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Intrestntimesahead a cinch for Sunday’s Will In Charge

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:10 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

MISSION Impossible quickly escalated into ‘race over’ for INTRESTNTIMESAHEAD at the start of the Bruceontheloose Sprint on Mouttet Mile Day, not having a ghost of a chance against Florida invader OF A REVOLUTION, compounded by bumping at the start...

Sombre farewell as Americares ends life-saving mission in Hanover

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:09 AMBryan Miller/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: The atmosphere at the Chester Castle Health Clinic in Hanover was sombre on Thursday as the Americares Field Clinic and its team of volunteers concluded their tour of duty, bringing to an end weeks of service to the community in the...

Cornwall, Clarendon advance to Ben Francis KO final

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:09 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

SEVEN-TIME champions Cornwall College marched into the ISSA Ben Francis KO Cup final with a 2-0 victory over former champions McGrath High in the semi-finals at Drax Hall Sports Complex yesterday. Their opponents in the final will be Clarendon...

New JRC boss hits ground running at Caymanas Park

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:09 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

RYAN Reid, new chair of the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) and Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), has hit the ground running at Caymanas Park, recently meeting with representatives from the agents, grooms and trainers associations....

Too close to call: Mona, St Catherine set for explosive Walker Cup final

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MONA HIGH will be seeking back-to-back Walker Cup titles when they battle St Catherine High in today’s final of the ISSA/WATA knockout football competition at the National Stadium. Kick-off time is 3 p.m. Today’s game is expected to be closely...

Direct Relief, partners deliver over US$3m in medical supplies to Jamaica

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:09 AMJanet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica has received more than US$3 million (J$486 million) in critical medical and humanitarian supplies over the past week as international partners intensify support for the country’s post-Hurricane Melissa recovery. The...

‘I still cry every night’

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 7:40 AMTanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter

A senior police officer broke down in court last Friday after her son’s alleged killer raised a claim of self-defence, forcing sentencing to be aborted for the second time in five years. St Thomas farmer Cavell Thompson, who wears dreadlocks, was...

Republic of Korea provides $48 million humanitarian donation

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:08 AM

The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided US$300,000 (J$48 million) in humanitarian assistance to Jamaica as the island rebuilds after the catastrophic passage of Hurricane Melissa. In addition to the cash grant, JTS, a Korean non-...

5 Questions With Chi Ching Ching

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:08 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Radion Beckford, better known as Chi Ching Ching, can be counted on to be the life of the party, whether or not he has a mic in his hand or has on his dancing shoes and is rolling out his own red carpet, ready to entertain fans. His name has a...

Creative industry stunned by artist’s murder

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:08 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

The creative community in Jamaica has been shaken by the violent murder of Kenya-born Jamaican fusion sculptor Mazola wa Mwashighadi, a death wholly at odds with the man they knew. He had made Jamaica his home since 1997, settling in Treasure Beach...

More overseas linesmen arrive to boost electricity restoration

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:08 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: There is a renewed sense of hope in western Jamaica following Wednesday’s arrival of 117 linemen from the Canadian company Graystone who are equipped with heavy-duty equipment to speed up the electricity-restoration programme in the...

Citizen oversight boost

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:08 AM

The Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP) has awarded €37,908 ($7 million) in European Union-funded grants to two civil-society organisations to strengthen citizen engagement in public financial management and government oversight. The Lesma...

JC, Excelsior ready to fight for title

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:07 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Perennial title contenders Jamaica College (JC) will face off against a proven Excelsior High unit in a fight for urban schoolboys football supremacy today in the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup final at the National Stadium. Their clash will be the feature...

Non-profit steps in to help Clarendon children, teachers rebuild

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:07 AM

As communities across Clarendon continue to recover from Hurricane Melissa, Winsome Wishes for KIDS (WWKIDS) is helping children, families and teachers rebuild their daily lives, and their sense of stability and hope. Morgan’s Pass, a community in...

Kiwanis Club of West St Andrew brings cheer to Laura’s Basic School

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:07 AMKeisha Hill/Senior Gleaner Writer

In the true spirit of giving and community upliftment, the Kiwanis Club of West St Andrew hosted a Christmas Health and Wellness Fair at Laura’s Basic School, providing much-needed health services, education, and festive cheer to children and...

Mobile clinic gifted by California charity rolls out in W’land

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:07 AM

A mobile clinic donated by California-based international humanitarian charity organisation, Direct Relief, has been deployed by Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton in Westmoreland to aid Darliston and surrounding communities. The bus, marked...

UWI, CCRIF back first climate‑attribution postdoctoral fellowship

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:07 AM

Dr Jhordanne Jones has become the first recipient of a new postdoctoral fellowship created by The University of the West Indies (UWI) through its Climate Studies Group Mona (CSGM), in partnership with CCRIF SPC, the region’s parametric insurance...

Salah, Mbeumo lead list of EPL players heading to AFCON

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:07 AM

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Mohamed Salah has gone for up to a month, costing Liverpool their all-time leading goal-scorer in the English Premier League (EPL). Manchester United have lost their most potent attacking force in Bryan Mbeumo, along with...

Venus pushes boundaries for Yard Mas

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:06 AMO’brian Wynter/Gleaner Writer

Stepping into her role as creative director for Yard Mas Carnival, Anna-Lisa Guthrie has designed two standout costumes for the season – Venus and Dali. Venus draws direct inspiration from ‘The Birth of Venus’ by Sandro Botticelli and is set within...

Top high school netballers clash for all-island supremacy

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:06 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

The 2025 champions of high school netball will be crowned today when the all-island finals take place at G. C. Foster College. Urban champions Wolmer’s Girls, the defending junior title holders, will go up against rural champions Denbigh High at 1...

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