The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has left the possible imposition of sanctions on Russia to individual member states following hours of intense deliberation on the second day of the 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government in Belize.......

Nineteen-year-old Jellisa Williams, who has club foot and suffers from seizures, has never sat in a classroom in all her life. Her mother, Brenda Ramsay, told The Gleaner that she was not aware, two decades ago, of affordable options for...

The police have partnered with operators at the Forum Fishing Beach in Portmore to crack down on crime, including the smuggling of guns and drugs. The beach-watch programme, which was launched two Fridays ago, is part of a wider neighbourhood watch....

Despite St Ann South East Member of Parliament Lisa Hanna’s claims that Irish potato production is uneconomic, leaving many farmers impoverished, an agricultural expert has countered that the market is profitable. Hanna argued that the Christiana....

WESTERN BUREAU: A 40-year-old reputed violence producer who pleaded guilty for his role in an $8-million heist in the upscale Westgate Hills community of Montego Bay in May 2020 will spend 15 years behind bars before being eligible for parole....

In the 1990s, all you needed was a juice box, four bottle caps, and a string to join the most amateur race of everyday leisure-seeking kids. In 2022, Jamaicans Tyreik and Akeem Pennicooke have taken this Jamaican pastime digital with Box Juice...

The ‘60/60 year’ is how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has dubbed its milestone anniversary, which coincides with Jamaica’s diamond Independence. Over the past six decades, USAID has invested in excess of US$1....

Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has conceded that Russia’s war against Ukraine may impact the global economy and critical projections made by the Government in the 2022-2023 Budget. The Government had forecast that the...

A handgun that was reportedly recovered from the alleged bodyguard of reputed One Don gang leader Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan featured in three of the 10 murders that have been linked to the notorious St Catherine-based criminal organisation. The co...

WESTERN BUREAU: WESTMORELAND SUPER­CENTENARIAN Virginia Atkinson-Johnson was a picture of jubilation as she celebrated her 110th birthday with family, friends and members of her beloved People’s National Party (PNP) in Caledonia at the weekend......

The district constable allegedly held with an illegal firearm in Seaview Gardens on Monday had not reported to work for more than three years and was not a paid employee of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. Head of the St Andrew South police, Senior....

Several police personnel interdicted in relation to islandwide jailbreaks have been charged and will face a court of enquiry as investigations continue. The revelation was made on Tuesday by Major General Antony Anderson, the commissioner of police....

The Holness administration will first focus on the more than 100,000 workers in central government as it rolls out the compensation restructuring exercise this year before turning its attention to employees of the 100-plus public bodies. Finance...

An unidentified man was killed in Ensom City, Spanish Town, Monday night. Residents said that explosions were heard around 7 o’clock and passers-by later stumbled upon the body and summoned the police. The dead man, who had dreadlocks, was found.....

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Floyd Green, says the National Identification System (NIDS) will be rolled out in the Corporate Area beginning in July. Green, who has responsibility for the NIDS, told lawmakers...

Commuters using the ramshackle Dustry Road have been promised that moderate repairs will be effected to the corridor during the new fiscal year that starts on April 1. But St Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament Juliet Holness has cautioned that.....

Nearly five months after Clifton Boys’ Home was rocked by an abuse scandal, the childcare facility has imposed strict operational standards to guard against a recurrence. Vincent Guthrie, chairman of the board, disclosed that greater emphasis has....

When Esther Joy Thomas took to the streets of Kingston with her mom and two younger sisters last Saturday, it was the first time she was venturing out of her home since escaping Ukraine and reuniting with her family on February 20, three days...

While she accepts some credit for having the foresight to purchase a return ticket for her daughter to start medical school in Ukraine last November, Keisha Ann Thomas is convinced that divine intervention had a much bigger hand in getting Esther.....

WESTERN BUREAU: The freak death of a landscaper has triggered a caution to homeowners to ensure that their properties are free of occupational hazards. The warning comes after 59-year-old Shane Lee fell to his death into a pit that was covered only....