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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez poses for a portrait at the Permanent Mission of Cuba on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
25 Sep, 2026 0

US weighs new limits on Cuban travel at UN as Havana decries Trump’s economic squeeze

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration was considering imposing new restrictions on Cuban officials who travel to the United Nations, another step to squeeze the government in Havana as its…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Sentencing postponed for cop in girlfriend’s killing

The family of slain 20-year-old D’Jonnay Graham turned out in their numbers at the Home Circuit Court in Kingston on Friday morning, as they awaited the sentencing of Police Constable Patrick Walters,…
Christopher Townsend (second right), Tamika Harris (right), president of Advocates’ Association of Jamaica, along with several other attorneys-at-law during silent protest last week.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Lawyers maintain threat to withdraw criminal court services for one week starting Monday

Defence lawyers are maintaining their threat to withdraw services from Jamaica’s criminal courts for one week, beginning Monday, September 28, as their concerns over mandatory minimum sentences under…
Omar McLeod, Jamaica’s Olympic and World Champion hurdler
25 Sep, 2026 0

JADCO confirms McLeod whereabouts case ongoing

Chairperson of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Debby Ann Brown Salmon, has confirmed with The Gleaner that the whereabouts case involving Olympic and World Champion hurdler Omar McLeod…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Man wanted in Texas captured in St Mary

A Jamaican man wanted in Texas, United States, for several serious offences has been arrested in St Mary. He has been identified as 25-year-old Patrick Dave Anderson of Alleppo, Clonmel, St Mary.…
Dr Roger Hunter
25 Sep, 2026 0

Neurosurgeon fights to quash disciplinary hearing

Neurosurgeon Dr Roger Hunter has been granted leave by the Supreme Court to seek judicial review of disciplinary proceedings against him by the Medical Council of Jamaica, which he wants quashed on…
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives ahead of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Iran proposes to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days if US meets conditions

AP – Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Police kill wanted man in alleged Spanish Town confrontation

A man who allegedly challenged a police team during an armed confrontation in Spanish Town, St Catherine, was fatally shot on Thursday night. He has been identified as Anthony Theo Williams,…
CNN Senior Reporter Betsy Klein walks through the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
25 Sep, 2026 0

White House TV pool back in operation after ban of news outlets

AP – The United States network video pool for the White House was back in operation on Friday, for the first time since President Donald Trump banned three news outlets in a high-profile showdown over…