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WESTERN BUREAU: Former Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) president Lionel Reid, renowned for his strong advocacy for small hotel operators and his passion for the growth and development of Jamaica's tourism sector, has passed away....

Today, March 1, is observed globally as Zero Discrimination Day – a call to action to reaffirm our commitment to a people-centered HIV response because protecting everyone’s rights, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalised, is essential to...

A medical practitioner who was found dead in his car on Thursday, in a suspected case of suicide, reportedly had been struggling with mental challenges. The deceased, identified as 29-year-old Dr Mark-Anthony Williams, of Independence City in...

A recent survey by the Caribbean Centre for Educational Planning (CCEP) has revealed that 49 per cent of teachers who have migrated or plan to migrate claim that low wages was the primary reason for leaving Jamaica. In response to this crisis, the...

Although more people are expressing their intent to vote in the next general election, pollster Don Anderson has cautioned that this may not translate into a higher voter turnout on election day. The latest RJRGLEANER-commissioned public-opinion...

More Jamaicans believe the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is better at providing jobs when the two parties are compared but that the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) does a better job of looking after the poor. When asked which party...

Live rounds seized inside the parking lot of the Manor Centre shopping mall in Constant Spring and a loaded firearm seized along Red Hills Road are the successes coming out of a predawn operation conducted by the security forces in St Andrew...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is being advised to refrain from interfering in church-owned and trust schools, following the announcement that it intends to review legislation and regulations to increase its authority to...

Bringing the financial accounts of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) up to date is the first task assigned to a newly appointed committee charged with overseeing the local government body. The KSAMC’s financial accounts have...

Medical consultants are back on the job today as discussions continue with the finance ministry regarding payment of their retroactive salaries under the new compensation framework. The medical consultants reportedly took “mental health days” on...

WESTERN BUREAU: Classes were suspended at St James High School in Montego Bay, St James, on Tuesday, a day after a longstanding acrimonious relationship between Principal Joseph Williams and Chairman Christopher McCurdy boiled over during a staff...

WESTERN BUREAU: Music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson and his co-defendant Tajay Clarke, who are charged with a triple murder committed in Rose Heights, St James, on May 25, 2022, will learn on March 4 if the St James Circuit Court will allow...