Lead Stories
August 19, 2026
by Sashana Small
CXC FINDS MATHS FORMULA - Exam body to roll out more subjects as modular learning yields impressive results in pilot
Students preparing for next year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations will be able to take up to four subjects under the newest qualification, the Caribbean Targeted Education…
August 19, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
Butchered in the bushes - Cattle farmers tremble over thieves’ midnight meat runs
Cattle farmers in Colbeck, St Catherine, are living in fear as thieves repeatedly enter the community under the cover of darkness, steal their animals and slaughter them in nearby bushes in what the…
August 19, 2026
PIOJ cuts recovery timeline as economy contracts 2.9 per cent in June quarter
Jamaica’s economy contracted 2.9 per cent in the April to June quarter, but the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has shortened its projected recovery timeline to two years, from three. “Given the…
August 19, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Doctor pleads guilty in $600m fraud case
An upper St Andrew medical doctor has pleaded guilty to her involvement in an elaborate mortgage loan and real estate scheme used to defraud several Jamaican banks of approximately $600 million, court…
August 19, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
FIT hailed as ‘game changer’ in colorectal cancer fight
WESTERN BUREAU: Cancer survivor Dr Beverley Wright, the regional cancer programme coordinator, has described the introduction of the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) in western Jamaica as a “game…
August 19, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Jamaican Ricky Wade expands McDonald’s empire
Jamaica-born and Florida-based businessman Ricky Wade has expanded his holdings of McDonald’s franchises. Wade told The Gleaner that his company has acquired an additional five franchises in central…
August 19, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Buchanan launches fresh battle over Holness’ seat
Paul Buchanan has launched a new legal challenge to the September 2025 election result in St Andrew West Central, filing a constitutional motion seeking to have the poll declared void and a fresh…
August 18, 2026
by Livern Barrett
COOPER’S PEN LAWSUIT - Nine men sue Gov’t over detention amid demolition of Trelawny homes
Nine men from Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, who claim that they were rounded up by the police and kept in custody for hours during last week’s controversial demolition exercise in the community, have filed…
August 18, 2026
Langrin takes the helm
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has appointed Dr Brian Langrin as governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), succeeding Richard Byles, whose seven-year term ends today. The appointment follows a…