Sections of some Westmoreland communities under curfew
Sections of the communities of Geneva, Top Lincoln, Kings Valley, Bell Isle Road and Crowder in Westmoreland have been placed under a curfew by the police. The curfew started at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 4 and will continue until 6:00 p.m. on...
10-year-olds can be held liable for negligence
The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is no general principle that a 10-year-old child cannot be found liable for negligence. This is seen as a landmark decision, as in Jamaica, the age of criminal responsibility starts at 12 years old. The...
GoodHeart | Eight-year-old hosts fundraising run for hurricane relief
Naomi Townsend, an eight year-old daughter of Jamaicans living in South Croydon, London, is happy that the US$3,400 she spearheaded raising during the summer will go towards persons severely affected by Hurricane Beryl. With the help of her parents...
JFF to clear $90m deficit by December
General secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Dennis Chung said the federation is on a path to eliminating its financial liabilities, and projects a complete eradication of a $90-million deficit on their books by the end of the year....
Marcia Griffiths to mentor DRS finalist Renecia Bernard, endorses Akeen Fennell
After appearing as a guest judge on last weeks Digicel Rising Stars (DRS) episode, reggae icon Marcia Griffiths announced she will be working very closely with finalist Renecia Bernard. In an interview with The Gleaner, Griffiths explained she...
Editorial | Baby recession!
Jamaica appears to be in the midst of a baby recession. With some 52,000 births recorded in 2023, Jamaica showed fertility rates of 1.9 which is below the internationally accepted rate of 2.1 for population replacement. More recent figures indicate...
Letter of the Day | Protect our rivers!
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the late ‘30s and early ‘40s when sugarcane was the primary export crop out of Jamaica, the typical production season would start with the cleaning of the factory machines and materials needed to do the work. The...
Something Extra | Saturday
It was a special celebration last Saturday evening with secular-turned-gospel singer Junior Tucker at his birthday bash and album launch of Journey ... The Best of Junior Tucker. Hosted at Swallowfield Chapel, the event featured a line-up including...
Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut
BEIRUT (AP): Israel carried out a series of massive airstrikes overnight, hitting suburbs of Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing Israeli bombardment. The blasts in Beirut...