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June 28, 2026
by Janet Silvera
JHTA warns poor infrastructure threatens tourism growth
WESTERN BUREAU:
Jamaica risks losing its competitive edge unless the Government accelerates investment in roads, drainage, water systems and other infrastructure across the island’s resort towns,…
June 28, 2026
by Janet Silvera
PM to meet with tourism body over proposed GCT increase
WESTERN BUREAU:
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is to meet leaders of the tourism industry next week after the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) intensified its opposition to the…
June 28, 2026
by Corey Robinson
‘Truth is the beacon’ - AI era could make broadcasters more valuable, conference told
Artificial intelligence (AI) presents broadcasters with their greatest opportunity in decades to reaffirm themselves as society's most trusted source of information, rather than a threat to their…
June 28, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Clergy decry hospital suffering
WESTERN BUREAU
Declaring that "many of our people are dying" because of a lack of medical attention,” Reverend Glendon Powell, the chairman of the St James Ministers Fraternal, is taking…
June 28, 2026
From ruin to recovery - Global aid mobilises after deadly Venezuela quakes
The CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean has launched a Venezuela Recovery and Reconstruction Fund with an initial contribution of US$1 million, as governments, humanitarian…
June 28, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Clarke, Moore blast US Supreme Court decision on TPS protection for Haitians
Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has harshly criticised the ruling by the United States Supreme Court to remove Temporary Protected Status from Haitians and Syrians.
June 28, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Vindicated after death
Twelve years ago, Claudia Edwards-Bethel told The Gleaner she was in hiding.
The Jamaican mother, who had accused a senior Bahamian immigration officer of rape after what began as an immigration…
June 28, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Devoted to charity - Police Inspector Seanene Steer, a skilled musician who ‘serves and protects’ at a higher level
For Inspector Seanene Steer, policing is more than enforcing the law. It is about leadership, discipline, and inspiring others to achieve their best. Since joining the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)…
