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April 15, 2026
by Neville Graham
Dhiru Tanna, founder of Blue Power and Lumber Depot, dies
Dhiru Tanna, the economist who turned delicate soaps and hard lumber into a $4-billion business legacy, died on Monday night. He was 82. “We already have confirmation that he has died,” Jamaica…
April 15, 2026
Jamaica Bauxite Institute warns oil crisis will translate into higher production costs and inflationary pressure
Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rippling through Jamaica’s bauxite and alumina sector, raising production costs and feeding inflationary pressures, the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) warned…
April 15, 2026
NCB auctioning 110 repo vehicles worth $437m
National Commercial Bank Jamaica (NCB), the nation’s largest bank, is auctioning off 110 repossessed vehicles, ranging from an $18.4-million 2022 Porsche Cayenne to a $500,000 2016 Nissan AD wagon.…
April 15, 2026
Norris Rhoomes elected chairman of St Andrew JP body
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Norris Rhoomes has been elected chairman of the St Andrew Justice of the Peace Association (SAJPA) at a recent annual general meeting, held at the Police…
April 15, 2026
Editorial | Interlocutor for Kamla
For supporters of regional integration, as expressed by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 2025 was, as Queen Elizabeth II characterised 1992, an annus horribilis.
April 15, 2026
Foreign wars, local casualties
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil transportation, plays a vital role in the world economy. Approximately 20 per cent of the world’s oil supply passes…
April 15, 2026
Letter of the Day | Unfinished freedom: Why Jamaica must fully embrace black hair in schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write in response to The Gleaner news article, ‘Strands of Change’, which highlights an encouraging shift in school grooming policies across Jamaica. This development signals a…
April 15, 2026
Canopy posts $4.8b revenue and nears erasing start-up deficit
Canopy Insurance Limited, a joint venture between GraceKennedy Group and Musson Jamaica Limited, posted profit for a third consecutive year, with revenue and earnings both rising by double-digit…
April 15, 2026
Norris R. McDonald | Poverty, ghetto survival, and land tenure struggles
Smoke curls from a wattle-and-daub, thatched-roof kren-kren in Epsom, St Mary, as the sun rises over terraced hillsides. Descendants of the Coromantee Maroons survive here through discipline, memory,…