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Suzette Granville.
December 30, 2025 by Rasbert Turner

Teacher weaves jewellery to help support family

The artistic side of Suzette Granville emerged from necessity: a need to support her son financially. It has since become a venture that continues to yield valuable returns. “I am a teacher, but I…
Farmer Noel Reid smiles for the camera despite reflecting on the over $4-million damage to his crops and farming equipment caused by Hurricane Melissa.
December 30, 2025

Farmers back in the field at Parnassus Agro Park

The love for farming and irrigation access have been cited by farmers on the Parnassus Agro Park in Clarendon as reasons they returned to their fields after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa…
Students listen attentively during the launch of Miss St Thomas Festival Queen’s parish project.
December 30, 2025

Miss St Thomas Festival Queen launches youth civic project

Young people in St Thomas are being empowered to embrace their civic responsibilities through a project launched by Miss St Thomas Festival Queen 2025, Fiona DaCosta. The project, launched on…
Founder of the Shop with a Cop Initiative, Deputy Superintendent of Police Paulette Baker (left), provides guidance to Natalie Lindsay and her granddaughter, Mikayla Ledgister.
December 30, 2025

Shop with a Cop brings joy to St Catherine and beyond

The Shop with a Cop Initiative once again brought smiles, hope, and meaningful connections to dozens of children and families as officers from the St Catherine South Police Division partnered with…
Zachary Harding. - File photo.
December 30, 2025

Full Text |Former SSL CEO Zachary Harding declares innocence, denies wrongdoing following charges

Businessman and former Chief Executive Officer of the failed investment firm Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL), Zachary Harding, is declaring his innocence following his arrest and charge by…
President Donald Trump attends a joint news conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, December 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
December 30, 2025

In escalating tensions with Venezuela, Trump says US ‘hit’ a coastal drug loading facility

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has indicated that the United States has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered few…
December 30, 2025

Sections of Lacovia, St Elizabeth under curfew

The police have imposed a curfew in sections of Lacovia, St Elizabeth. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 29 and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31. The…
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December 30, 2025

Guyana announces new regulations and fines regarding tints on vehicles

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Home Affairs Minister in Guyana, Oneidge Walrond, said Monday that at least 70 per cent of vehicles operating in the country do so outside the law regarding the use of tint…
Donald Oliver
December 30, 2025

Sports broadcaster Donald Oliver has died

Sports journalist and broadcaster Donald Oliver has passed away. He died suddenly this morning. He reportedly suffered a medical emergency and subsequently died. Follow The Gleaner on X, formerly…