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A woman looks at a crater after a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine.
24 Oct, 2026 0

Ronald Sanders | Are we all Ukrainians?

On October 19, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern…
A beach in Bridgetown Barbados
24 Oct, 2026 0

Tony Deyal | Nowhere in the world like Barbados

(Thanks, and support from Ms Roxanne Gibbs, managing director at Media Support International. Much appreciated.) As we head to Barbados after a long time away, especially my wife with our “Bajan”…
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), are seen in Five Miles in Sligoville, St. Catherine.
24 Oct, 2026 0

That Five Miles tragedy

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to The Gleaner editorial on the Five Miles tragedy, and would like to extend condolences to the families of Corporal Trevoy Shaw and Constable Devoney…
Letters
24 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Strengthening devotional guidelines for schools

THE EDITOR, Madam: I welcome the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s revised October 2026 Guidelines on devotional exercises in public educational institutions.
Chris Dehring, CEO of Cricket West Indies.
24 Oct, 2026 0

Dehring clarifies statement on ‘unreliable’ governments

Cricket West Indies (CWI) Chief Executive Officer Chris Dehring has clarified statements suggesting that governments in the Caribbean have proven unreliable in their support of the regional cricket…
Cara Fraser (left) looks on as Appleton Estate Master Blender Dr Joy Spence speaks about the inspiration behind the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Scholarship in Chemistry and its role in creating opportunities for aspiring chemists during Joy45, a celebration
24 Oct, 2026 0

GoodHeart | Cara Fraser receives inaugural Joy Spence chemistry scholarship

For University of the West Indies (UWI) student Cara Fraser, being named the inaugural recipient of the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Scholarship in Chemistry is both an affirmation of her potential and…
Brie Stewart, freelance production coordinator, swipes right on a brown maxi dress that perfectly complements her silhouette.
24 Oct, 2026 0

Something Extra | Saturday

The 2026 Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival, in association with Appleton Estate, unveiled plans for its three-day staging at a launch in St Andrew on Tuesday, ahead of its return to St…
Letters
24 Oct, 2026 0

Recording the journey, not just the destination

THE EDITOR, Madam: Dr Garth Rattray’s column, ‘Aptitude, Attitude or Both’, published in The Sunday Gleaner of October 4, got me thinking about a part of Jamaican education that we rarely look at…
Posing for the camera at the launch of the Treasure Beach Food, Rum and Reggae Festival on Tuesday at 10A West Kings House Road in St Andrew are (from left) festival co-director Gregory Wright, reggae artistes Protoje and Lila Iké and co-director Jason He
24 Oct, 2026 0

Plenty in store for three-day Treasure Beach festival

Celebrating St Elizabeth’s farmers remains central to the vision of the Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival, which organisers are set to bring back to the south coast from November 6 to 8,…