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April 17, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Green urges animal welfare to be built into disaster planning
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for animal health and welfare to be formally integrated into disaster risk reduction and management strategies across Jamaica and the wider…
April 17, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Cornwall College Cadet Unit gets $400K to revive drum corps
WESTERN BUREAU: The Cornwall College Cadet Unit, which is a part of the Fourth Battalion of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), has been gifted a $400,000 donation by the Freemason Association of…
April 17, 2026
Ernie Smith has died
Reggae singer Ernie Smith passed away in a hospital in Florida on Thursday night, his wife, Claudette Bailey-Smith, confirmed to The Gleaner. The All for Jesus singer was 80. He would have…
April 16, 2026
Former government minister Hugh Hart has died
Former government minister and attorney-at-Law Hugh Hart has died. Hart served as a member of the Jamaican Senate between 1980 and 1993, as Minister of Mining and Energy between 1983 and 1989, and…
April 16, 2026
CLA launches Medical Cannabis Special Permit Programmes
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has officially launched its Medical Cannabis Special Permit Programmes, an initiative designed to strengthen access and inclusion for traditional ganja growers…
April 16, 2026
99.6 per cent of customers reconnected to JPS grid
The Jamaica Public Service Company's (JPS) restoration efforts remain well advanced, with 99.6 per cent of customers now reconnected to the grid. Minister of Energy, Transport and…
April 16, 2026
Mobay mayor urges proper waste management by vendors
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is urging Montego Bay food vendors to adopt proper waste management practices to foster safe trading, in compliance with public health standards. …
April 16, 2026
Security review of Jamaica's carnival under way
A major security review of Jamaica’s carnival product is under way following a shooting at a Kingston after-party, even as Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett hailed the 2026 staging as a strong…
April 16, 2026
DNA proves remains in a car found in the Columbia River are of an Oregon family missing since 1958
CASCADE LOCKS, Oregon (AP) — DNA analysis has identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family that went missing in 1958 while on a trip to find Christmas…