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Published:Thursday | February 19, 2026 | 12:05 AM

Sustained community interventions under Project STAR and its partners are being credited with measurable improvements in safety, social development and economic opportunity across May Pen and surrounding communities, once known for high levels of...

Published:Thursday | February 19, 2026 | 12:05 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid the growing concerns about garbage collection in St James in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) is calling for initiatives to educate residents on how to better manage and dispose of...

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2026 | 3:41 PM

Twenty-five-year-old Oneish Copeland, otherwise called ‘Dabba’, of the New Wales district in Manchester, has been charged by police in connection with the gun attack that left a four-year-old girl dead and her father injured. Copeland, a labourer...

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2026 | 3:21 PM

The police have charged a man who allegedly brandished a gun during a dispute with a man in Clarendon and later attempted to flee Jamaica. He is 42-year-old businessman Fabian Fraser of Rocky Point, Clarendon, and Ontario, Canada. He has been...

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2026 | 9:53 AM

The National Works Agency (NWA) is carrying out major patching of the main thoroughfare along the Junction corridor, extending from Grande Hole in St Mary to the St Andrew border. Communication Manager at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, said the roadwork...

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2026 | 9:30 AM

The police in Westmoreland have charged a 37-year-old man for allegedly using a spear gun to shoot another man in the chest. He is construction worker Cashmar Tomlinson of Strathbogie, who has been charged with wounding with intent. Tomlinson was...

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2026 | 12:07 AMBryan Miller/Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau: As was the case last year, the celebration to mark the birthday of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante, at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover, has been scaled down because of lack of funding to stage the event in the traditional...

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2026 | 12:06 AMRuddy Mathison/Gleaner Writer

Residents across several Portmore communities say they remain mired in a prolonged water shortage and recurring sewage overflows, despite assurances from the National Water Commission (NWC) that remedies are under way. While inconsistent water...

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2026 | 12:05 AM

The Jamaica Prefects’ Association (JPA) has announced a week of islandwide activities from March 1 to March 7 as it stages its annual National Prefects’ Week. This year’s initiative is designed to strengthen student leadership, promote service and...

Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2026 | 12:05 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has announced plans to rebuild some 500 homes damaged by Hurricane Melissa across St James, declaring that the municipality must act decisively to restore stability to hundreds of displaced families...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 8:19 PM

A 54-year-old mason from Comfort Hall, Manchester, has been charged with rape and house-breaking with intent following an incident in his community earlier this month, the police say. He is Hal Campbell. Reports from the Mandeville police, at...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 7:36 PM

A 30-year-old mechanic from St James was freed of charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ten rounds of ammunition on Tuesday. Okeito Hibbert had been accused of being seen along a roadway in the Mona Commons community of St Andrew on the...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 6:27 PM

The National Works Agency (NWA) is installing a multi-million-dollar Video Detection System at key traffic signal-regulated intersections in Kingston and St Andrew to manage congestion. It says the new system, costing $21.3 million, will replace...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 5:07 PM

The judiciary has announced that night sessions at the Melbourne location of the Kingston and St Andrew Traffic Court will not be held today following a shooting on the premises. A statement from the Court Administration Division said the...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 4:31 PM

Motorists will pay less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.19 to sell for $149.96 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.20 to sell for $155.97. Automotive diesel oil...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 4:15 PM

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness should "immediately clarify" reports that the $6 billion Morant Bay Urban Centre "remains incomplete and largely inaccessible to tenants" nearly a year after its...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 3:14 PM

Two policemen found guilty of soliciting and accepting bribery are to be sentenced in the St Catherine Parish Court on April 9. Constables Marlon Hamilton and Romaine Boothe were convicted at a hearing on Tuesday. Their bail of $650,000 each...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 3:05 PM

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed sadness at the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson, describing him as someone who led an extraordinary life of service to humanity. The PNP described Jackson, who passed away today at age...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 2:21 PM

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising the public that the Christiana Tax Office in Manchester will officially relocate to Struan Castle in the parish effective February 23. As a result, the existing tax office will be closed on Thursday,...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 1:50 PM

Three men are in police custody in connection with the recovery of a vehicle that was stolen in the Sligoville area of St Catherine on Monday. They are being held on suspicion of larceny of a motor vehicle. The matter remains under investigation...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 1:30 PM

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has renewed his call for a Global Tourism Resilience Fund, urging world leaders to institutionalise crisis preparedness. Speaking at the opening of the 4th Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference and Expo in...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 12:18 PM

A mother was killed and her daughter injured in an attack at their home in Braeton, Portmore, St Catherine this morning. The attack was reportedly carried out by a man believed to be of unsound mind. The injured woman was taken to hospital. The...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 9:44 AM

A St Andrew man who was found guilty over the seizure of a gun and ammunition hidden in the ceiling of his Red Hills home more than two years ago has been sentenced to life in prison. Iyan Guzmore of Cedar Valley in Red Hills was sentenced to...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 9:24 AM

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has expressed sadness at the passing of American civil rights icon Jesse Jackson Sr. Jackson died Tuesday surrounded by family, according to a statement posted online by his family. He was 84. Holness described...

Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 9:42 AM

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging onion farmers in Heartease, St Thomas to take steps to manage the rise in foliar disease affecting their crops. Foliar disease primarily affects the leaves. These infections are...

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