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Updated 2 minutes ago by Ruth-Ann Briscoe/Gleaner Writer

Odiyo adds Diana McCaulay’s ‘Dog-Heart’ to growing catalogue

Dog-Heart by award-winning Jamaican author Diana McCaulay will join Caribbean audiobook marketplace Odiyo’s catalogue this August. The novel will be narrated by Joan Kenzie.
McCaulay shared her appreciation for Dog-Heart being added to Odiyo, stating, “It’s special for me to hear my written words expressed in Jamaican voices,” she told The Gleaner.

Updated 8 minutes ago

Jay-Z show at Yankee Stadium delayed for hours - Fans without tickets rush entrances

NEW YORK (AP): A Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours on Sunday night after hundreds of fans without tickets tried to push their way into the show, forcing the iconic New York City…

Updated 16 minutes ago

Tom Cruise and IShowSpeed join the World Cup closing ceremony’s cast

NEW YORK (AP): A wide array of performers, from actor Tom Cruise to streamer IShowSpeed, will help close out the World Cup, FIFA announced on Tuesday. Soccer’s governing body released the line-up…

Updated 23 minutes ago by Karen Madden

HIGH STAKES - England and Argentina battle for WCup final spot today

Forty years after the infamous ‘Hand of God’ incident, the stage is now set for another England-Argentina showdown as the second semi-final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup takes the spotlight…

Updated 20 minutes ago by Livern Barrett

No-bid danger - IC raises eyebrows over high number of single-source and emergency contracts awarded by public bodies

Seventy per cent of the more than 34,000 contracts entered into by Jamaican public bodies during the last financial year, with a combined value of $370 billion, were awarded using either the…

Updated 46 minutes ago by Mickalia Kington

Savanna-la-Mar Market left to the tide

Western Bureau: With no formal plan in place to relocate or permanently rehabilitate the Savanna-la-Mar Market in Westmoreland, vendors displaced by Hurricane Melissa continue to bear the brunt of…

Updated 52 minutes ago by Tanesha Mundle

Books, boots and brilliance - Sts Peter and Paul’s PEP ace Darien Hudlin finds winning formula for exams

While many students preparing for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) were narrowing their focus to books and past papers, Darien Hudlin was chasing a different goal – a spot on his school’s football team.

Updated 59 minutes ago by Bryan Miller

NSWMA needs workers, trucks to address Hanover’s garbage backlog

WESTERN BUREAU: The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) says it is urgently in need of additional workers and trucks to handle the backlog of garbage piling up in Hanover. Speaking at…

Updated 1 hour ago by Andre Williams

Officials eye motorcyclists in push to curb crash toll

Road safety officials are intensifying efforts to reduce Jamaica’s annual road death toll to fewer than 300, with a renewed focus on curbing motorcycle fatalities and protecting vulnerable road users.

Updated 1 hour ago by Edmond Campbell

IC completing probes faster although still short of investigators

The Investigation Division of the Integrity Commission (IC) is reporting that it was conducting 90 investigations as at March 31 this year. Director of Investigations at the Integrity Commission…