News
April 11, 2026
by Andre Williams
Month end autopsy set for CRH newborn
An autopsy has been scheduled for April 28 to determine the cause of death of a newborn at Cornwall Regional Hospital as grieving mother Shandale Ballentine has launched a crowdfunding campaign to…
April 11, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Vendors cry foul after early-morning crackdown at Charles Gordon Market
WESTERN BUREAU: Vendors at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay are once again crying foul against the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) over the market’s conditions and accusations of unfair…
April 11, 2026
by Adrian Frater
Man suspected of killing ‘Jaggy D’ shot dead
WESTERN BUREAU: A man believed to have been the mastermind behind Tuesday’s murder of deejay Roger ‘Jaggy D’ Walker, a police source told The Gleaner, was shot and killed in a gunfight with the…
April 11, 2026
Ja’s Angelita Graham takes helm at Canadian Institute of Actuaries
The capacity of Jamaicans to claim positions of leadership while breaking barriers internationally has long been documented, so Angelita Graham, freshly minted president of the Canadian Institute of…
April 11, 2026
Business associations forge united front for MSME reform
The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) and the MSME Alliance have agreed to align their advocacy efforts in a bid to increase their…
April 11, 2026
UK helps to strengthen digital records management
The UK Government recently facilitated the successful staging of a two-day Records and Digital Preservation Seminar, in partnership with the Jamaica Archives and Records Department, an agency of the…
April 11, 2026
A J’can scientist on the cutting edge of neurodegeneration research
NEW YORK, NY: Jhodi Webster is a Jamaican neuroscientist on the front lines of neurodegeneration research. Raised in the Constant Spring area of St Andrew, she attended St. Andrew High School for…
April 11, 2026
by June Minto
Building futures through education
For more than a decade, Broward Meat & Fish has been quietly making a powerful investment – one that extends beyond business and into the future of young Jamaican women pursuing higher education…
April 11, 2026
by Darell J Philip
King Charles, Macron honour Jamaican RAF veteran
LONDON: Gilbert Clarke, who served as a member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, was recently honoured by the UK’s King Charles III and French President Emmanuel Macron for…