Jamaica Gleaner

Students encouraged to report cases of bullying

National Safe Schools Coordinator, Sergeant Andrew Williams, is encouraging students who are being bullied at school to report the issue to a re…

Agriculture Ministry assists farmers impacted by bush fire in Gillard, St Elizabeth

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has responded to farmers affected by the recent bush fire in the Little Park/Gillard area of P…

Derrimon suit progresses over New York roof collapse

Trading conglome-rate Derrimon Trading Company Limited said it wants to recover the full cost of its New York investment, along with lost opport…

Trump says US will take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States has entered into an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of th…

St Catherine man allegedly held with ammunition in his pocket remanded

A 31-year-old St Catherine man who was allegedly found with several rounds of ammunition in his pocket during a police operation in the communit…

December target for Coopers Pen relocation

WESTERN BUREAU: During a visit yesterday to Coopers Pen in Trelawny, where 20 houses were flattened during a demolition exercise on August 11, P…

?Speaking from lived experience’

Western Bureau: Twelve-year-old Khadijah Wright, an outgoing student of Revival Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, has emerged as the wi…

?Dervan made the diaspora feel seen, heard, and connected’

Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora woke Friday morning to news that Dervan Malcolm, the popular host of The Jamaican Diaspora Live Online, he…

$50m research push as Gov’t invests in health talent

The Government is investing $50 million in healthcare research while spending an average of $500 million annually to train healthcare workers in…

Editorial | Emulating Nelson Mandela’s life lessons

Unfortunately, the day, July 18, passed with little notice or remembrance in Jamaica of the life, work or philosophy of Nelson Mandela.

St Bess farmer hails $15m road project

WESTERN BUREAU: A St Elizabeth farmer has hailed a $15-million farm road improvement project in his community as a significant investment in the…

Rural parishes shine at JLS National Awards

Rural parishes swept the national awards at the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) 2026 National Reading Competition finale, with Portland copping tw…

Ronald Sanders | Pledges and promises don’t stop the killing in Haiti

For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capi…

$42.7m road upgrade to support tourism expansion

A $42.7-million road rehabilitation project in St Mary was officially opened on Wednesday as the Government pushes to expand tourism beyond Jama…

GoodHeart | Stellar Foundation opens new worlds for youth

WESTERN BUREAU: Romulus Deenah just wanted to take his new friends sailing. But there was one problem: some of them couldn’t swim. It was an iro…

Policy to be developed on security forces’ involvement in demolitions, says Holness

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid backlash over the involvement of the police in the recent demolition exercise at Coopers Pen in Trelawny, Prime Minister Dr…

Jamaica-linked Everton Blair headed to US House of Representatives

Another person of Jamaican heritage is headed to the United States House of Representatives. Everton Blair won a special run-off election in Geo…

Fire in a hospital nursery kills 14 newborns

ISLAMABAD (AP): A fire triggered by an exploding air conditioner killed 14 newborns in a hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital yesterday, offic…