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May 3, 2026 by Livingston Scott

'It's not yet over’
As the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) preliminary stage draws to a close with the penultimate round of matches this afternoon, the race for the last two play-off spots and the battle against relegation…
May 3, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Record-breaking start for Jamaica
Jamaica became the first nation to dip below the 40-second barrier in the 4x100m mixed relays when they raced to a new world record time of 39.99 seconds on day one of the World Athletics Relays in…
May 3, 2026

Editorial | NaRRA and Malahoo Forte
The real winner in last week’s parliamentary debate on the bill to establish the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) was Marlene Malahoo Forte.  Jamaicans lost. Or they didn’t…
May 3, 2026 by Andre Williams

Former government minister Leslie Campbell has died
Attorney-at-law and former government minister Leslie Campbell has died. The Gleaner understands that Campbell, who also served as a senator, was battling illness for the past year.
May 2, 2026

Spirit Airlines customers told not to turn up at Jamaica's airports
Jamaica’s two main international airports are urging passengers booked with Spirit Airlines not to go to the airports following news of the carrier’s wind-down of operations.
May 2, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

‘We are small, but we are capable’, says OOCUR director
Dr Marsha Atherley-Ikechi, the executive director of the Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR), says that while aspects of some Caribbean countries’ regulatory structures need…
May 2, 2026

Christopher Martin Foundation supports students with school supplies
The Christopher Martin Foundation has continued its Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts with a targeted education support initiative in Region 4, in partnership with Hyundai Jamaica, providing…
May 2, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Don’t click ‘send’
Highlighting the seriousness of revenge porn as a crime, Leader of Government Business in the Senate Kamina Johnson Smith yesterday warned young people and others, who might be contemplating sharing…
May 2, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Eastern Hanover communities facing water crisis
Andrea Purkiss, the member of parliament (MP) for Eastern Hanover, says the slogan, ‘water is life’, is not being played out in her constituency as several communities are now facing a chronic…