Lead Stories

St James residents fear return of deported gangsters

Published:Tuesday | February 4, 2025 | 12:06 AMAdrian Frater/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: While the St James commander Superintendent Eron Samuels is confident that the police are prepared to handle criminal deportees from the United States who might return to continue their activities, many residents, particularly in...

Chinese investors offer expertise to strengthen Ja’s construction industry

Published:Tuesday | February 4, 2025 | 12:05 AMJanet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Chinese business operators have pledged to share their resources and expertise to enhance the island’s construction sector. Yucheng Tao, CEO of Brothers Concepts and Solutions, the construction company building The Pinnacle in...

J’can Samaritan in Singapore gifts $1m to teen with renal failure

Published:Tuesday | February 4, 2025 | 12:05 AMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

Inspired by Charlotte Nembhard’s selflessness in her bid to save her teenage son, who has been diagnosed with renal failure, a Jamaican woman living in Singapore has donated $1 million towards the teenager’s medical expenses. “I was really moved by...

Family to establish scholarship for children in honour of Barbara Gayle

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:20 PMAndre Williams/Staff Reporter

Slain veteran journalist Barbara Gayle impacted so many lives that a scholarship is being curated in her honour, spearheaded by her son, Neil Josephs, and daughter, Dr Allison Williams. The announcement was made yesterday during her thanksgiving...

Urgent need for social policy reforms as population ages, says STATIN

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:11 PMEdmond Campbell/Senior Staff Reporter

Jamaica’s policymakers have been urged to closely monitor the country’s shifting demographic trends and take proactive measures to implement comprehensive policies addressing the growing needs of the elderly population, specifically those aged 65...

Cuthbert-Flynn urges students to adopt culture of kindness over bullying

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:08 PMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, state minister in the Ministry of National Security, is urging students at Unity Primary School, in Westmoreland, to promptly report incidents of bullying to their principal, guidance counsellors, or a trusted...

‘Paradise gone bad’

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:20 PMAndre Williams/Staff Reporter

The state of crime in Jamaica, was, yesterday, the focus of sharp rebuke from Pastor Dr Meric Walker, president of the East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, who likened the country to a “paradise that has gone bad”. Walker, who did not...

Newly renovated Riu Negril swimming in optimism

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:10 PMAdrian Frater/Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau: Having recently completed a four-month renovation exercise, which has given the 21-year-old Riu Negril Hotel in Hanover a brand-new look, the property, which is led by its general manager, Luis Suarez, is now ready to capitalise on...

New homes, same struggles

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:12 PMCorey Robinson - Senior Staff Reporter

Ellinor White is particularly grateful for the home she received under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). However, just a month after moving in, she is facing new challenges: blocked sewage drains and manholes that sometimes...

From personal assistant to pioneer

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:11 PMJanet Silvera - Sunday Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: At a time when gender equality was scarcely acknowledged as a concept, Faith Haughton was breaking barriers and challenging male-dominated norms, making history along the way. Haughton made history in 1961 as the first Jamaican...

PM’s business partner Norman Brown drops case against IC

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:11 PMJovan Johnson - Senior Staff Reporter

Norman Brown, business partner of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, has withdrawn his case against the Integrity Commission (IC), citing a wish to protect his reputation amid the intense media scrutiny the matter has generated. “I have withdrawn...

CAD: Judge had no authority to probe Trade Winds-NEPA secret deal

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:10 PMJovan Johnson - Senior Staff Reporter

The judge who handled the oil spill case involving Trade Winds Citrus Limited and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) did not have the authority to review a secret mediation deal that ended the case, according to the Court...

‘Bizarre arrest’

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:13 PMCorey Robinson - Senior Staff Reporter

Attorneys representing Portmore, St Catherine resident Dwayne Leckie say they are prepared to explore all options in their pursuit of compensation after Leckie was arrested and thrown in jail for five days by cops who accused him of stealing his...

‘You will meet a judge or your maker’

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:10 PMAndre Williams/Staff Reporter

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, a day after the arrival of 56 deportees on Jamaica’s shores, yesterday added his voice to the discussion around the looming influx of Jamaicans booted from the United States (US) as well as those seeking to return...

Cops fire back at renewed criticism over lack of body-worn cameras

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:10 PM

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) High Command has ripped Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), accusing the human rights lobby of peddling misinformation after it yesterday raised renewed concerns about the absence of body-worn cameras during security...

New learning, development policy aimed at public sector transformation

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:10 PM

In keeping with its stated commitment to human resource development within the public sector, the Government has launched a Public Sector Learning and Development Policy aimed at supporting transformation efforts and ultimately lead to a dynamic...

Chaos at ALGAJ meeting leaves ‘huge stain’ on local government

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:09 PMRuddy Mathison/Gleaner Writer

Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and community development, has condemned what he labelled the “chaos” that took place during yesterday’s annual general meeting (AGM) of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (...

Labour ministry outlines measures aimed at protecting farmworkers in Canada

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:09 PM

The Jamaican Government has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the well-being of Jamaicans involved in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP), in light of an Amnesty International report highlighting human rights abuses in...

Renewed call made for forensic facility to house mentally ill inmates

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:08 PMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

Donna-Michelle Royer-Powe, director of medical services at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), is reiterating calls for the Government to build a dedicated forensic psychiatric facility to house mentally ill inmates. Royer-Powe on...

‘Slickianna’ murder case stalled to allow accused to receive medical attention

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:07 PMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Circuit Court yesterday halted the case against Rushawn Patterson, the man accused of the October 2022 murder of social media influencer Aneka ‘Slickianna’ Townsend, until October 15 to allow him time to recover from...

Incentives under Harmony Cove agreement to be shared with Cabinet next week

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:05 PMLester Hinds/Gleaner Writer

The long-awaited Harmony Cove project is expected to move one step closer to getting off the ground, with Cabinet slated to receive a document outlining the financial incentives under the agreement for review. The Government of Jamaica, through...

J’cans facing racial abuse, exploitation on Canadian farms, Amnesty finds

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:04 PMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

A Canadian employer involved in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) reportedly used racial slurs to intimidate workers, including threatening to send Jamaican employees “back to the trees where you come from”. This was just one of...

DEPORTED AFTER 33 YRS

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:04 PMAndre Williams/Staff Reporter

Courtney Wilson appeared lost as he stepped on home soil for the first time in 33 years on Thursday after he and 51 other Jamaicans landed at the Norman Manley International Airport after being deported from the United States. In fact, it was his...

Put data-protection policies into education system, says UWI data-protection officer

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:00 PMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Patrick Anglin, the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) data-protection officer, is calling for data-protection policies to be implemented in Jamaica’s education system in order to streamline the use and security of sensitive...

Sinclair wants greater respect for national symbols

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 4:58 PMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Government Senator Charles Sinclair has expressed deep concern over the growing disrespect for Jamaica’s national symbols, emphasising that they represent the nation’s heritage and identity. Delivering the main address at the Rotary...

Top Menu

Search

Jamaica Gleaner

Secondary Menu