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This album cover image, released by Republic Records, shows ‘Petal’ by Ariana Grande.
01 Aug, 2026 0

Music Review | Ariana Grande’s ‘Petal’ displays a pop star at her most restrained

NEW YORK (AP): Gone is the big-belter Ariana Grande. On Petal, her eighth studio album and first full-length release since both the end of her Wicked run and 2024’s Eternal Sunshine, the pop…
Letters
01 Aug, 2026 0

TAJ’s digital resources are secure and locally managed

THE EDITOR, Madam: Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) welcomes informed discussion on Jamaica’s digital infrastructure and wishes to clarify matters raised in the letter to the editor titled ‘Jamaica…
Letters
01 Aug, 2026 0

Neither gov’t nor IC should hold absolute power

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the commentary by Kristen Gyles, titled ‘Matthew Samuda’s question’, published in The Gleaner on July 24. This commentary follows up to Minister…
 Nicaraguan police have their picture taken with President Daniel Ortega, in Masaya, Nicaragua.
01 Aug, 2026 0

Ronald Sanders | Nicaragua’s abandoned ballot

Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the…
News
01 Aug, 2026 0

Lucea gridlock sparks calls for permanent road fix

WESTERN BUREAU: Bad road conditions along the main road in Hanover’s capital, Lucea, are once again causing lengthy delays, with what would normally be a three-minute drive through the town now taking…
Coffee
01 Aug, 2026 0

Tony Deyal | Lovely coffee

Drinking coffee with caffeine has been linked with improved mood and a lower risk of depression in some groups. Drinking 3 to 4 cups of coffee a day is linked to a lower risk of stroke in some…
Senator Marlon Morgan (left), parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, presents the Outstanding Leadership in Education Award to Dr Mark Smith, principal of Munro College and immediate past president of the Jamai
01 Aug, 2026 0

REGION OF CHAMPIONS

WESTERN BUREAU: Rhoda Crawford, minister of state in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, has credited the resilience and leadership of Region Five’s principals for transforming…
Nathian Samuels
01 Aug, 2026 0

Aspiring nurse turns personal loss into purpose

Growing up in the rural community of Gimme-Me-Bit, Clarendon, Nathian Samuels developed a strong desire to serve others. Witnessing the challenges many families faced in accessing quality healthcare…
Lishann Salmon (centre), chargée d’affaires at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, DC,. poses with recipients of the DMV Jamaica Diaspora Awards during the thanksgiving service marking Jamaica’s 64th anniversary of Independence at the Seabrook Seven
01 Aug, 2026 0

‘The island needs us united ...’ Minister appeals for greater unity among diaspora organisations as J’cans in the DMV mark Independence

LANHAM, Maryland: Hundreds of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica from across the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia gathered at the Seabrook Seventh-day Adventist Church on Sunday for a…