St Catherine police seek public help to locate illegal Haitian residents
Senior Superintendent Hopton Nicholson, head of the St Catherine North Division, on Thursday appealed to councillors of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation for information to help authorities apprehend illegal Haitians residing in the parish He disclo
St Catherine police seek public help to locate illegal Haitian residents
Senior Superintendent Hopton Nicholson, head of the St Catherine North Division, on Thursday appealed to councillors of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation for information to help authorities apprehend illegal Haitians residing in the parish He disclo
ISSA president proud of U17 World Cup qualification
President of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Keith Wellington has praised the various schoolboy footballers who were a part of the under-17 Reggae Boyz squad that qualified for the 2026 FIFA Mens U17 World Cup earlier this week.
Classical, romantic favourites open NCOJ season
The UWI Chapel was alive with the sounds of opera, classical, and romantic favourites as the National Chorale of Jamaica (NCOJ) opened its 2026 concert season to a full house on Sunday. The major moment of the evening was black British composer Samuel Co
Leroy Fearon | Can Jamaicans really manage another tax increase?
The announcement from the Finance Ministry for the new financial year has once again placed taxation at the center of national conversation. For many Jamaicans already navigating rising food prices, transportation costs, utility bills, and housing pressu
It is time to hold principals to a higher standard
THE EDITOR, Madam: A recent letter to The Gleaners editor penned by a Ms. Andrea OConner has brought into focus, a perennial problem that has exacerbated the dysfunction in too many of our schools. To date, teachers have borne the brunt of accounta
Something Extra | Thursday
Sagicors A Pilates, Plates & Prosecco Experience took centrestage on Saturday at Body Forté at the Sovereign Commercial Centre in St Andrew, delivering a chic, wellness-infused afternoon in aid of the 2026 Sagicor SIGMA Corporate Run. Guests, toa
Venessa Waugh makes it from scratch
Love reigns supreme in Venessa Waughs heart. This Valentines Day, though, it will not be love of the romantic kind sustaining the pastry chef who runs her three-year-old start-up, Pastry Cravingz by V. “I am loving my kids,” declared Waugh of he
UNICEF says recruitment of children by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The recruitment of children by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year as poverty and violence deepens across the troubled Caribbean country, according to a new UNICEF report released Thursday. The surge comes as gang viole