Jamaica Gleaner
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:12:06 -0500SHAKY 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 -0500PNP, 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 -0500Joan 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 -0500PNP 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 -0500JPP’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...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:11:57 -0500St Thomas police probe shooting involving cop, spouse
The St Thomas police and the Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM) are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident involving a woman and her partner, a police corporal assigned to the Seaforth Police Station. Sources....
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:10:38 -0500‘Horrific!’
A 22-year-old man is expected to be charged for the gruesome murder of two young children, one his son, the other his common-law stepson, whose bodies were recovered on Wednesday in Swamp district in Moneague, St Ann, after they went missing the......
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:10:15 -0500Holness and Golding face off tonight
As Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding come face-to-face tonight in the leadership debate, issues around constitutional reform, the fight against corruption, and FINSAC are among several questions being posed by...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:10:57 -0500JLP: PNP tax relief plan impossible to be implemented in first year
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says its income tax plan will cost the country significantly less than the People’s National Party’s (PNP) plan, indicating a $28 billion to $44 billion price tag, compared to $75 billion to $90 billion. The party...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:09:49 -0500Tufton accuses PNP of ‘desperate, last-ditch attempt’ to smear JLP
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Campaign Committee Chairman Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday chided the Opposition for embarking on what he dubbed ‘angry and desperate campaigning’, warning that the JLP is prepared to push back, inside and outside the...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:05:49 -0500Dixon aims to end PNP 23-year drought in Clarendon North Central
Clarendon North Central has been firmly in Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) hands for more than two decades, but People’s National Party (PNP) newcomer Dr Aujae Dixon is hoping to break that streak when Jamaicans head to the polls on September 3. The......
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:09:21 -0500Frith seeks to end PNP streak in St Andrew South East
If you ask diehard People’s National Party (PNP) supporters, St Andrew South Eastern is already marked as a sure win for the party. For them, the only question is the margin by which Julian Robinson will retain the seat. Robinson, the opposition....
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:09:31 -0500Blessed buses ready to roll
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the retrofitting, servicing, tyre changes and route reviews for the National Rural School Bus Programme have been completed for the roll-out of phase one of the initiative on September 8. Addressing a blessing...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:10:17 -0500GROUNDED
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Post has announced the suspension of sending all parcels and packets bound for the United States, effective Tuesday, following an executive order from Washington that ends duty-free treatment for low-value imports this week.....
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:07:56 -0500Calls grow for better access for persons with disabilities at the polls
The Government-run entity that represents the interests of persons with disabilities is “trusting” that their experiences casting ballots in next week’s general election will be better than past polls, a top executive has indicated. This cauti...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:09:16 -0500EOJ refers St Catherine South Central polling dispute to ECJ
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has referred a contentious matter involving the relocation of seven polling divisions in St Catherine South Central to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) for a ruling. The situation, which some voters...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:07:00 -0500Bunny takes on the Green Giant
If there is one name that has become synonymous with persistence in Jamaican politics, it is Joseph ‘Bunny’ Witter. Despite never winning an election, the People’s National Party (PNP) standard-bearer has carved out a reputation as one of the...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:07:45 -0500JLP’s Lorne aims for 2,500 votes in PNP bastion
Maureen Lorne insists that when the ballots are counted in St Andrew South Western on election night, Jamaicans will witness the unmistakable writing on the wall: a PNP stronghold of nearly four decades is on its way back to the Jamaica Labour...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:07:23 -0500Jamaican-Canadians to host election night watch party in Toronto
Jamaican-Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area will gather on September 3 to watch the results of the general election at a special watch party hosted by the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA). The event, to be held at the Jamaican Canadian...
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:09:38 -0500Retired businessman spared the worst in downtown Kgn blaze
Cordel Hylton is counting his blessings after he was spared the worst of a late-evening fire that engulfed a building along East Street in downtown Kingston that houses his headstone business. At least one other occupant of the building, who was...