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Jamaica Gleaner
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:11:48 -0500Top cop defends POA chair’s ouster
Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has defended his decision to declare the chairmanship of the Police Officers’ Association (POA) vacant, citing serious financial irregularities and a failure to provide accountability within the organisation. In ...
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:11:26 -0500Leadership vacancies cripple IC’s work
The Integrity Commission (IC), Jamaica’s leading anti-corruption agency, has been operating without three of its top leaders for weeks – a development that could significantly undermine its ability to prevent, detect, and prosecute corruption. A...
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:11:38 -0500Shareholder sues Pulse over alleged US$80,000 loan
Pulse Investments Limited, the publicly listed modelling and entertainment company, is facing a lawsuit in the Supreme Court over an alleged unpaid shareholder loan of US$80,000 (approximately J$12.4 million). The lawsuit was filed on August 25 by.....
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:10:31 -0500Jamaica’s youth in crisis
Crime and violence have long plagued Jamaica, with the crisis continuing in 2025 – and with several notable incidents particularly over the past three months – leaving the nation’s youth devastated. The consequences have been...
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:14:18 -0500US clashes with Venezuela and allies at emergency UN meeting on US strikes in Caribbean
UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United States clashed with Venezuela and its allies at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday, with the Trump administration vowing to use its “full might” to eradicate drug cartels and the Maduro...
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, 10 Oct 2025 15:57:18 -0500One fisherman reported dead, 16 rescued from burning boat by JDF
Tragedy unfolded at sea on Friday after a group of Jamaican and Dominican fishermen were forced to abandon their vessel when it caught fire off Portland Point in Clarendon. Sixteen men were rescued by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast...
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:35:07 -0500Students get hands-on look at court system in Spanish Town
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes endorsed the inclusion of youth today as scores of students from various schools across St Catherine converged on the courthouse in Spanish Town this morning, October 10, 2025. Sykes informed the students about the laws....
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:35:08 -0500Heated online exchange between PNP Activist and JLP Councillor over Integrity Commission ruling
An online dispute broke out between a People's National Party activist and a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor over a complaint the Integrity Commission had suggested be brought against the local government representative for neglecting to...
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:12:07 -0500Baby fatally stabbed in domestic dispute in Suriname, relative arrested
A one-year-old baby was fatally stabbed during a domestic dispute in Cocobiacoweg, on the outskirts of Paramaribo, Suriname, Thursday night. Police say they received a report that a man armed with a knife was assaulting his wife and children....
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:02:08 -0500Police charge man after beating, stabbing in St James
A St James man has been charged in connection with a group attack that left another man nursing serious wounds in Bamboo Lawn, Lilliput, earlier this year. Charged with wounding with intent is 30-year-old Duran Adlam of Ocean Heights, Lilliput,.....