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Top Menu Mobile Apps eGleaner Login Subscribe Now Mon | May 13, 2024 Search MenuHome Lead Stories News Sports Entertainment Business Letters Commentary Health Lifestyle Secondary Menu World News In Focus Auto Food Shipping Art & Leisure Classifieds Commerce Elections Flair Jobs Podcast Puzzles Mobile version Subscribe to this feed Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter In The News JAMAICA NOW: Flight with Indians leaves Jamaica | No cries for justice for four men killed by police Home Latest News Met Office corrects ’misleading’ social media posts on temperature increase The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says temperatures this week are expected to be one to two degrees Celsius higher than normal for this time of year, not five degrees higher, as suggested on social media posts. However, it says high humidity,... Comments St Catherine senior citizen missing Seventy-six-year-old Alvin Marshal of Daytona Avenue, Independence City, St Catherine, has been missing since Saturday. He is of dark complexion, slim build and about 5 feet 5 inches tall. The Caymanas police say Marshal was last... 8:58 pm EST Comments VP Harris utters a profanity in advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders 7:47 pm EST Cabinet moves ahead with review of Constitutional Reform Committee’s report 7:24 pm EST CPFSA says Betty-Ann Blaine has left a legacy that won’t be forgotten Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates ‘Not on my watch’, judge tells persons who want out of jury duty in Trelawny circuit More Lead Stories Horrifying attacks Premium A commonly held view that wanton violence and crime cripples economic and social stability was put to test in communities of West Rural St Andrew over the past week, with several violent incidents occurring within hours of each other. The horror of... Comments Help the hopeless In a desperate call to stakeholders in the education sector, and other interest groups, immediate past president of the Guidance Counsellors Association of Jamaica Angelica Dalrymple says urgent and radical interventions are needed to curb the... Comments 103-y-o J’can pens book as monument to World War II farm workers Premium Outgoing EU ambassador finding it difficult to celebrate peace amid world crises Large portion of Westmoreland murders occur in area known for gang violence Teachers stuck in ‘living hell’ Premium More Monthly NA Branded Content Edition News ‘My name is Reid but I can’t read, your honour’ Two pink poui trees shed their flowers by the hundreds in the front yard of the St Andrew Primary School but Denis Reid doesn’t mind; he sweeps them with pride. At 70 years old, he has finally found purpose. And this is it. He is a groundsman –... Comments Family shattered as father, daughter killed in Westmoreland motor vehicle crash WESTERN BUREAU: A mother and a grand-mother are now left to grieve the deaths of their only daughter and son who were killed in a motor vehicle accident in Westmoreland on Friday. Among the dead are Shanique Savariau, a grade-eight student of... Comments What is pathological demand avoidance – and how is it different to ‘acting out’? Buddha’s birthday: When is it and how is it celebrated in different countries? More from Read Across Jamaica Day Adrian Frater | St James High School’…a long history of unorthodox management More Sports Back-to-back finals for Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant are back in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) final for a second successive season after two Devonte Campbell goals carried them to a 2-1 second leg semi-final win over Waterhouse at Sabina Park for a 3-2 aggregate win yesterday.... Comments JFF general secretary bats for Busby The reappointment of Hubert Bubsy Jr as Reggae Girlz head coach has raised questions after he went under a cloud following allegations of sexual misconduct in 2021. However, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) general secretary Dennis Chung contends... Comments Asher-Smith seals dream race with 200m win Pryce clocks fast 400m time at SEC Champs ‘Sloley’ but surely for former Campion star More Business Pipe maker Omni Industries to list Omni Industries Limited, a maker of PVC plastic pipes and crates, is floating its shares on the market to raise $500 million to finance the company’s expansion and modernisation agenda. This IPO and offer for sale will also allow us to deepen our... Comments Remittances on steady track Remittance inflows amounted to US$500 million for the first two months of the year, which was flat compared to year-earlier levels. Jamaica’s growth of 0.1 per cent is in contrast to growth of 3.8 per cent, 8.2 per cent and 1.5 per cent recorded... Comments Oran Hall | Collective investment schemes aren’t risk-free Cedric Stephens | Insurers have a duty to explain road traffic rules Premium Francis Wade | A reluctance to commit to game-changing goals More Entertainment ‘Huge void’ left by death of drummer Desi Jones The news of the sudden passing of drummer Desi Jones on Saturday evening has left many in shock and tears, even as they pause to honour him with flowing tributes. Jones, 65, was pronounced dead at hospital in Kingston after he was rushed there by a... Comments Drifting into Dream Weekend with Teejay The Uptop Boss, Teejay, has joined the star-studded line-up for Dream Weekend’s 15th anniversary staging. He is the latest confirmed act for the event, and will bring the curtain down at Igloo on Independence Day. Teejay, who recently released the... Comments Denmark-based entertainer returns with ‘Dreaming of You’ Chaka Khan slams music industry for urging artistes to compete with each other Continent boss Nigy Boy ‘love him mother like cook food’ More Commentary Editorial | Bolster right to know Anyone concerned about transparency in government will welcome Dana Morris Dixon’s pledge that the Holness administration won’t use the Data Protection Act (DPA) to stifle the public’s legitimate access to government information. But, while there... Comments Ronald Thwaites | Facing our realities Clare works in one of Elon Musk’s companies in California. Her application for leave to attend a family event in Jamaica was refused at first because of the US government travel advisory warning foreigners of the dangers of visiting the island.... Comments Lascelve Graham| Jamaica versus the successful world Editorial | Privy Council’s rule 23 Pat Green | Where do citizens appeal More Letters Letter of the Day | Let’s join hands in the fight against lupus THE EDITOR, Madam: Disturbingly, Jamaica has one of the highest rates of lupus worldwide, with thousands of Jamaicans affected by this serious and lifelong, and in some cases life-threatening autoimmune disease. Lupus continues to be one of those... Comments Deplorable roads in Hall’s Delight THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to bring your attention to the plight of the citizens of Hall’s Delight in East Rural St Andrew. The state of the roads there is emblematic of the broader infrastructure challenges facing many communities across Jamaica... Comments Letter of the Day | The Cornwall Regional black-hole Opportunist with a press agent Jamaica must embrace a future where AI takes on teaching roles More World News Troops push deeper into Rafah, battle grouping Hamas in northern Gaza RAFAH (AP): Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Sunday and battled Hamas in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared months ago but where militants have regrouped. Neighbouring Egypt issued... Comments Hoist the pirate flag! St Pauli promoted back to the Bundesliga HAMBURG (AP): The pirate flag is flying in the Bundesliga again. St Pauli returned to Germany’s top division after a 13-year absence on Sunday with a 3-1 win over relegated Osnabrück in the second division. Oladapo Afolayan scored twice and set... Comments Lawyers call for strike over arrest of their colleague Countries struggle to draft...