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Jolyan Silvera sheds tears as he sits with his sons at the funeral service for his late wife Melissa Silvera at the St Andrew Parish Church on January 12, 2024. (Rudolph Brown/Photographer)
06 Mar, 2026 0

Former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera get 20 years and 10 months in prison for killing his wife

Former People’s National Party Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera is to serve 20 years and 10 months in prison for the killing of his wife, Melissa Silvera, in 2023. In handing down sentencing,…
Children are seen through the Cuban flag while they walk to the Havana's Malecon to toss flowers into the ocean in commemoration of the anniversary of the death of the Cuban revolutionary Commander Camilo Cienfuegos on October 28, 2004 in Havana, Cuba. (AP
06 Mar, 2026 0

Cuba says Jamaica 'yielded' to US pressure; to withdraw all medical workers

Cuba says it will withdraw its 277 medical professionals currently serving in Jamaica, a blow to the island which sought to cushion the fallout from ending a 50-year cooperation programme that helped…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith.
06 Mar, 2026 0

Government not considering reopening embassy in Venezuela

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says the Government is not presently considering the reopening of its Embassy in Venezuela. She was responding to questions during…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
06 Mar, 2026 0

Update | Woman gets 15 months for assaulting Leoda Bradshaw in lock-up

Kilfer Gilchrist, the woman charged with attacking murder-accused Leoda Bradshaw while the two were at the same police lock-up, today pleaded guilty in the St Catherine Parish Court and was sentenced…
Government Minister, Matthew Samuda. - File photo.
06 Mar, 2026 0

Gov’t partners with World Bank to boost water supply

The Government is collaborating with the World Bank and its team of water experts to secure a non-revenue water (NRW) partner, aimed at supporting major investments in Jamaica’s water distribution…
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06 Mar, 2026 0

Gleaner journalists bag big share of 2025 journalism award nominations

Journalists from The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited have secured a significant share of the nominations for the 2025 National Journalism Awards, organised by the Press Association of Jamaica, with…
Members of the St Andrew North Police Division and other stakeholders on a community walkthrough in Grants Pen, St Andrew on March 6.
06 Mar, 2026 0

Community group leads push for safer, united Grants Pen

Residents of the Grants Pen community in St Andrew are being encouraged to strengthen ties with the police and take greater ownership of their neighbourhood. The call has come from the St Andrew…
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill. - File photo.
06 Mar, 2026 0

New regulations coming to benefit small ganja farmers

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill has announced changes to the Cannabis Licensing Regulations that will allow community groups, comprising small ganja farmers, to…
Walter Davis, a cousin of Melissa Silvera, speaks with the media following yesterday’s sentencing of her widower, Jolyan Silvera.
06 Mar, 2026 0

Family of Melissa Silvera says sentence for Jolyan Silvera should have been longer

A relative of Melissa Silvera, who was murdered by her husband, Jolyan Silvera, today said the family had hoped for a longer sentence. The former People’s National Party Member of Parliament was…