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Pope Leo XIV waives from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica overlooking St. Peter's Square where tens of thousands of faithful gathered at noon to receive the first traditional Sunday blessing after his election and to pray the Regina Caeli.
December 11, 2025

Vatican recants on Mary’s roles

THE EDITOR, Madam: A Doctrinal Note titled Mater Populi Fidelis, issued by the Vatican on November 4, and signed by Pope Leo XIV, states that Mary should no longer be called or acknowledged as…
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December 9, 2025

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This aerial photo shows a vehicle sitting on a damaged road in Tohoku town, Aomori prefecture, northern Japan Tuesday, December 9, 2025, following a powerful earthquake on late Monday. (Kyodo News via AP)
December 9, 2025

Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a 2-foot tsunami

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned…
December 9, 2025

Portmore truck driver charged with businessman's murder

Portmore, St Catherine truck driver Roddayne Allison has been charged for allegedly murdering businessman Khalil Jerome Martin. Allison, 35, was charged while in custody for the Tuesday, November 4…
General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.
December 9, 2025

Banana Board urges farmers to register with Catastrophe Fund

Banana and plantain farmers islandwide are being encouraged to register with the Banana Board’s Catastrophe Fund in preparation for the 2026 hurricane season. The fund is a disaster recovery…
Tom Tavares Finson, KC. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

JLP’s Tavares-Finson to demit office as ECJ Commissioner

The Jamaica Labour Party’s longest-serving member on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), Tom Tavares-Finson, King’s Counsel, is to retire from the post, The Gleaner has learnt. According to an…
Police personnel on an operation at an illegal slaughtering operation in Angels, St Catherine on December 8, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Three men arrested in St Catherine in illegal slaughter bust

Police personnel assigned to the Area Five Agricultural Protection Branch this afternoon swooped down on an illegal slaughtering operation in Angels, St Catherine and arrested three men. The men were…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green (5th right), shakes hands with the GraceKennedy Group's Head of General Insurance, Tammara Glaves-Hucey (4th left), during the recent symbolic handover of a $2.88 million insurance payout under the
December 9, 2025

Farmers urged to sign up for GK Insurance in preparation for dry period

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, is appealing to farmers to sign up for the Government’s GK Insurance Programme, particularly as they prepare for the upcoming dry period. …
Senator Abka Fitz-Henley. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

JLP hails ‘victory for rule of law’ after court rejects election challenge by Paul Buchanan

The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to reject the application filed by the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate Paul Buchanan, who sought to overturn the…