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No major surgeries were required for the wounded victims of the Cherry Tree Lane massacre in Four Paths, Clarendon, last Sunday. By last Thursday, only two of those who had arrived at May Pen Hospital’s Accident and Emergency (A...

An evening car ride to Parottee, St Elizabeth, last week Tuesday revealed scenes that were both alarming and disheartening. It was though time had stood still for the residents, who remained without electricity, reliable cellular service, and other...

The 5.3 magnitude earthquake that jolted Jamaica early yesterday morning has raised the antenna of one of the country’s foremost geologists, Professor Simon Mitchell, who says the latest tremor moved onto the Wagwater fault. The Wagwater fault,...

For Sashelle James, a mother of two, the free back-to-school fair was a lifesaver. Hosted on Thursday by the Spring Village Development Foundation (SVDF) and the Jamaica Broilers Group under its The Best Dressed Chicken brand, James’ heart was full...

As Ukraine continues its battle with Russia to preserve its territory, a Jamaican is among the scores of people on the ground who are helping to rebuild that war-torn country’s infrastructure. Major Phillip Green leads a team of 20 people who are...

Western Bureau: Westmoreland lost one of its most revered sons yesterday when renowned funeral director, Dr Robert ‘Tony’ Doyley, of the Savanna-la-Mar-based Doyley Funeral Home, collapsed and died while playing the organ at the funeral of his...

Community-based surveillance is being promoted by Dr Russane ‘Rusty’ Low, senior earth scientist at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), as a fundamental strategy in the fight against vector-borne diseases like dengue fever...

WESTERN BUREAU: Hugh Grant, CEO of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), says the devastation to its distribution network by Hurricane Beryl has provided important lessons in how to handle restoration work in the future. “Coming out of this...

Boundbrook, East Portland Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday broke ground to pave the way for the construction of a $4.2-billion urban centre at Boundbrook, near Bryan’s Bay, which will house government facilities and private entities. Holness...

A modern maximum-security facility that could ensure the curtailing of crime plans that originate from behind bars may not be an immediate priority for the Andrew Holness administration, which contends that a new location may spur political...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed disappointment over the damage caused to sections of roadway under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in St Thomas, as a result of the use of poor-quality materials and exacerbated...

The United States Embassy in Kingston has described as “horrific” Sunday’s gun attack on a gathering in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, which left eight people dead and at least nine injured. In a statement to The Gleaner yesterday, the embassy said...