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Three-year-old Ayana Wilson with her parents Rosalee Eccles and Aeon Wilson.
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Ayana’s family makes plea for a helping hand

Three-year-old Ayana Wilson cannot hold a ball and play like other children her age. Even holding her sippy cup is a challenge, as a condition affecting the nerves in her shoulder and arm has left her…
Kirk Benjamin, commissioner of customs at the Jamaica Customs Agency, speaks with The Sunday Gleaner during an interview at his office in Kingston last Monday.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Californian cannabis on Customs radar

A worrying trend involving the illegal importation of Californian cannabis into Jamaica is being reported by the recently appointed head of the Jamaica Customs Agency. Kirk Benjamin, chief executive…
Kirk Benjamin, commissioner of customs at the Jamaica Customs Agency, speaks with The Sunday Gleaner during an interview at his office in Kingston last Monday.
11 Oct, 2026 0

‘Downright robbery’ - Customs boss claims some courier companies including ‘customs fees’ in customer charges even when costs not imposed by state agency

The practice by some courier companies of covertly imposing charges on customers and attributing them to customs fees when no such costs have been levied by the Jamaica Customs Agency is being…
Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake
11 Oct, 2026 0

Security experts praise leadership of commish

A trio of private-security experts have given Police Commissioner Kevin Blake high marks for his handling of the security portfolio a year into the new administration of Andrew Holness, as Jamaica…
Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson
11 Oct, 2026 0

Patterson urges Global Africa to organise power

Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has challenged Africa, the Caribbean and the worldwide African diaspora to move beyond goodwill and organise their collective power, warning that others…
From left: Treats That Give Back founders and second-form students; Milah Hosang, Charly Hammond, and Emma Chin speak with Nadia Williams, Mary’s Child Administrator, and Father Ernest Chikwata, Mustard Seed Priest assigned to Mary’s Child.
11 Oct, 2026 0

13-y-o founders of ‘Treats That Give Back’ raise $1m for Mary’s Child

At 13 years old, Emma Chin, Charly Matthews, Milah Hosang and Mika Bailey are demonstrating how an idea can grow into something much bigger when driven by purpose, friendship and a willingness to act.…
Rebecca ‘Becca D’ Dudley
11 Oct, 2026 0

Becca D brings UK’s Jamaica-inspired sounds to TVJ

After a decade of championing reggae and dancehall, Rebecca ‘Becca D’ Dudley is bringing the sounds of Britain’s Jamaica-inspired music scene to local audiences through a new series on Television…
Glyn Jemmott Nelson
11 Oct, 2026 0

Father Glyn Jemmott Nelson’s contribution to Black Mexico cannot be overstated

In April of this year, I received a message from the President of Mexico Negro/Black Mexico, Don Pedro Sergio Peñaloza Pérez, who was elated to share a recent visit that he had made, along with a…
Contributed Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon (right) is moved to tears on receiving a cheque for US$108,000 (approximately J$17 million) from Ray Fong, chairman of the fundraising committee of the Miami-based Paquee Golf Club.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Paquee Golf Club drives $17m to Mustard Seed

Moved to tears, Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon, founder of Mustard Seed Communities in Jamaica, was overcome with emotion during a ceremonial cheque handover marking a donation of US$108,000…