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The Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara properties at Rose Hall, Montego Bay.
December 15, 2025

BITU raises alarm as Hyatt extends closure of hotels in Jamaica to late 2026

The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) has raised serious concerns after Hyatt Hotels Corporation extended the closure of several Jamaica-based, Hyatt-affiliated properties until November 2026,…
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December 15, 2025

JDF, JCF contingent deployed to Haiti to support fight against gangs

A 25-member contingent comprising personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been deployed to Haiti to support the Gang Suppression Force (GSF). This…
Firefighters and Red Cross workers tend to the site of a plane crash near Toluca airport in San Mateo Atenco, Mexico, Monday, December 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramses Mercado)
December 15, 2025

Small plane crashes in central Mexico, killing at least seven people, official says

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A small plane crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing Monday, killing at least seven people, Mexico State Civil Protection Coordinator Adrián Hernández…
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes
December 14, 2025

OVERREACH

Jamaica’s Court of Appeal has quashed a 2019 murder conviction, criticising Chief Justice Bryan Sykes for his conduct during the trial and warning judges about overstepping their role in court. The…
Anthony Smith
December 14, 2025

RJRGLEANER CEO Anthony Smith passes

It is with deep regret that the RJRGLEANER Communications Group announces the passing of its chief executive officer (CEO), Mr Anthony Smith, who died earlier this morning after a brief period of…
Modern financial investigations operate in a world where money no longer moves as cash in a brown paper bag. It moves as data, flowing through correspondent banks, shell companies and crypto wallets.
December 14, 2025 by Corey Robinson

One click from chaos

A simple share or a single click is all it takes for an online meeting to be turned into a digital crime scene. From classrooms to government webinars, uninvited intruders continue to crash poorly…
Looking at the Queer Agenda after its unveiling are (from left) Belgian Ambassador Ellen De Geest; Louise McCollin, head of political affairs and communications of the British High Commission; Glenroy Murray, executive director of Equality for All Foundat
December 14, 2025 by Erica Virtue

‘It’s a performance’

The Equality for All Foundation Jamaica, formerly the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG), has challenged what it describes as performative opposition from sections of Jamaica’s…
Dr Maria Myers-Hamilton, managing director of Spectrum Management Authority.
December 14, 2025

Gov’t regulator moves to shut down IC probe

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has gone to court to block an ongoing investigation by the Integrity Commission (IC), accusing the anti-corruption body of acting illegally and abusing its…
Teacher Juliet Ellis (left) with former student Tonielia Rowe and her mother. Toniecia Pollock.
December 14, 2025 by Erica Virtue

A cut above

Tonielia Rowe’s eighth-place regional finish in textiles, clothing and fashion in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations feels like a first-place victory for Greater…