Jamaica Gleaner
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:07:01 -0400LAST SHOT
It shall be now or never for the Reggae Boyz, when they take their final kick at qualifying for this summer’s FIFA Men’s World Cup against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today. Match time is 4 p.m. Mexico’s Akron Stadium in Zapopan...
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:06:57 -0400Killing spree
A 21-year-old police constable is at the centre of a murder-for-hire investigation that has rocked the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), after he was slapped with charges for three homicides committed within a 48-hour period across two parishes.
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:06:50 -0400‘We’ve always done well’
Jamaica College (JC) Principal Wayne Robinson said the school’s latest ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Championships triumph is more than a title; it is another marker of a school firing on all fronts. The Old Hope Road, St Andrew-based institution secu...
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:06:54 -0400Edwin Allen celebrates resilient Champs team
Edwin Allen High School turned Frankfield blue yesterday, celebrating their 11th ISSA/raceKennedy Girls’ Athletics Championships title with a high-energy campus rally and street parade. Students and supporters packed the school grounds before marc...
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:06:57 -0400UHWI in hot seat at PAC
The University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) so-called procurement scandal takes centre stage today as Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is expected to drill down to unveil additional details into the multimillion-dollar breache...
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:07:04 -0400Long lines for HIV testing mark UTech Health Fair
Long lines formed early for HIV testing at this year’s Health Promotion Fair hosted by the College of Health Sciences at the University of Technology, Jamaica – signalling both concern and curiosity among attendees. Staged at the university’s ...
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:06:52 -0400Gov’t launches US$50m project for climate-resilient farming
A multibillion-dollar project designed by the Government to harden the country’s agriculture sector against climate shocks is expected to boost nearly 15,000 farmers in the first year, officials have announced. The benefits include grant funding t...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:07:25 -0400‘Day of reckoning’
Declaring that no act of violence will go unanswered, Pastor Adolphus Smith yesterday warned that there will be “a day of reckoning” as he addressed mourners at the funeral of slain Denham Town shopkeeper Kerrio ‘Boyu’ Pinnock. “All those ...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:07:08 -0400A prayer for Anna
A Trelawny mother who gave birth six months ago to a baby with Trisomy 13, or Patau syndrome, has come forward to share aspects of the family’s journey with the child, who is currently hospitalised. Babies affected by Patau syndrome have a low lif...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:07:19 -0400Dental surgeons grit teeth over classification delay
The Union of Clerical Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) is blaming systemic “inertia” for the protracted delay in correcting an anomaly affecting registered dental surgeons. The union, as part of its efforts to press the ministrie...