News
June 29, 2026
72 rounds of ammunition found at premises in St Andrew
The police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a large cache of ammunition at a premises in Coopers Hill, Red Hills, St Andrew, on Sunday.
June 29, 2026
Police probing separate fatal stabbings in St Elizabeth and Clarendon
Two men were fatally stabbed in separate incidents in St Elizabeth and Clarendon on Sunday, with police reporting that suspects have been taken into custody in both cases as investigations continue.
June 29, 2026
Bank of Jamaica holds interest rate steady as inflation nears target ceiling
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.50 per cent on Monday, warning that inflation is on course to temporarily breach the upper limit of its target range as the…
June 29, 2026
Man fatally shot by police along Spanish Town Bypass, INDECOM investigating
A probe has been launched by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) into the fatal shooting of a man by the police along the Spanish Town Bypass in St Catherine on Saturday.
June 29, 2026
No TCNs in St Mary - Chang denies rumours
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, has denied reports that the first group of Third Country Nationals (TCNs) is being housed at a property in Grants…
June 29, 2026
Petrojam announces Danville Walker as new General Manager
State-owned oil refinery Petrojam has announced the appointment of veteran public and private sector executive Danville Walker as its new General Manager, effective July 1.
June 29, 2026
Westmoreland PNP councillor Julian Chang resigns
People's National Party (PNP) Councillor for the Savanna-la-Mar Division in Westmoreland Julian Chang has resigned from the party.
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…