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Councillor Theresa Turner Flynn presents an award to Collington Powell.
23 Oct, 2026 0

St Catherine Heroes Day awards recognise parish contributors

The St Catherine Municipal Corporation held its Heroes Day civic function at Emancipation Square, where 10 parish residents were honoured for their contributions to national development. The citations…
Jahdon is preparing to release Call to Action, his latest single, on October 30, as he continues to use reggae to tell stories about Jamaican society and culture.
23 Oct, 2026 0

5 Questions with Jahdon

Singer and Broomie Ambassador, Jahdon, blends roots reggae with social commentary. Known for songs such as Broomie, Congo Bongo and Irony, Jahdon’s distinctive voice cannot be ignored as he champions…
Police at the scene of a deadly attack on cops in the Sligoville area of St Catherine on October 16, 2026.
23 Oct, 2026 0

Kristen Gyles | Policing: no walk through the meadows

By now, many of us have seen the viral 18-minute video of the recent armed conflict between the police and occupiers of a house off the Sligoville main road. The police had reportedly traced a…
Ricardo Hutchinson, chairman of Portland JSX Limited.
23 Oct, 2026 0

Portland JSX posts largest loss at US$9.4m as fund future remains unclear

Portland JSX Ltd (PJX), the private equity fund that mirrors a larger fund controlled by businessman Michael Lee-Chin, recorded its largest annual loss since inception. Its performance reflected…
Blue Mountains
23 Oct, 2026 0

Peter Espeut | What we have, and what we’ve lost

As we are in National Heritage Week, my mind naturally turns to those more Jamaican than myself, those who lived on this island before even the Taínos took up residence around 650 AD. Once Jamaica…
23 Oct, 2026 0

Protecting schools takes more than posting a guard

THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent school burglaries in western Jamaica raise a question: what protection can one person reasonably provide across an entire compound? On October 10, The Gleaner reported…
Letters
23 Oct, 2026 0

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NWC applies for 51 per cent tariff increase Increase in cost for a commodity we’re hardly getting. I thought it was the government’s responsibility to put in the necessary infrastructure for us to…
Letters
23 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Why is NaRRA necessary?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Five weeks after Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mobilised US$6 billon (J$950 billon) of reconstruction loans to be disbursed over four…
The logo for Electronic Arts is displayed during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in 2013. AP
23 Oct, 2026 0

Video game developer BioWare shuts down, next ‘Mass Effect’ cancelled amid broader lay-offs at EA

Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades. The upcoming Mass Effect game, the fifth since…