Latest News
04 Oct, 2025
0
McClaren names Reggae Boyz squad for October Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers
Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren has named his 26-man squad for the October international window of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers. Jamaica will travel to Curaçao on October 10 before hosting…
04 Oct, 2025
0
Teen and taxi driver killed in early morning crash in Portmore
An investigation is under way into a crash along the main road in Hellshire, Portmore, St Catherine this morning in which two persons, including a teenage boy, perished. Those killed are 17-year-old…
04 Oct, 2025
0
Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s US$100,000 fee for H-1B visas
SEATTLE (AP) — In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university…
04 Oct, 2025
0
Orville Taylor | Rules matter
Sometimes, it is unimportant who one is; but more significant is the ‘where’, because external statuses can clash and one must be sensible enough to know where the respective lines end or begin. To…
04 Oct, 2025
0
Editorial | Fixing a lazy Parliament
The Gleaner notes, and welcomes, the undertaking by the Government and the Opposition that their members will be regular, and punctual, at meetings of the legislature, including its committees, during…
04 Oct, 2025
0
Garth Rattray | The agony of missing children
Several years ago, our two dogs went missing for a while. We went from a state of shock and confusion to stark panic, dismay, gut wrenching distress, emotional pain, and then elation when they were…
04 Oct, 2025
0
‘When you have skills, you become free’
The granddaughter of Senegalese royalty, Lady Mariéme Jamme has one main objective and it’s to use her platform to impact the lives of disadvantaged girls worldwide. She wants to do this by empowering…
03 Oct, 2025
0
Tyrese Gibson booked into Georgia jail and released on bond following cruelty to animal charge
Actor Tyrese Gibson was booked into a Georgia jail early Friday, a week after he failed to turn himself in following an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police said. Gibson was released the…
03 Oct, 2025
0
Gov’t reviewing proposals to enhance telecoms services for persons with disabilities
The Government is currently reviewing proposals designed to enhance telecommunications services for persons with disabilities islandwide. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr,…