Surrounded by strangers in a bomb shelter deep underground in Kharkiv, Ukraine, a 21-year-old Jamaican medical student desperately wants an end to Russia’s invasion of the Eastern European nation that is clinging relentlessly to its independence.....

Paula Downer wailed for belly pains as reality set in that her grandson, four-year-old Jordane Clarke, would not be coming home after he was sent to school for what should have been a day of fun and frolic for Jamaica Day celebrations on Thursday......

A Jamaican organisation in Florida, Jamaican Men of Florida, has offered to provide financial resources to pay airfares for Jamaican students currently stranded in Ukraine, which is under attack from Russia. In a statement to The Gleaner, the...

A former member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), who was allegedly working with the Clansman-One Don Gang while in the army, reportedly wanted his cronies to attack the gang’s rivals in Shelter Rock, St Catherine, and to kill anyone that was......

Residents and business operators on St John’s Road in St Catherine are fuming after a truck yesterday accidentally pulled down guy wires in their community disrupting power to several areas and damaging motor vehicles. The Jamaica Public Service (...

The Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International presented the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) with a DC-30 ultrasound machine valued at US$18,000 at a handover ceremony on Friday. The system is expected to...

Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was appointed Jamaica’s first national hero in 1969, should be recognised at the regional level and accorded the status of Caribbean hero, according to Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor....

In an effort to boost the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ outsourcing of vaccination administration plan, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded grants totalling US$600,000 to nine private-sector healthcare...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of National Security have forged a US$7-million partnership, aimed at preventing violence in vulnerable schools and communities. Some 16,000 students and 10,000...

The Jamaican Government is being urged to treat the massive fallout in global oil markets triggered by weeks-long escalation in tensions and Russia’s declaration of war on Ukraine as a national emergency. The ripple effects could worsen consumer....

Facing a conundrum on whether to leave war-threatened Ukraine or remain and complete the six months of study he had left in medical school, time ran out on a Jamaican student and dozens of compatriots in the Eastern European nation. Since his...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has added his voice to the chorus of condemnation from world leaders against Russia’s attack on Ukraine, saying that Jamaica is consistent in its support for universal respect and adherence to the principles of...

The Jamaica Customs Agency is coming under close scrutiny for leakage and corruption as the Government seeks to clamp down on security breaches linked to the smuggling of illegal guns. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the revelation as he...

The Ganja Growers and Producers Association Jamaica (GGPAJ) has called for an immediate two-year incentive programme for marijuana cultivators, especially for small, traditional, Rastafarian and indigenous farmers, many of whom have been excluded......

Liaison officers and other support personnel have been urged to target other agricultural subsectors beyond the harvesting of orchard and vineyard crops to open up uncharted labour opportunities for Jamaican farm workers. The charge comes amid...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has sought to cool the simmering rage of protesters in Chester Castle, Hanover, on Thursday, assuring that a dysfunctional pump will be repaired and recommissioned by Saturday. The pump broke down and is...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is reporting that of the 43 Jamaican students studying in war-torn Ukraine, 15 have left the country. Of the 28 remaining students, 25 are located in Kharkiv, one in Lviv, and two have not provided.....

At the age of 65 when most public servants are looking to head into retirement, Errol Wright has no such plans. In fact, he was the oldest member of the latest batch of 95 Jamaicans who left for Canada on Thursday to participate in the Overseas...

The 16-year-old ward who succumbed to gunshot injuries yesterday after he was shot while trying to escape from the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre reportedly told his mother that a staff member had encouraged him to abscond, telling......

National Security State Minister Zavia Mayne has asserted that the correctional officers involved in a bust-up with dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre this week will not be removed from duty. The...