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June 22, 2026
St Elizabeth student Jassonia Beadle is top 2026 PEP primary school performer
Jassonia Beadle, the head girl of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth, has attained the top national score in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination for a primary school…
June 22, 2026
Accountability group raises concerns over Wheatley remaining in Cabinet, says PM should act
There is a “glaring inconsistency” in de facto Science, Technology and Special Projects Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley’s failure to resign and Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ failure to remove him from…
June 22, 2026
Police seeking man as part of probe into JUTC bus fire
The police are seeking a man in connection with a case of arson aboard a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus.
June 21, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Fathers in different seasons - Separated by nearly 70 years, two dads share the same commitment to family
One has lived 106 years, most of that as a father, watching Jamaica, his family and generations of children grow around him through joy, hardship and loss.
The other is just 37, still learning…
June 21, 2026
Growing more than crops - Jamaican fathers in agriculture shaping families’ future
For many Jamaican fathers, farming is more than a livelihood; it is a way of life. It is a profession that requires patience, resilience, sacrifice, and faith. These same qualities are often reflected…
June 21, 2026
by Karen Madden
THE HEAT IS ON! - Scorching conditions take toll on St Elizabeth farmers
Fifty-six-year-old Danny Jones has been farming all his life and has seen many summers.
But when The Sunday Gleaner caught up with him as he sat under a tree on the acreage he plants cucumbers in at…
June 21, 2026
US, Iran to talk Sunday as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again
TYRE, Lebanon (AP):
United States and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it…
June 22, 2026
by Sashana Small
More than time off for HANDS-ON DADS - Paternity leave reshaping fatherhood in Jamaica
Anthony Simpson never knew his father; the story he was told is that soon after he was born, his father came to see him at the hospital, took one look at him, and concluded he was not his child.…