Government of Jamaica | Press Briefing | Tropical System Melissa | Oct 24, 2025, 12 Noon EST

The partially burnt body of 13-year-old Santina Sergeant, a student of Christiana High School was found in bushes in Manchester… The Police are reporting that murders are down across all 19 divisions except St Ann, which has recorded a 20 per cent year-on-year increase with 48 killings up to October 4… Uncertainty surrounds the start of the multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused, which was scheduled to begin today… Fifty-eight-year-old An

🔊Lamara Distin couldn’t hide her deep disappointment as she bowed out of the World Championship high jump competition at the first attempt. Barely an hour after entering the Japanese capital’s National Stadium, Jamaica’s sole aspirant in the vertical jumps was on her way out after failing at all three attempts to clear the opening height of 1.83 metres in qualifying. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20250918/distin-disappointed-world-champs-no-height #GLNRSports #TakingToky