Greater Antilles

The police in St James have revealed that they now have in custody a 14-year-old Irwin High School student in relation to the murder of 15-year-old Raneil ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/19/update-schoolboy-taken-custody-alleged-murder-schoolmate/

Students at the Irwin High School in James are now undergoing counselling following the death of one of their schoolmates on Thursday ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/19/irwin-high-student-dies-stab-wound-attack-schoolmates/

Reigning 400m world champion Antonio Watson has expressed his eagerness to break the sub-44 barrier this season, believing that once he is injury-free ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/19/just-getting-started/

The Ministry of Justice says the government will be appealing the court ruling against the extension of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn’s ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/19/govt-appeal-constitutional-court-ruling-dpps-extension/

American gospel artiste Kirk Franklin arrives at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. He is greeted by Minister of Culture, Gender ... Show more   #GLNREnt

The Minister of Culture, Olivia Grange, says he has been left saddened by the death of Bishop Dr Ronald Blair, who passed away today at age 86 ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240419/grange-saddened-death-bishop-ronald-blair   #GLNRToday

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) wants People's National Party (PNP) Westmoreland Western aspirant Ian Hayles to withdraw and apologise for marking claims about ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240419/jlp-chides-ian-hayles-over-water-tank-distribution-claims-demands-apology   #GLNRToday

Today's Clovis Toon, April 19, 2024

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson is urging Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke to get Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to name the owners of two ... Show more   #GLNRToday

A love triangle is the alleged cause of the latest flare-up of violence among some Corporate Area schools, resulting in at least three students sustaining ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240419/schoolers-brawl   #GLNRToday

Police and gunmen engaged in a shootout Thursday afternoon at the Mystic Plaza on Hagley Park Road, St Andrew, thwarting what authorities believe was a robbery ... Show more

Five Corporate Area high school principals have condemned a street brawl among students from their schools, in which a number of them were injured ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/19/unacceptable-20240419-0334-543560/

Ivory Coast's Marie-Josée Ta Lou will join the star-studded lineup for the inaugural staging of the Jamaica Athletics Invitational ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240419/ta-lou-confirmed-invitational   #GLNRSports

Earlier this month, Jamaica’s Taino chief, Kasike Kalaan Nibonrix Kaiman, gave a presentation titled, ‘Stories as medicine: Taino and African Healing and the ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240418/jamaicas-taino-chief-speaks-abroad-stories-medicine   #GLNRToday

A 37-year-old Jamaican, Sereika Savariau, on Tuesday pleaded guilty in a US District Court to creating a series of fraudulent debt relief companies that ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/19/jamaican-facing-30-years-us-prison-debt-relief-scam/

The Long Hill bypass in St James will be developed into a four-lane dual carriageway, the National Road Operating and Constructing Company revealed on Tuesday ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240418/four-lanes-toll-long-hill-bypass   #GLNRToday

Mona High School in St Andrew has been closed today and Friday amid ongoing violence among students of several Corporate Area schools ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240418/mona-high-closes-amid-corporate-area-school-violence   #GLNRToday

Senior teacher at Alpha Infant School Sabrina Raymond-Hunter has endorsed the ‘ICHEETAH’ robot, a smart educational AI-powered tool that will advance the way ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/18/senior-teacher-endorses-robots-assisting-school/

Today's #LasMay editorial cartoon. See more cartoons: jamaica-gleaner.com/cartoon

President Joe Biden's administration will help 50 countries, including Jamaica, identify and respond to infectious diseases ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/world-news/20240419/ja-among-50-countries-new-biden-administration-partnership-stifle-future   #GLNRToday

Constitutional expert Dr Lloyd Barnett has described as “unfortunate and sad” the so-called letter saga in which Speaker of the House of Representatives ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240418/curtis-holness-may-have-resolve-issue-through-mediation-barnett   #GLNRToday

Stung by an anonymous message circulated via WhatsApp about the National Identification System (NIDS), Cabinet member Dr Dana Morris Dixon made an unscheduled ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/18/absolutely-false/

An insurance agent employed to Sagicor insisted on Wednesday that he had numerous meetings with murder accused Omar Collymore and his now-deceased wife Simone ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/18/agent-says-collymore-knew-multimillion-dollar-insurance-policies/

When flavour enters the chat, there is one place that remains synonymous with natural spices and authentic flavour and it’s Portland ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/food/20240418/portlander-chef-bobby-walker-dishes-island-flavour   #GLNRFood

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North police have launched an investigation into the shooting death of a 35-year-old man in Bog Walk last night ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240419/body-man-gunshot-wounds-found-zinc-shack-bog-walk   #GLNRToday

Thieves have removed seven of 10 Jamaica Public Service (JPS)-installed street lights in Orange Bay, Western Hanover, once again ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240418/jps-introducing-technology-catch-thieves-pilfering-its-infrastructure   #GLNRToday

The Government said it is yet to recover any of the funds that were swindled from more than 200 accounts at fraud-hit Stocks and Securities Limited but said ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/18/bad-news-bolt/

@pepsijamaica is stepping into a new era! The iconic brand on Wednesday unveiled a new beat for Pepsi, with the same JamaIcan flava with the introduction of ... Show more   #PepsiJamaica   #Pepsi   #JamaicaObserver   #AlwaysAhead

Pregnant with twins, Shelsy Chavez had been looking forward to her father joining her in the USA, at the end of May, for a routine doctor’s visit ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/17/wish-denied-murder/

A freak accident on Tuesday evening claimed the life of a motorcyclist and resulted in the injury of his common-law partner after the biker was attacked by ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240417/dog-attack-leads-deadly-st-andrew-motorcycle-crash   #GLNRToday

The St Elizabeth Police have arrested two people who reportedly stole an 800 pound bull from its owner in Thatchfield in the parish last weekend.www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/17/cops-retrieve-stolen-800-pound-bull-st-elizabeth-two-custody/

Shadow Minister of Information and Public Communication, Nekeisha Burchell is urging the government to quickly implement a social media policy with stringent ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/17/urgent-need-clear-govt-social-media-policy-opposition-says/

Junior Foreign Affairs Minister Alando Terrelonge says a member of his team was responsible for posting a photo to his Instagram account with images of former ... Show more   #GLNRToday

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alando Terrelonge, says he regrets a series of posts made to his social media platforms in ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/17/terrelonge-says-regrets-posts-blocking-faces-former-jcan-prime-ministers/

Junior Foreign Affairs Minister Alando Terrelonge says a member of his team was responsible for posting a photo to his Instagram account with images of former ... Show more   #GleanerMinute

A popular medical doctor in Spanish Town, St Catherine has been arrested by the police as part of its ongoing investigation into the Clansman Gang ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240417/medical-doctor-arrested-part-clansman-gang-police-probe   #GLNRToday

A policeman was fatally shot in St Ann on Monday night. He has been identified as Constable Ricardo Fairclough. It is reported that he was responding to a ... Show more   #GLNRToday

World Championships relay medallists Ackeem Blake and Ryiem Forde as well as Kemba Nelson and Alana Reid have been included on the Jamaican team that will ... Show more

People's National Party constituency representative for St Catherine East Central, Raymond Pryce, has bashed a controversial social media post by Member of ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240417/pryce-bashes-terrelonge-controversial-social-media-post   #GLNRToday

An insurance agent had a difficult time giving evidence on Tuesday in the Home Circuit Court as he shared that he had a close relationship with Simone ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/17/collymores-insurance-policies-worth-200-million/

The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association has selected a pool of 31 athletes to represent Jamaica in six events at the World Athletics Relays ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240416/jaaa-names-world-relays-teams   #GLNRSports

A teacher has been hospitalised with chest and upper-left side wounds after gunmen smashed open a window to her St Andrew home and opened fire in the wee hours ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240416/teacher-shot-home-attack   #GLNRToday

A mother has been left numb and heartbroken following the shooting death of her 23-year-old daughter in an alleged domestic dispute in the United States on ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/14/mother-heartbroken-daughter-killed-domestic-dispute-us/

Dinthill Technical High School won the 11th Jamaica Best School Band competition on Sunday at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/16/dinthill-bands-it/

Having been awarded the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Best Kept School title on April 5, Principal Shernet Clarke Tomlinson and her team are placing ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/16/changing-community-education/

Trouble is brewing at Calabar High in St Andrew, where at least two stakeholder groups expressed strong opposition to any attempt by the institution’s board to ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240417/showdown-calabar   #GLNRToday

Digicel Group has announced Marcelo Cataldo as its new Group Chief Executive, effective May 1. Originally from Paraguay, Cataldo has diverse international ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20240415/digicel-appoints-marcelo-cataldo-its-new-ceo   #GLNRToday

The bad road conditions across Hanover have spurred Mayor of Lucea Sheridan Samuels to come up with the idea of naming the potholes along the roadways in ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240415/mayor-calls-potholes-be-named-honour-mps   #GLNRToday

Former Clerk to the Houses of Parliament Valrie Curtis has said she will accept nothing less than a public withdrawal by House Speaker Juliet Holness of a ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240416/curtis-breaks-silence   #GLNRToday

Mayor of Mandeville Donovan Mitchell has criticised the procurement process over the revelation that nearly $360 million was paid over by Tax Administration ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/16/this-is-joke-business/

If the Andrew Holness administration enacts legislation making Portmore a parish without direct consultation with its residents ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240415/fitz-jackson-makes-pledge-portmore   #GLNRToday

Newly minted Clerk to the Houses of Parliament Colleen Lowe has admitted that her predecessor was on vacation leave when the Financial Services Commission ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240416/new-house-clerk-we-did-not-know-what-do-reports   #GLNRToday

Now this is a vibe!!! @stalkashley teams up with @pepsijamaica to bring to you a fresh new look with the same JamaICAN Flava! The grand reveal took place at ... Show more   #PepsiJamaica   #ThirstyForMore

Six firefighters received an electric shock while working at the scene of a house fire in Greenwich Farm, St Andrew early Tuesday morning ... Show more   #GleanerMinute