A male constable attached to the marine police in Portland and two Haitian men were arrested on Thursday during an operation that saw the seizure of a large quantity of ganja in St Elizabeth. They are held on suspicion of possession of ganja,...

The Southern Regional Health Authority is reporting that all newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester are safe following a minor fire at the facility this morning. The hospital's CEO...

The case against bauxite mining company Windalco regarding a 2019 fish kill in the Rio Cobre in St Catherine continues to face delays. The trial did not get to start in the St Catherine Parish Court on Thursday because the defence told the court...

Pregnant women living with sickle cell disease are being implored to seek early specialised care at high-risk clinics. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank' on June 17, Co-Chair of the National Sickle Cell...

Thirty-four driving instructors have been certified by the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), enabling them to offer their services to the public. They represent the first batch of instructors to be licensed to teach driving under the Road Traffic Act...

A 49-year-old taxi operator was fatally shot in Sligoville, St Catherine on Thursday.  He is Tyrone Bowley of James Mountain district in Sligoville It is reported that about 1:00 p.m., Bowley drove a car and parked along the Jackson main...

Three new Spanish hotel projects are apace for groundbreaking later this year. The projects are expected to pump US$2.2 billion into the Jamaican economy, and create some 20,000 new jobs in construction and tourism services. They are a 1,000-room...

The General Legal Council (GLC), which regulates the legal profession, has failed to have a court strike out retired judge Jennes Vashiti Anderson’s defamation lawsuit against it. Last week, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by the...

THERE IS an imminent real estate boom in Manchester catalysed by the recent May Pen to Mandeville leg opening of the East-West highway. According to Simone Spence-Johnson, president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and real estate agent with...

WESTERN BUREAU: Four one-week summer camps will be staged by the Lennox Lewis League of Champions Foundation at Hopewell Sports and Community Centre in Hanover. Lewis, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, will host the camps in July. They...

WESTERN BUREAU: INSPIRING STORIES, perseverance and commitment to excellence highlighted the roles played by the recipients of the Governor General’s Diaspora Awards 2024 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday. Five individuals were...

Four men were shot and injured in Slim Lane, Curatoe Hill, Clarendon, on Wednesday,  in what sleuths theorise was a reprisal attack for the February murder of a man in the same community.  Well-placed Gleaner sources allege...

A section of Bogue in Montego Bay, St James, in the vicinity of the sewage plant, was hit by a freak storm, causing damage to some buildings, including the National Water Commission (NWC) office on Thursday.  About 2:45 p.m., dark clouds...

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is finalising a plan to execute critical flood mitigation works in Clarendon, Manchester, and St Elizabeth. The planned works are to be done as part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season preparation efforts....

A man whose appeal was delayed for almost 15 years because the sentencing section of the transcript cannot be found has lost his challenge against his convictions for a triple murder in Watson Grove, St Catherine in February 2004. He is...

The Government will be introducing technology to facilitate a paperless system throughout the country's court network. Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, who made the disclosure, said Jamaica is about to enter into a bilateral agreement with...

Thirty-three-year old Devon Williams who is charged with the murder of three-year-old Asher Campbell in Pagee, St Mary, on May 29, has now secured legal representation. Last week, Williams was ordered by Parish Judge Nicole Kellier to seek...

Head of the Trelawny police Superintendent Winston Milton says the majority of violent crimes that have occurred so far this year have been cleared up. Milton, speaking last night at a forum hosted by Mayor of Falmouth Collen Gager, disclosed...

A 21-year-old man was injured in a gun attack in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine last night. It is reported that about 7:15 p.m., the man was standing along Narine Lane in Old Harbour Bay when a car approached and the occupants exited the vehicle...

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says there are 210 registered ventilators in Jamaica's public health system, 118 of which are actively in use. Tufton, who was speaking at a Ministry of Health and Wellness virtual press...

Thousands of Jamaicans who do not have formal certification are to benefit from a Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) programme being rolled out by the Ministry of Education and Youth. Portfolio Minister, Fayval Williams, made the...

An investigation is under way to retrieve the loaded service weapon of a policewoman which was stolen from her car along Ward Avenue in Mandeville, Manchester on Wednesday. The Government-issued browning pistol was loaded with 30 rounds of...

There has been a 300 per cent increase in the export of limestone over the past year, as the demand for minerals from Jamaica has skyrocketed. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining,  Floyd Green, at a '...

WESTERN BUREAU: Another cruel chapter was written in the ongoing lawlessness plaguing western Jamaica yesterday morning when a man and his wife were shot dead in Jamba Hill in Whithorn, Westmoreland, and their house set ablaze with their bodies...

WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says the Government has so far earmarked $9 million to assist local negro yam farmers in their fight against the yam rust disease. Green was speaking to The Gleaner on the sidelines of the 10th...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) was among several fire departments to participate in the inaugural World Fire Congress (WFC), held recently in Washington, DC. The WFC was hosted by the United States Fire Administration and brought together several...

Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley on Tuesday sought to clarify the Government’s stance on alcohol consumption, emphasising a supportive approach towards moderation during Red Stripe’s fifth “Responsibility Now!” town hall. The town hall,...

Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica and Kind Hearts Foundation (KHF) are pleased to announce the official hand over of a self-contained school building to the infant department of Brixton Hill Primary School in Brixton Hill district, Clarendon. The...

The Board of Directors of the University Hospital of the West Indies, UHWI, has announced the appointment of Fitzgerald Mitchell as the institution's chief executive officer. He had been acting in the role for the last two years. The...

Three of five men accused of stealing goods valued at $9,000,000 from a company in St Catherine were granted bail in the sum of $200,000 each in the St Catherine Parish Court on Wednesday. The five men, Ordelma Cunningham, John Shaw, Marlon...

Ten of 16 Haitians who were being housed at Jacob's Ladder as caregivers for Haitian orphans since March have gone missing along with their luggage and other personal belongings, an official from the home has confirmed. The revelation came in...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is urging parents to be more vigilant in checking the items that their children take with them to school. The call follows an incident at Ocho Rios High School in St Ann on Monday in...

Users of the Falmouth Market in Trelawny are calling for the authorities to address the garbage pile-up at the facility. Speaking with The Gleaner, butchers Claude Watson and John Mason stated that the situation is a serious problem. According to...

A policeman was fatally shot in Manchester on Tuesday night. He has been identified as Constable Mario Thomas. It is reported that about 10 p.m., Thomas, who was reportedly on interdiction, was at a bar in Breezy Hill with a group of men when a...

Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes says that while he welcomes Prime Minister Andrew Holness' call for an investigation into recent adverse reports concerning the health sector, such information should be readily available instead...