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Port Antonio Mayor Paul Thompson
March 19, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Port Antonio mayor threatens legal action over pollution

Mayor of Port Antonio Paul Thompson is threatening legal action against residents of the upper Rio Grande Valley in East Portland who continue to dump garbage into streams. Thompson told The Gleaner…
People watch the sunset from the Malecón during a blackout in Havana, Monday, March 16, 2026.
March 19, 2026

Editorial | CARICOM dithers on Cuba

As the Cuban economy crumbles and the future of his revolution grows increasingly fragile under the weight of America’s pressure, the jury remains out on Fidel Castro’s expectation of being absolved…
Letters
March 19, 2026

Protect children from disorder at school gates

THE EDITOR, Madam: The persistent problem of unauthorized vendors crowding the entrances of our schools is more than a mere — it represents a breakdown in governance that puts our children at risk…
Superintendent Andrew Nish.
March 19, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover police want JPs, pastors to step up social intervention

Western Bureau: The domestic dispute numbers have not climbed, but police in Hanover are fielding calls with growing frequency. Deputy Superintendent Courtney Wilson says the parish needs stronger…
Robert Taylor, acting director of probation aftercare, speaking at the opening of the new probation office at 1 Gladstone “Pop” Lawrence Road in Montego Bay, St. James.
March 19, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Call made for probation officers to get remote allowance

WESTERN BUREAU Robert Taylor, the acting director of probation aftercare in the Department of Correctional Services, is urging the Government to grant aftercare probation officers a remote-inducement…
Herbert Morrison Technical High’s Antonio Kerr (left) tries to dribble around Manchester High’s Wasim Windett during Game 1 of the ISSA Schoolboys Under-16 Basketball finals at Herbert Morrison’s court on Monday, March 2.
March 19, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

Rain forces rural basketball finals to GC Foster

After several weather-related delays, the ISSA Rural Basketball U16 and U19 finals are set to resume today at GC Foster College in St Catherine, with both divisions poised for decisive showdowns. In…
Hayley Matthews.
March 19, 2026

Matthews eager to see young Windies against world champs

ARNOS VALE, St Vincent (CMC): The stage is set for a blockbuster T20 International series at the iconic Arnos Vale Stadium, and West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews is buzzing with anticipation…
Schools and clubs line up for a previous Best of the Best tennis tournament.
March 19, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Hurricane forces powerhouses from Best of the Best tennis tournament

The Best of the Best tennis tournament serves off on Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre, but the defending champions will be conspicuously absence when the first balls are struck. Mt…
This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Samara Weaving (left) and Kathryn Newton in a scene from ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’.
March 19, 2026

Movie Review | A really bad wedding night gets worse in ‘Ready or Not 2’

AP: When we last left our new bride, Grace, at the end of 2019’s Ready or Not, she was smoking a well-earned cigarette, having survived a night of slaughter. She sat on a stone step as a mansion went…