News
December 9, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Forrester hailed as a gem among peers
WESTERN BUREAU: The sudden and tragic passing of Councillor Patrick Forrester has left a deep void in the Petersfield Division and the wider Westmoreland. Forrester, a first-term councillor elected in…
December 9, 2025
16-year-old with loaded gun threatened to shoot up his New York City high school, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City high school student was arrested Thursday after bringing a loaded gun to class and writing on social media that he wanted to “shoot the school up,” authorities said. …
December 9, 2025
Job descriptions to be advanced this parliamentary year - PM
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will advance the process to formally institute job descriptions for Parliamentarians. “If this House is to be part of the engine of growth, then…
December 9, 2025
Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the United States alone back to their…
December 9, 2025
Heavy rains cause power outages and force widespread closures in the US Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Heavy rains forced the closure of schools, businesses and government agencies in the US Virgin Islands on Thursday. A widespread power outage also was reported in St John…
December 9, 2025
RJR charts path to profit
Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR), the holding company of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, expects to return to profitability within a few years as it cuts costs and upgrades its digital interfaces. “We…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
World Bank cautions against low productivity in Jamaican agriculture
WESTERN BUREAU: Kilara Suit, a senior agriculture specialist at the World Bank, says that, despite the immense potential of Jamaica’s agriculture sector, it still continues to grapple with low…
December 9, 2025
by Neil Armstrong
Retired Jamaican-Canadian labour movement leader publishes memoir
TORONTO: Fifty-six years after immigrating to Canada from Jamaica, veteran labour movement leader and community advocate, Herman Stewart, 75, has launched his memoir, A Labour of Love: In Pursuit of…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Portia’s quiet strength
For years, it has been whispered in political and other circles – both within and outside of the People’s National Party (PNP), the political movement she once led as its first female president – that…