More Caribbean line workers arrive in Ja to help with Melissa electricity restoration
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that a second set of Caribbean linemen has arrived in Jamaica, with more to come, as the company pushes ahead in the final stages of Hurricane Melissa electricity restoration. JPS says the regional...
‘Where's my girl?'
“I still want to know where my daughter is.” That was the haunting refrain from a tearful Sophia Lugg as she struggled to contain her emotions outside the Home Circuit Court on Thursday, moments after a jury found Constable Noel Maitland guilty of...
Health Services extend clean-up, rodent control as waste crisis persists in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents in several St James communities continue to grapple with uncollected garbage and increased rodent activity weeks after Hurricane Melissa, prompting an extended response from the St James Health Services aimed at reducing...
NO TITLE DEFENCE FOR HYDEL?
Corey Bennett, head coach of two-time ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships winners Hydel High School, has cast serious doubt over his teams participation in this years championships due to a lack of financial support from...
Micro Market by June as finance minister touts ways to raise capital
Jamaica plans to launch its long-anticipated micro-stock exchange by July 2026, marking the latest effort to deepen access to capital markets. A multi-stakeholder steering committee is “now at an advanced stage” of finalising the implementation...
Editorial | CARICOM and Carney
Mark Carneys speech in Davos on Tuesday should be required reading – or listening – for all heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). While Mr Carney, Canadas prime minister, didnt mention Donald Trump by name, his remarks wer
Letter of the Day | Please glance at the Caribbean elephant in the room
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to The Gleaner editorial of Saturday, January 17, titled, ‘Prioritise earthquake readiness, which deserves hearty commendation. In lucid terms, it exposes Jamaicas alarming seismic complacency amid..
Renaissance man
What a difference time and circumstance make. “When I visited Milan for the first time in the 1980s, I was told by agents that there was no market for black people,” Jamie Melbourne recalled of his attempt to break into the Italian fashion industry...
