Latest News

File
Paul Simpson (left), founder of Cornerstone who was then a vice-president at Proven Wealth Ltd, beside Chairman and co-founder of Proven Management Peter Bunting, along with other executives, in 2011 at the listing of Proven on the Jamaica Stock Excha
December 19, 2025

Proven and Cornerstone to partner on projects

Proven Management Limited, investment manager of Proven Group Limited, announced plans to partner with Cornerstone Group, which indirectly holds the second largest stake in Proven through its…
Business
December 19, 2025

JSE tourism-linked companies reeling from Melissa impact – NCB Capital

Tourism-related companies listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) have been dealt a blow from Hurricane Melissa which will impact them well into 2026, according to large brokerage firm NCB Capital…
December 19, 2025

Rethinking the education process for today’s children

THE EDITOR, Madam: I read with great interest the absorbing article by Ruthlyn James in The Gleaner of Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in which she defined what student engagement assistants should be…
St Patrice Ennis, president of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions.
December 19, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Union leaders applaud move to make IDT awards digitally accessible

A prominent trade union leader has welcomed a recent move by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) to publish its awards and related industrial relations resources on its website, describing the…
Kingston College Board Chairman Michael Vaccianna (centre) is flanked by musician Paulette Bellamy (left) and French Ambassador to Jamaica Marianne Ziss at the Kingston College Chapel Choir’s Christmas concert.
December 19, 2025

Something Extra | Friday

The Kingston College Chapel Choir brought festive cheer with its annual Christmas concert, held last Sunday under the theme Tidings of Comfort and Joy, at the historic St Augustine Chapel. Under…
Travel agents, influencers and journalists share lens time aboard a Jamwest catamaran in Negril. Seated at right is Alltours’ contracting manager, Marius Michaelis, while Paula Powell of the Jamaica Tourist Board, Europe, is standing at centre, back.
December 19, 2025 by Janet Silvera

New German tour operator sees opportunity in Jamaica’s recovery

WESTERN BUREAU: Just days after Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s tourism sector, German tour operator Alltours made an unexpected decision: to launch Jamaica anyway, insisting that pulling back…
Marsha Coore Lobban, Jamaican high commissioner to Canada.
December 19, 2025 by Karen Madden

Solidarity across borders

When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, devastating western sections of the island, it unleashed not only destruction but a powerful surge of global solidarity. Within hours…
Deputy Commissioner of Police Richard Stewart, who heads the JCF’s Crime and Security Portfolio.
December 18, 2025

JCF hails forensic work after 30-year sentence in Jean-Pierre Rhone murder

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has welcomed the 30-year prison sentence handed down to the man who murdered businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone, praising the investigative and forensic work that…
Joshua Frazer celebrates the third-round knockout of Petr Brodsky on November 24, 2024.
December 19, 2025 by Livingston Scott

Jamaica's 'Hellrazor' Frazer fights Kalunga for vacant titles tonight

Jamaican super welterweight boxer Joshua 'Hellrazor' Frazer puts his 13-0 record on the line tonight when he squares off against Mponda Kalunga in the main event on a fight card at the…