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Jamaica Gleaner

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:12:06 -0500
SHAKY START
More than 45,000 election day workers (EDWs) and members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) are eligible to vote today, under special provisions ahead of next Wednesday’s general election. According to...

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:12:24 -0500
PNP, JLP pitch competing land rights plans to woo voters
People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has indicated to residents of Bedward Gardens in the St Andrew East Rural constituency that they will benefit from his party’s land title reform policy if it forms the government. Golding, who...

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:08:54 -0500
Joan Gordon-Webley brushes off ‘loser’ tag
After five consecutive defeats at the polls, many politicians would have long thrown in the towel. However, Joan Gordon-Webley isn’t built that way. Despite her rivals’ taunts, the veteran politician insists she is no loser, and is now eyeing w...

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:06:28 -0500
PNP holds historical edge, but JLP eyes back-to-back wins in St Ann NW
The race for the St Ann North Western constituency could be a tightly contested one between the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Krystal Lee and the People’s National Party’s (PNP) Gabriela Morris. Both candidates bring strong credentials to the t...

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:07:06 -0500
JPP’s Cunningham quietly confident he can win in St James Southern
WESTERN BUREAU: Leon Cunningham, the Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) candidate for St James Southern, says he’s undeterred by the challenge of facing the more established Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and People’s National Party (PNP) candidates in...

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

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:01:11 -0500
Infant brothers murdered - Younger boy’s father suspected of deadly act
A blanket of grief hangs over the quiet farming community of Swamp in Moneague, St Ann, following the stabbing death of two minors allegedly by one of the children's fathers on Tuesday. As police combed the scene yesterday, those who know the...

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:57 -0500
Church started on verandah reaching new heights
A few years ago, when Dixon Neita started the Healing Miracles and Deliverance Ministry church in Windsor Heights in St Catherine, the gesture was the laughing stock of the community. Not only were the services held on a verandah, but there were....

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:52 -0500
Jermaine Bryan fuses tech and agriculture
Jermaine Bryan never liked getting up early and doing work on his grandmother's farm in Hanover. However, those days of planting, watering and weeding, nurtured a seed in him that would later bear fruits that can contribute significantly to food....

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:59 -0500
Cedar Vally residents tired of bad roads
It would be wise not to talk or chew when travelling along sections of Cedar Valley as the badly broken roads could leave you biting your tongue. What should have been a 10-minute ride took almost 30 minutes to get into the St Thomas district.......

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:19:20 -0500
Police list 19 people as wanted for serious crimes
The Jamaica Constabulary Force has launched an intensive search for 19 individuals wanted for a range of serious and violent crimes, including murder, assault and robbery. The individuals are being urged to turn themselves in immediately. The.....

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