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Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:11 AM

A posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s best known accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, has sold one-million copies worldwide two months after its release. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday that more than half the sales for Nobody’...

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:11 AM

A quarterly survey of major Japanese manufacturers released Monday shows business sentiment improving to its best level in four years, even after President Trump raised tariffs on goods from the United States ally to a baseline level of 15 per cent...

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:11 AM

Illinois’ public transit systems got a US$1.5-billion annual infusion on Friday as Governor JB Pritzker signed a law overhauling Chicago’s web of buses and trains, sparing it from devastating service cuts and pledging upgraded performance and...

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:10 AM

Poultry producer Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) has returned to a positive capital position following an upswing in its assets, according to its latest second quarter financials. “The group completed the revaluation of its land and buildings, adding...

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:10 AM

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator, placing him atop the agency after a months-long saga where President Donald Trump revoked his nomination as part of a feud with tech billionaire...

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:10 AM

Private equity firm MFS Capital Partners Limited has completed a strategic portfolio clean-up, disposing of two dormant subsidiaries — Muse 360 Integrated Limited and Bar Central Limited — as part of its renewed focus on core financial services....

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:10 AM

Tourism-related companies listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) have been dealt a blow from Hurricane Melissa which will impact them well into 2026, according to large brokerage firm NCB Capital in a notice to clients this week. “The outlook...

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:10 AM

Proven Management Limited, investment manager of Proven Group Limited, announced plans to partner with Cornerstone Group, which indirectly holds the second largest stake in Proven through its subsidiary, Barita Investments. The collaboration is...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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