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People participate in J'Ouvert festivities ahead of the West Indian American Day Parade at sunrise on Labor Day in the Crown Heights and Flatbush neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York, on Monday. - AP Photo
07 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaican leaders condemn violence at West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn

Jamaican community leaders in New York are condemning the violence that marred this year’s West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, while calling for collective action to ensure the major…
Students of Edward Seaga Primary School in Kingston arrive for classes on the first day of the 2026-27 academic year last Monday.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Education Ministry to review textbook lists amid cost concerns

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced plans to review schools’ textbook lists to ensure that only essential, high-quality texts are required, amid growing concerns…
07 Sep, 2026 0

Shootings, stabbings mar Brooklyn West Indian Day Parade

The annual West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn was marred by a series of shootings and stabbings on Monday, despite heightened security measures deployed by the New York Police Department. …
Sports
07 Sep, 2026 0

New wildcard rules leave Diamond League winners waiting

The Gleaner can report that the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) will, in the next few weeks, meet to discuss the new wildcard entry changes by World Athletics and their…
US Olympic champion sprinter Noah Lyles
07 Sep, 2026 0

Noah Lyles says injury is forcing him out of track meet with US$150,000 top prizes

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – United States Olympic champion sprinter Noah Lyles shut down his season because of injury and will not compete for the US$150,000 first prizes in this week's track…
Minister of Education Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Education Ministry to assess structure after fatal Balcombe Drive Primary collapse

Education Minister Senator Dana Morris Dixon says building officers and engineers from the Ministry are to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the structure that collapsed at Balcombe Drive Primary…
Students in a classroom
07 Sep, 2026 0

Antigua introduces universal free education

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda Education Minister Daryll Matthew has described as “historic” the decision to provide “universal free education from early childhood to university” as the…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith is Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
07 Sep, 2026 0

Kamina Johnson Smith | Atlantic Ocean no barrier to Africa-Caribbean ties

Jamaica proudly joins our brothers and sisters across Africa and the Caribbean in commemorating Africa‑CARICOM Day 2026, celebrating the ties of kinship and common purpose that unite our regions. The…

Culture Minister Olivia Grange with Jamaica’s reparations petition to King Charles outside Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2026.
07 Sep, 2026 0

‘We want answers’, says Grange as Jamaica files slavery reparations petition with King Charles

Jamaica today filed its petition with Buckingham Palace for King Charles III to seek legal guidance on the country’s slavery reparations claim from Britain. In a social media post on X, Culture…