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Jamaica Gleaner

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:07:48 -0500
Missing after car rental
The last three days have been agonising for the parents of Kevin Walker, as they drain their remaining energy searching for answers regarding his whereabouts since Saturday. Speaking with The Gleaner on Monday, Roy Walker, Kevin’s father, tried......

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:07:07 -0500
‘Union badness’ accusations rock KFTL after wage pact
Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), representing workers at Jamaica’s main port, have reached a new wage agreement, even as complaints of dissatisfaction mount about the deal. On Friday, the Port Authority...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:05:38 -0500
J’can Samaritan in Singapore gifts $1m to teen with renal failure
Inspired by Charlotte Nembhard’s selflessness in her bid to save her teenage son, who has been diagnosed with renal failure, a Jamaican woman living in Singapore has donated $1 million towards the teenager’s medical expenses. “I was really mov...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:06:55 -0500
St James residents fear return of deported gangsters
WESTERN BUREAU: While the St James commander Superintendent Eron Samuels is confident that the police are prepared to handle criminal deportees from the United States who might return to continue their activities, many residents, particularly in...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:05:42 -0500
Chinese investors offer expertise to strengthen Ja’s construction industry
WESTERN BUREAU: Chinese business operators have pledged to share their resources and expertise to enhance the island’s construction sector. Yucheng Tao, CEO of Brothers Concepts and Solutions, the construction company building The Pinnacle 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

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:00:42 -0500
Family’s hopes dashed as man in coma passes away
For almost three months, Donnavon Smith sat by his son's hospital bed, clinging to hope that he would recover. But on Saturday morning at exactly 7 a.m., his worst fear became reality when his son, 24-year-old Joseph Smith, took his final breath....

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:00:40 -0500
Mother of accused man warned about being his surety
A St James Parish Court judge on Monday warned a mother of an accused man that she will likely go to prison if she becomes a surety for him and he then fails to honour his bail obligations. Judge Kaysha Grant-Pryce gave the warning while speaking....

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:00:57 -0500
Bishop killed on his verandah - Son says ‘vengeance belongs to God’
A pastor who dedicated his life to faith and service, met a violent end at his home in Portmore, St Catherine, on Saturday. He has been identified as Clinton Smith, 74, a bishop and justice of the peace of Portmore Gardens. Reports from the...

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:24:21 -0500
Ten students at Ensom City and Eltham Primary Schools gifted tablet computers
Ten students at Ensom City and Eltham Park Primary Schools in St Catherine have been gifted tablet computers under the Government's 'Connect a Child' Programme. This initiative aims to support academically gifted students experiencing financial.....

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:54:20 -0500
Taxi operators block Waltham Park Road over poor road conditions
Taxi operators and residents joined forces earlier today creating a road block on along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew to protest the deplorable state of the road. The placard-bearing protestors gathered at the intersection of Waltham Park...

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