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Published:Tuesday | October 7, 2025 | 4:57 PMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer -

Former National Commercial Bank (NCB) executive, Norman Reid, described as a true family man, has died at the age of 70 years old. Reid died at home this morning. He was a career banker and noted public servant and his passing followed a long...

Published:Monday | June 23, 2025 | 12:55 AMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer -

Winsome Earle-Sears has made history by becoming the first Jamaica-born woman to head a major United States (US) political party's ticket as candidate to contest for the position of governor. Earle-Sears is the Republican Party’s candidate for...

Published:Saturday | May 17, 2025 | 12:07 AMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaicans in the diaspora and at home are bracing for a negative impact on the country’s people and economy should Republicans in the United States (US) House of Representatives go ahead with plans to impose a five per cent tax on remittances from...

Published:Friday | March 21, 2025 | 9:43 AMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica's health and foreign affairs ministers have indicated that discussions are currently being held with both the United States (US) and Cuba as a review of the longstanding Cuban medical missions to the island is conducted. “We have had...

Published:Monday | September 9, 2024 | 12:07 AMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer -

As the United States (US) gets ready to commemorate the 23-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, one Jamaican who says he survived 9/11 twice is now out with a book detailing his experience of the world-changing event. “I...

Published:Friday | March 29, 2024 | 12:57 AMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer -

The Bronx is poised for a historic moment as the Miller brothers, hailing from Jamaica, hold the grand opening of their state-of-the-art cannabis retail store in New York State. Known as Two Buds Dispensary, the store is located on East 241 Street...

Published:Monday | December 25, 2023 | 12:34 AMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer -

Ahead of Christmas Day, Jamaicans in the Diaspora have been reflecting on what it is like celebrating the season back home on the island in comparison to in the United States (US). “Christmas in Jamaica is much more religious and offers more...

Published:Monday | December 25, 2023 | 12:33 AMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks and Consul General to New York, Alsion Wilson, in their Christmas messages to the Diaspora, have thanked the community for the role it has played and continues to play in the development of the...

Published:Friday | December 16, 2022 | 2:20 PMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer -

The first direct flight from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut to Sangster Airport in Montego Bay by a major United States carrier happened yesterday when Spirit Airlines journeyed to Jamaica. The airline will operate non-stop flights...

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