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04 Oct, 2025 0

RJRGLEANER lifts Business House Football title

The RJRGLEANER Communications Group are the 2025 Xpress Sports-sponsored Kingston and St Andrew Business House Football Division One champions. The team defeated former champions National Housing…
03 Oct, 2025 0

FEARFUL FISHERS

With news emerging on Friday that the United States forces carried out another strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel off the Venezuelan coast, local fishers have differing views on how this is…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (left) and Mark Golding, leader of the Opposition, at the 45th Annual National Leadership Prayer Breakfast.
03 Oct, 2025 0

Fresh talks on constitutional reform facing hiccups

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has signalled that a proposal by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for him to meet with Justice Minister Delroy Chuck to restart discussions to move Jamaica towards a…
Attorney General of Kansas, Kris Koback at his office in Topeka, Kansas.
03 Oct, 2025 0

‘Last straw’ for gun trafficking

Straw purchasing of guns is a major concern for United States (US) authorities and at least one state attorney general is calling for urgent attention to effectively have the upper hand in combating…
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03 Oct, 2025 0

Police hunting 'Toots' as St James robbery crackdown intensifies

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police, who are on a drive to dismantle the criminal gang behind a spate of robberies in the parish, have identified a woman known only as ‘Toots’ as the mastermind behind…
03 Oct, 2025 0

Mini-meditations are a way to foster peace of mind at work

NEW YORK (AP): The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. The prospect of…
Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, chief medical officer for Jamaica.
03 Oct, 2025 0

Oversubscribed, understaffed

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ recently publicised claim that Jamaica’s doctor internship programme is currently oversubscribed, questions and doubts still remain about…

World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders alum Nadine Matthews Blair (left), Lady Mariéme Jamme (centre) and Mariame McIntosh Robinson at the S Hotel in New Kingston Thursday.
04 Oct, 2025 0

‘When you have skills, you become free’

The granddaughter of Senegalese royalty, Lady Mariéme Jamme has one main objective and it’s to use her platform to impact the lives of disadvantaged girls worldwide. She wants to do this by empowering…
A recording studio of yesteryear.
03 Oct, 2025 0

Jamaica Music Museum a treasure trove of musical objects

THE JAMAICA Music Museum (JaMM) is now hosting an exhibition called ‘African to Jamaican – Music & Creolised Black Cultureat’ its Tower Street gallery in downtown Kingston. It has been accessible…