After Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica’s tourism capital, Montego Bay, eastern parishes such as Portland are seizing the chance to welcome visitors and showcase their attractions. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said Thursday that Port Antonio...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday warned all pilots to “exercise caution” when flying in the airspace over Venezuela “due to the worsening security situation and heightened military activity ” around the country. The...
A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation in Gutter Head district, St Thomas today. The deceased has been identified as Christopher Duffus. The incident happened at 4:40 a.m. The police reported that a black and...
After more than three weeks in the dark, some residents of Hanover and Westmoreland finally got back electricity on Thursday night, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Negril, notably along Norman Manley Boulevard, also known as the...
The public is being advised that changes have been made to court operations in St Elizabeth and Westmoreland due to the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Effective Monday, November 24, the St Elizabeth Parish Court office has been temporarily...
A man was arrested by the police and a loaded gun seized at his home in Mavis Bank, St Andrew this morning. The police report that about 10:00 a.m. members of the St Andrew North Police Division conducted a search of the man’s premises and found...
Royalton Resorts has pushed back the reopening of its Jamaican properties to mid-2026, saying extensive post-Hurricane Melissa assessments have made it impossible to resume operations earlier without compromising guest and staff safety. In a...
St Catherine taxi operator Dwayne Jones, who is charged for allegedly being in possession of cables and wires belonging to a telecommunication company, had his bail revoked in the parish court today and was taken back into custody. Jones was...
I n response to online reports suggesting that The Gleaner’s front page story of November 20 headlined 'Mega Blow' incorrectly reported the permanent closure of the Montego Bay branch of MegaMart, the following is an unaltered transcript of the...
The Social Development Commission (SDC) has launched a Temporary Accommodations Needs Assessment Survey across the six parishes severely affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The survey, commissioned by the Ministry of Local Government...
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has appointed Rudolph Speid as interim head coach of the Reggae Boyz. The appointment runs from December 15, 2025 through to March 31, 2026. The decision was made following a meeting with the JFF board today...
A team of lawyers filed suit Thursday against federal authorities on behalf of immigrants facing what they called “ruinous civil fines” that reach up to $1.8 million. Daily fines of $998, designed to encourage immigrants in the US illegally to...
Opposition Spokesman on Energy, Phillip Paulwell, is warning the Government not to make any excessive compromises to the Jamaica Public Service company (JPS) as it prepares to update the country on the utility's licence. The call comes as JPS...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has clarified that Ariel Bowen is being deployed to the Consulate-General of Jamaica in New York as Officer-in-Charge. A previous Gleaner report had stated that she was taking up the post of...
Jamaica is now experiencing an outbreak of leptospirosis following Hurricane Melissa, with six suspected deaths so far, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has disclosed. During a press conference this morning, the health minister stated that...
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says roofs at the Cornwall Regional Hospital have been fully restored just three weeks after they were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa. The repair work was funded and organised by MSF and carried out by local...
The Jamaica Inn Foundation has donated Starlink satellite internet systems to three schools in St Ann and St Mary struggling with connectivity issues after Hurricane Melissa. Exchange Primary School in St Ann received its Starlink Gen 3 system...
This is the second in a series highlighting Youth Voices in Hurricane Melissa recovery, featuring young people’s perspectives on resilience, rebuilding and the future after the storm. Hurricane Melissa’s economic impact will be significant. But...
Businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall says his recent journey to hurricane-ravaged St Elizabeth revealed devastation far worse than he imagined. Hall, who operates Roots 21 restaurant in Port Antonio, set out with a 28-member team from Boundbrook to...
Three fundraising events are being organised as part of Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts in Treasure Beach. The first takes place on Saturday, November 22, when Maxwell Henzell, 16, son of Jason Henzell, operator of Jakes Hotel and Jack Sprat...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has praised medical personnel for their resilience after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread damage to health facilities, calling the Category 5 storm one of the most devastating on...
The US Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found. The predictive intelligence program has...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has issued a landmark ruling ending a ban that criminalized same-sex conduct within the country’s police department and its armed forces. Human rights...
The Water Resources Authority (WRA) says groundwater levels in Content, Manchester, which caused flooding in the community, are now slowly receding. The rising water levels have been attributed to the significant rainfall experienced before and...
