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US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.
21 Oct, 2026 0

US pledges renewed Caribbean focus

Positioning the United States as a true “Caribbean nation”, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau says Washington under the Trump administration is actively reorienting its foreign policy…
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) converge on a scene in the Five Miles area of Sligoville in St Catherine where three of their members were shot and three gunmen killed.  One officer died and two are recovering in the hospital.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | What lessons from the Five Miles tragedy?

Like most Jamaicans, The Gleaner is deeply saddened by the deaths, in the line of duty, of policemen Corporal Trevoy Shaw and Constable Devoney Rose at Five Miles, St Catherine, on Friday. The police…
From left: Dr Leith Dunn, curator; Margaret Bernal Reckord, curator; Professor Densil Williams, principal of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona; Jessica Lewis Marshall, campus librarian; Rheima Hall, curator; and Professor Hopeton S. Dunn at the
21 Oct, 2026 0

African art exhibition at UWI ends today

Kgotla!, the inaugural African art and artefact exhibition launched on September 16 at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus Main Library, closes today, with a panel discussion and…
Dancehall artiste Mr Vegas at the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards on the lawns of King’s House on Monday.
21 Oct, 2026 0

‘This is my Grammy moment’

Dancehall artiste Mr Vegas readily admits that he is from that era when it was the desire of every aspiring artiste to “buss big, mek Mama proud and buy her a house”. His dream did come true, and on…
Brian Larkin, CEO of United Oil & Gas Plc.
21 Oct, 2026 0

United Oil completes rig and logistics study

United Oil & Gas said on Tuesday that it completed a rig and logistics study outlining the requirements for potential drilling offshore Jamaica. “The completion of this study is an important step…
Kevin Kerr, acting president of the National Water Commission.
21 Oct, 2026 0

THIRSTY FOR CASH - NWC seeks massive rate hike, warns of investment cuts without it as debts mount

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has confirmed that it received an application from the National Water Commission (NWC) for a 51 per cent increase in tariff over a five-year period. The NWC’s…
Letters
21 Oct, 2026 0

What is the real scam?

THE EDITOR, Madam: My respected colleagues Dr Lascelve Graham and Dr Dennis Minott have doubled down on making sports recruitment in schools an evil to be purged in the interest of national…
Letters
21 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | How many more Jamaicans must die awaiting healthcare?

THE EDITOR, Madam: The reported death of 47-year-old Debbie White after repeated postponements of brain tumour surgery at Kingston Public Hospital should outrage every Jamaican who believes that human…
Letters
21 Oct, 2026 0

Dervan Malcolm: A voice that elevated administrative professionals

THE EDITOR, Madam: The story of Dervan Malcolm’s relationship with the Jamaica Association of Administrative Professionals (JAAP) began on October 5, 2011 when he was conferred as an honorary member…