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Jamaica Gleaner
Mon, 25 May 2026 18:27:02 -0400Parts of Europe swelter in record May heat as deaths at amateur sports events spur warnings
Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records, including in the United Kingdom on Monday, and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France.
Mon, 25 May 2026 13:26:40 -0400Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimising slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimising slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
Mon, 25 May 2026 16:14:35 -0400Jamaicans urged not to squat on bauxite lands
The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is urging Jamaicans to refrain from squatting on bauxite lands.
Mon, 25 May 2026 17:44:41 -0400Man charged for allegedly attacking Spanish Town Man woman in her sleep
A 20-year-old man has been charged after allegedly breaking into a woman’s home in Spanish Town, St Catherine, and attacking her while she slept.
Mon, 25 May 2026 11:04:28 -0400Congressional Black Caucus urges Trump administration to end Cuba oil blockade
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in the United States has called on the Trump administration to end its oil blockade of Cuba, arguing that the action has resulted in a humanitarian crisis in the country.
Jamaica Observer
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Charity makes donation to upgrade more restrooms at Little London High
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT This Day in History - April 12
Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new PM after week of drama
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Arlene Swaby fuels her business with focus and Access
While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...
Mon, Apr 11, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Hanging not solution to crime problem, says official
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...
Jamaica Star
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:50:40 -0500Dad, son shot in police incident as family forms human shield in Craig Town
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:28:27 -0500Japan’s Mighty Crown pumps millions into Hurricane Melissa relief effort in Jamaica
Legendary Japanese sound system Mighty Crown has stepped up to help Jamaicans still struggling months after Hurricane Melissa battered sections of the island in October 2025.
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:18:54 -0500Teen killed after motorcycle crashes into cow in Westmoreland
An 18-year-old youth is dead and a 16-year-old boy hospitalised after a motorcycle slammed into a cow along the Petersfield main road in Westmoreland late Wednesday night.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:29:40 -0500Fed-up St Mary residents launch own road repair project after 60 years of neglect
Tired of waiting on politicians, frustrated residents of Preston Hill in St Mary have taken matters into their own hands and started repairing a crumbling community road they say has been neglected for more than 60 years.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:11:21 -0500Funeral home insists ‘wrong body’ taken to church was collected from infirmary
Doyley’s Funeral Services says the body at the centre of Sunday’s chaotic funeral mix-up in Westmoreland is the same one its workers collected from the infirmary weeks ago.