🔊Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness will announce the date of Jamaica’s next general election during the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) mass rally in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, on Sunday, the party said. The JLP leader confirmed the plan during a meeting of the party’s Central Executive on Saturday, where candidates were instructed to approach voters with humility and a commitment to addressing the issues affecting their communities. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250809/holne

On the eve of the first election debate, the People’s National Party has criticised the Jamaica Labour Party for not releasing its manifesto ahead of the debate, accusing the governing party of avoiding accountability to the Jamaican people. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250822/pnp-criticises-jlp-failing-release-manifesto-ahead-election-debates #GLNRToday #JaVotes2025 | Jamaica Gleaner

The People's National Party's candidate for St James Southern, Nekeisha Burchell, says that the time has come for her and her supporters to repair the constituency, which she says has been broken under the Jamaica Labour Party's governance. She was speaking moments after completing her nomination exercise at the Cambridge Resource Centre in St James today, ahead of the September 3 general election. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250818/pnps-nekeisha-burchell-says-st-james-

The prosecution has reportedly accepted a guilty plea to manslaughter on grounds of provocation from former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera in connection with the death of his wife, Melissa … IN SPORTS: Head coach Marlon Hylton said discipline, resilience and teamwork carried Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz to a crucial win over Honduras and automatic qualification to the final round of the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 World Cup Qualifiers. #GleanerMinute | Jamaica Gleaner

The tropical storm watch which was in effect for Jamaica has been upgraded to a tropical storm warning, while a hurricane watch is now in effect as Tropical Storm Melissa... A policeman attached to the St Catherine North division has succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicular crash along the Linstead Bypass in the parish on Wednesday night… Dantay Brooks, the son of dancehall superstar Mavado, has been charged with gun-related offences in relation to an incident in Cassava Piece, St Andrew,