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Keenan Falconer, economist.
March 3, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Middle East fuel shock

With the price of oil and gas now surging on the global market amid the United States’ (US) and Israel’s military offensive against Iran – and Tehran in turn bombarding the oil- and gas-producing Gulf…
Van Creed, 25, is pursuing a music career in Dubai.
March 3, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Thunder over Dubai

A Jamaican man who awoke to the sound of “thunder-like” explosions in Dubai on Sunday, following a United States (US)-Israeli attack on Iran and its retaliation, says much of what is happening in the…
Dr John-Paul Clarke
March 3, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Track and field’s future to rely on AI technology – Dr Clarke

Dr John-Paul Clarke, professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at the University of Texas, says the future of track and field will be intertwined with the use of artificial…
March 3, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘I did not see him attacking any of the officers’

A key prosecution witness in the trial of six policemen charged in the 2013 Acadia Drive triple killing testified yesterday that she saw police personnel firing at a man who ran from a vehicle and…
From left: Under-20 Reggae Boyz Claver Nugent, Sean Leighton, Orel Miller, and Jahbarie Howell celebrate a goal during a Concacaf U20 Qualifier at the Stadion Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca in Willemstad, Curaçao.
March 3, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

High-scoring U20 Boyz to face Puerto Rico in group decider

The U20 Reggae Boyz, who have been wreaking havoc in Group B of the Concacaf Men’s U20 Qualifiers, will face their toughest challenge yet when they take on Puerto Rico today in the final group-stage…
Javon East during a Concacaf Nations League game against Aruba inside the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica back in 2019.
March 3, 2026 by Robert Bailey

NARROW ESCAPE!

Israeli-based Jamaican striker Javon East said he and his family narrowly escaped danger after leaving Israel just before Iranian missiles struck a section of the country where he was based on…
Hotelier Christopher Issa, owner and operator of S Hotels Jamaica, poses with a plaque he was honoured with by media members of the Western Jamaica Media Association (WJMA) on Sunday at Hotel 39 in Montego Bay. He is flanked by WJMA members. 
March 3, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Issa defends traditional media, recalls why journalism mattered after hurricane

WESTERN BUREAU: In an age when news breaks first on social media and credibility is often the casualty, Jamaican hotelier Christopher Issa delivered an unexpected but forceful defence of traditional…
RJRGLEANER Communications Group Building
March 3, 2026

RJRGLEANER moves to accelerate corporate integration

The RJRGLEANER Communications Group is streamlining several of its subsidiaries in a move to improve corporate efficiencies. In a statement, the group noted that the Supreme Court on February 19…
Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar Danree Delancy.
March 3, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Melissa halts Petersfield by-election plans

WESTERN BUREAU: The Petersfield Division in Westmoreland Central will remain without elected representation for now, as Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds have forced a delay in naming a date for…