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Governor General Sir Patrick Allen (left) congratulates Scean Barnswell (second right) and wife Danielle on their national awards, which he presented to them on Monday. Looking on is fellow awardee Susan Higgins.
21 Oct, 2026 0

‘I never felt fearful’ - Brave Higgins honoured for capturing child killer; Barnswells for rescuing minor

As Susan Higgins stepped onto the dais at King’s House on Monday to receive the Badge of Honour for Gallantry for assisting in the capturing and handing over of a man who raped and murdered an…
Balmagiee Primary players celebrate winning the Youth Football League (YFL) Junior Cup Kingston and St Andrew Regional Championship at the University of the West Indies, Mona Bowl on Saturday.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Balmagie Primary complete champions on their way to all-island finals

Five years of determination, commitment and perseverance paid off for Balmagie Primary School, which emerged champions of the 2026 Youth Football League (YFL) Junior Cup Kingston and St Andrew…
Recipients of Hanover’s National Heroes Day awards are (from left) Horace Thompson, Dr Valrie Miller, Stennett Rowe, Rev Sheldon Sean Ashman, Vernon Fletcher, Moncrieffe Leslie, Hyacinth Shakes-Warren, and Delroy Pinnock. Seated is Hyacinth Whyte-McKenzi
21 Oct, 2026 0

Hanover salutes 10 local heroes

Western Bureau: While the trauma of Hurricane Melissa continues to linger in Hanover, a spirit of gratitude marked National Heroes Day as 10 residents were honoured for exemplary service to the…
Football imagery
21 Oct, 2026 0

Match week Six: Tru-Juice continue to impress, league leaders falter

Each week, The RJRGleaner Group takes a look at the Legend Jamaica Premier League round, highlighting the biggest winners and losers to give fans an at-a-glance picture of how the competition is…
Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Shaw brace keeps City’s WSL campaign perfect

Manchester City made it six wins from six in the Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Brighton at the Joie Stadium on Sunday. Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s clinical early…
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.
21 Oct, 2026 0

US pledges renewed Caribbean focus

Positioning the United States as a true “Caribbean nation”, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau says Washington under the Trump administration is actively reorienting its foreign policy…
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) converge on a scene in the Five Miles area of Sligoville in St Catherine where three of their members were shot and three gunmen killed. One officer died and two are recovering in the hospital.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | What lessons from the Five Miles tragedy?

Like most Jamaicans, The Gleaner is deeply saddened by the deaths, in the line of duty, of policemen Corporal Trevoy Shaw and Constable Devoney Rose at Five Miles, St Catherine, on Friday. The police…
From left: Dr Leith Dunn, curator; Margaret Bernal Reckord, curator; Professor Densil Williams, principal of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona; Jessica Lewis Marshall, campus librarian; Rheima Hall, curator; and Professor Hopeton S. Dunn at the
21 Oct, 2026 0

African art exhibition at UWI ends today

Kgotla!, the inaugural African art and artefact exhibition launched on September 16 at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus Main Library, closes today, with a panel discussion and…
Dancehall artiste Mr Vegas at the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards on the lawns of King’s House on Monday.
21 Oct, 2026 0

‘This is my Grammy moment’

Dancehall artiste Mr Vegas readily admits that he is from that era when it was the desire of every aspiring artiste to “buss big, mek Mama proud and buy her a house”. His dream did come true, and on…