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Comedian and cultural icon Oliver Samuels (right) shares a light moment with his foundation’s first scholarship awardee, Dante Saunders, following the handover ceremony.
January 24, 2026

GoodHeart | ‘Me feel real proud ah myself!’

Dante Saunders, a first-year student at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), has been named the first recipient of the Oliver Samuels Scholarship. The $300,000 award was…
Elon Musk attends the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
January 24, 2026

Tony Deyal | If Elon Musk say so is so!

Coming back to Trinidad after a great time in Barbados, and hearing some of the folks there and in Trinidad saying given they will have the usual bacchanal in “Barbados,” especially with a “just-so”…
Teyana Gibson Brown, second from right, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026

Ronald Sanders | As migration closes, CARICOM must build jobs at home

On January 14, the US Department of State announced that, effective January 21, it would pause the issuance of all immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, including 11 in the Caribbean…
‘Foreigner’ is one of the tracks on entertainer Miguel Wealthy’s soon-to-be-released 16-track album.
January 24, 2026 by Simone Morgan

Miguel Wealthy shares investment advice on ‘Foreigner’

Rising entertainer Miguel Wealthy is encouraging Jamaicans to invest in their country through his latest single, Foreigner. In a recent interview with The Gleaner, the deejay shared that he was…
Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, minister of foreign affairs of Ghana, are pictured during a bilateral meeting held in May 2025 at the Embassy of Jamaica in Brussels, Be
January 23, 2026

Ghana's foreign minister due in Jamaica Saturday for official visit; health and education on agenda

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is scheduled to arrive in Jamaica on Saturday for a three-day official visit, the Jamaican foreign ministry says. During…
In this photo provided by the Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library, Tommy Lee Walker, a Black man from Texas, United States, is fingerprinted after his arrest in January 1954, for the rape and murder of Venice Parker, a white woman.
January 23, 2026

US Black man exonerated nearly 70 years after execution in case marked by racial bias

(AP) — Nearly 70 years after a United States Black man was executed, officials declared this week that he was innocent in the killing of a white woman in Texas. Prosecutors say the case was based on…
The association warned that delayed clearance increases demurrage and storage costs.
January 23, 2026

Shipping Association urges cargo owners to clear goods as port congestion persists

The Shipping Association of Jamaica is warning that ongoing port and warehouse congestion could worsen unless cargo owners urgently clear uncollected goods, weeks after the traditional holiday…
CMU is a government-owned tertiary institution that focuses on maritime studies, transportation, logistics, and related disciplines.
January 23, 2026

CMU: Employee suspended after 'suspected breach’ detected; matter reported to FID

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) says an employee has been suspended following the detection of a "suspected internal breach" at the institution. The matter has been referred to the…
Leoda Bradshaw. - Contributed photo.
January 23, 2026

Murder-accused Leoda Bradshaw declines mediation request in assault case, matter postponed

An attempt at mediation in the assault case involving murder accused Leoda Bradshaw and another detainee failed in the St Catherine Parish Court today after Bradshaw, who is the complainant, declined…