Jamaica Gleaner

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:59:22 -0400
Man fatally shot by police in alleged shoot-out after cabbie reportedly hijacked
A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police following a reported hijacking of a taxi along Camp Road in Kingston on Wednesday evening.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:31:57 -0400
Opposition calls for resignation of FLA CEO over Integrity Commission report
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling for the immediate resignation of Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Chief Executive Officer Shane Dalling following the tabling of an Integrity Commission report, which the party says exposed s...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:35:56 -0400
Trinidad and Tobago elected to UN Security Council
The Trinidad and Tobago government on Wednesday welcomed the country’s election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, saying it “will elevate our nation’s voice on the international stage”.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:18:36 -0400
Stipend boost secured for Jamaican scholarship students in Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has secured an increase in the stipend provided to Jamaican scholarship students in Cuba, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:50:04 -0400
Caribbean Cement reports improved supply following operational challenges
Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) says cement supply has improved by more than 20 per cent in recent weeks following operational challenges caused by heavy rainfall in April.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:51:28 -0400
Gas prices go down
Motorists will pay less for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $0.25 to sell for $193.88 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $0.25 to sell for $201.32.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:32:46 -0400
US House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump
The House for the first time on Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the US military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:15:10 -0400
Hanover man pleads guilty, fined $165,000 over ganja found during St Mary traffic stop
A Hanover man who was held with ganja in his car during a traffic stop in St Mary was today fined a total of $165,000 in the parish court after pleading guilty.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:06:02 -0400
Manchester man accused of signing documents as fake doctor and JP granted $600,000 bail
A Manchester man accused of misrepresenting himself as a medical doctor as well as a Justice of the Peace and signing motor vehicle and other documents was today granted $600,000 bail in the parish court.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:33:35 -0400
Fiscal watchdog reports marginal increase in Jamaica’s public debt burden
Jamaica’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has increased marginally amid an eight per cent increase in the stock of public debt, the country’s independent fiscal monitor has disclosed.

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