Political connection

MILLER BENNETT... even before entering politics, I was involved in other community development and giving back LUCEA, Hanover — While attorney-at-law Heatha Miller Bennett — the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for Hanover Western in the...

Ministers Carlene Davis, Marion Hall to bring gospel to Love and Harmony Cruise

Carlene Davis. When the eighth edition of the annual Love & Harmony Cruise sets sail from April 1-6 next year, ministers Carlene Davis and Marion Hall will bring the word of the Lord to the proceedings. A special gospel concert at sea will bring...

Jamaica Entertainment Ministry engages stakeholders on posthumous royalties for artistic works

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is in discussions with industry stakeholders regarding the payment of royalties on artistic works following an artiste’s death. Portfolio Minister, Olivia Grange, made the...

Bittersweet election day

Jermaine Hyatt, the late Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for Denham Town Division, passed away last year after suffering a suspected heart attack. ELECTION day will this week be a bittersweet one for the Denham Town High School community, as...

The politics of property ownership

People’s National Party President Mark Golding (third left) leads members of his team in singing the party’s anthem during its manifesto launch on August 12. (Photo: Naphtali Junior) FROM the People’s National Party’s PORTIA — which it is banking...

A Jamaica with promise

In the run-up to the 1980 General Election, my father — a crime fighter who served in various roles for over three decades — would make me (an adolescent at the time) sit on the floor of the car while he drove, to give me a chance of survival if...

Dennis Minott | E-quipping Jamaica to run like Bolt

The disparity in internet access and quality across the Caribbean is a stark reflection of differing developmental priorities and economic realities. While French departments like Martinique enjoy European-standard connectivity and Puerto Rico...

Garth Rattray | Some things will not change after the election

The date for the upcoming general election, Wednesday September 3, is almost upon us. As usual, expensive and furious competition ensued. At the end of all the excitement, there will be a victor; either the incumbent [Jamaica labour Party, JLP]...

A passion for service propelled Tamika Davis into politics

DAVIS...I want to continue on this path because for the first time, Western Hanover is now on the map LUCEA, Hanover — An out-of-reach Member of Parliament (MP) and a burning desire to do more for Hanover were the factors that Tamika Davis said...

Ailey II closes Amalgamation tour with Kingston finale

Pirouetting into its grand finale tonight, the Amalgamation global dance gala, presented by Plié for the Arts and featuring the internationally renowned Ailey II dance company, landed in Kingston for a two-day weekend celebration of movement,...

BirdShack not giving up on Kingston

BirdShack Fried Chicken is actively looking for a new location in Kingston to re-establish a store in the city, possibly before the end of the year, and is looking forward to adding more restaurants in 2026. Wayne Cummings, CEO of Arya QSR...

Barita Foundation provides well-needed financial boost to young Jamaicans

Barita Foundation’s 2025 scholarship awardees share lens time with Minister of Education Dr Dana Morris Dixon during the award ceremony on Wednesday. (Photos: Karl Mclarty) THERE was excitement and joy on the faces of the students selected to be...

MY KINGSTON

Oral Heaven, centre director for Scotiabank Private Banking, and senior manager, Wealth Aceion Cunningham ORAL HEAVEN Centre Director for Scotiabank Private Banking and Senior Manager, Wealth Style Observer (SO): Describe Oral in a few sentences....

Who is India's biggest landowner after government, the owner has over 17 crore acres, it is...

Home Business Who is India’s biggest landowner after government, the owner has over 17 crore acres, it is… Most of the land available in India is owned by the government, making it the largest landholder in the country. Land is one of the oldest...

Jamaican content creator Herbert Thomas selected for World Athletics team in Tokyo

Herbert Thomas has been selected to travel to Tokyo this September with World Athletics for the 2025 World Championships. JAMAICAN photographer and videographer Herbert Thomas has been selected to travel to Tokyo this September with World...

Complete list of the Jamaican squad for the World Athletics Championships 2025 ft. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Kishane Thompson 

Jamaican athletes like Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Kishane Thompson are up and ready for the World Athletics Championships. The current edition will be held from September 13 onwards at the National Stadium in Tokyo. The Jamaica Athletics...

JAMAICA-POLITICS – CARICOM deploys Election Observation Mission for Jamaica’s election

Fraser-Pryce, Thompson lead Jamaica’s star-studded squad for World Championships in Tokyo

Sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson headline Jamaica’s squad named by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) for the World Athletics Championships, set for September 13–21 in Tokyo,...

CARICOM deploys Election Observation Mission for Jamaica’s election

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC- CARICOM, at the invitation of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has mounted a 10-member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the electoral processes for the general election to be held on...

Elections 2025: OAS Electoral Mission urges all to ‘act responsibly’ 

See below the full press release from the Organization of American States: The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guyana, led by former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, looks forward to a...