting in McCooks Pen that has sparked controversy and community outrage. The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Fabian Brown, a resident of McCooks Pen and an employee of...
People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for Westmoreland Western, Ian Hayles, urged voters to remain patient despite delays in the electoral process today. “The people are here, and the people are energised to vote,” Hayles told The Gleaner this...
Several first-time voters were spotted casting their ballots in St Thomas Eastern, many of them motivated by the influence and encouragement of friends and family. Despite increasing awareness of national issues among younger Jamaicans, family...
Data from the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) shows voter turnout in the general election climbed to 30.41 per cent at 3 p.m., amid widespread complaints of slow voting. The 30.41 per cent is double the 11 a.m. figure of 14.8 per cent. At 2 p...
People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for Manchester Southern, Peter Bunting, says he is unfazed by critics who claim he is seeking refuge in the constituency after being rejected in Manchester Central during the 2020 general election. Instead...
Election day in Clarendon seems to be missing its usual buzz. Instead of the chatter of eager voters, blaring horns and party colours dotting the streets, the constituencies are in a state of near stillness. At several polling stations visited...
Nekeisha Burchell, the People's National Party's (PNP) candidate for St James Southern, is anticipating that her victory at the polls in today's general election will make her the constituency's first female member of parliament. Speaking to The...
