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Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 7:21 AMCorey Robinson - Senior Staff Reporter

They enjoy protected status and pride of place atop Jamaica’s coat of arms – a symbol of unending resilience and the strength of the Jamaican people. Yet over decades, their habitats have been decimated to make room for development, and their...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 7:20 AMJovan Johnson - Senior Staff Reporter

Taxpayers are bearing the weight of an $81-million and rising salary bill for seven suspended public officials as a result of drawn-out investigations and administrative limbo within government agencies. The $81 million represents the total pre-...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 7:19 AMErica Virtue - Senior Gleaner Writer

Two months after a strong showing in the local government elections (LGE) in which the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) pulled out more votes than in the 2020 general election, its president, Opposition Leader Mark Golding, still trails...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:15 AM

The National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) of Jamaica is set to take centre stage at the Let’s Dance International Frontiers (LDIF) festival at the Curve Theatre on May 3 and 4, marking the company’s second performance in England in two years. As...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:14 AM

These days, Jamaicans rarely have the opportunity to experience a jazz performance by international musicians, but I maintain it is essential that Kingston participate in staging jazz concerts because the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:14 AM

Who assumes the risks when a vehicle is placed in the custody of an employee or agent of the Island Traffic Authority, ITA, to be tested to determine its roadworthiness and facilitate the issuing of a certificate of fitness and road licence under...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:14 AM

The 20th World Kite Championship has seen a total of 137 teams comprising 465 participants from 46 countries and regions compete in the event, showcasing 509 kites in China’s capital of kites, Weifang, in east China’s Shandong Province. The event...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:14 AM

United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of defusing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church by giving rule-making autonomy to each region of the international church...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:13 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) A selection of South African artworks produced during the country’s apartheid era which ended up in foreign art collections is on display in Johannesburg to mark 30 years since the country’s transition to democracy in 1994. Most...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:13 AM

A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay US$250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide claiming that long-standing practices by real estate brokerages forced American homeowners to pay artificially...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:13 AM

There are several types of life insurance policies to meet the wide-ranging needs of the population. Some give permanent coverage, and some give coverage for a specified period, but they all give some form of protection. Permanent life insurance...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:13 AM

Your team has pulled together an inspiring strategic plan. It has both short-term and long-term components and has the power to upend your industry. But in a matter of weeks, your aspirations suddenly fall apart. Why? Out comes a surprise...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:13 AMPaul H. Williams - Sunday Gleaner Writer

The great majority of the patrons who turned up at the recent ‘Fun in the Son’ free concert at the National Stadium went to see and hear Kirk Franklin more than any of the other artistes. His reputation for giving scintillating performances...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:12 AM

Kareem LaTouche Automotives Coordinator Gearheads and luxury -car enthusiasts recently had the opportunity of a lifetime as Porsche held its famed World Road Show at the new Mexico Drive Resort. The event, decked out with a challenging circuit...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:12 AM

IT IS God who created us as sexual beings, male and female. God didn’t accidentally create us, and therefore, our sexuality isn’t an accident, regardless of the circumstances of our birth. God created us the way He did on purpose. When God looks at...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:12 AMGregory Bryce - Staff Reporter

GENERAL SECRETARY of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Dennis Chung says Frazsiers Whip’s qualification to the first-ever CONCACAF Women’s Champions Cup is a massive achievement for women’s football in Jamaica. Frazsiers Whip earned automatic...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:12 AM

PARIS (AP): PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN failed to clinch the French league title at home when they drew with struggling Le Havre 3-3 from two goals down yesterday. It took a stoppage-time goal from Goncalo Ramos to force the draw. A win, as expected, would...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:11 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

KINGSTON CRICKET Club hold the upper hand heading into today’s final day of the Jamaica Cricket Association Senior Cup final against the Jamaica Defence Force, following opening day action at Sabina Park yesterday. After posting a first-innings...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:11 AMRaymond Graham - Gleaner Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: EXCELSIOR, KINGSTON College (KC), and Jamaica College (JC) shared the spotlight on yesterday’s final day of the 128th staging of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, after winning one event each. Excelsior scored the first...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:11 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

FURIOUS TRAINERS attempted to storm one of two stewards’ rooms and the Jamaica Racing Commission’s (JRC) box at Caymanas Park yesterday following the abandonment of a second event on the 10-race card. Incensed by the JRC’s April 1 Rule 44 amendment...

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