Daily Gleaner News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Jacob Miller's spirit hovered throughout the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in South Florida on Friday, where he was posthumously awarded a lifetime achievement award by the International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA). Miller, lead singer of the Inner Circle Band, died 44 years ago today (March 23) at age 27. The jocular artiste was killed in an auto accident in Kingston. Ephraim Martin, founder of the IRAWMA, was a...

The country's leaders have paid tribute to track and field luminary Hubert Lawrence. The track and field analyst, author and broadcaster passed away suddenly on Friday. Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his contributions to Jamaica's...

Tributes are pouring in for athletics journalist and broadcaster Hubert Lawrence following his passing. Lawrence, 64, was found unresponsive at his house in St Catherine on Friday. READ: Veteran athletics analyst Hubert Lawrence passes away Prime Minister Andrew Holness said he was “deeply saddened” by the sudden passing of Lawrence, noting his “invaluable” contributions to Jamaica’s sporting landscape. “With a career spanning over three decades, Hubert played a crucial role...

It was in the early 1900s that the Clarks brand officially began distribution in the Caribbean. Since then, Clarks shoes has had quite a rebranding – primarily in Jamaica. Thanks to the Desert Trek, which was inspired by footwear worn by North...

THE EDITOR, Madam: Norman Washington Manley died on September 2, 1969. In the poem The Tightrope Walker, published in the 1969 Christmas edition of Public Opinion, as a tribute to the N.W. Manley, Dennis Scott wrote: …You measure a man by the...