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...

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has described as mischievous claims by his Opposition counterpart Dr Alfred Dawes that Jamaica's healthcare system is in need of reform, arguing that he is disregarding gains achieved over the past four...

Jamaicans in the United States who want to benefit from new immigration rules announced by President Joe Biden are being urged to seek legal advice. The policy aims to protect undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation. Biden ...

The St Catherine mother of a seven-year-old boy has been charged with aiding and abetting child abuse. She is being accused of failing to report the beating of her child by her husband, who is a pastor. She was charged today and was granted station...

Businessman Kingsley Cooper is being hailed as a visionary leader and a trailblazer who made remarkable contributions to the nation. News came yesterday that Cooper, the founder of Pulse Investments Limited, passed away. He had reportedly been...

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is encouraging Jamaicans in the diaspora to apply for their e-passport. An e-passport is issued to citizens applying for a new passport, renewal of a previously issued passport and replacement...

The police are advising that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is currently impassable. This is due to an accident involving a large truck. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes until further notice from the police. Follow The Gleaner on X...

Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes has welcomed Prime Minister Andrew Holness' call for an investigation into the whereabouts of more than 100 ventilators in the public health system. At the same time, Dawes says such calls should...

A post-mortem has revealed that the body of dancehall artiste 'Medikk', whose real name is Stephanie Williams, who went missing, had gunshot wounds. Arising from the post-mortem, DNA analysis revealed that skeletal remains of a body that...

Jamalco conducted road safety sessions at four schools in its operational communities in observance of Road Safety Month, recently. The sessions at Mile Gully, St Jago, Rock, and Ashley Primary schools, aimed to educate students on the importance...

A concerned citizen has complained that he was chased away when he went to a police station in the Corporate Area on Monday afternoon to report that a 10-year-old child was left unsupervised at home on several occasions. “I thought I was doing a...

FOR OVER 40 years, the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA Trust) has been the largest provider of technical, vocational education and training in Jamaican and the Caribbean. The organisation, known...

A MEMORANDUM of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) and Papine High School for the utilisation of a greenhouse to advance the school’s agriculture programme. The signing took place on Friday, June 14 at...

THE MINISTRY of Justice is seeking to increase collaboration with churches and other stakeholders to bring information about the alternative justice programmes to citizens. This was disclosed by portfolio minister Delroy Chuck during a church...

The police in St Ann have launched an investigation into the death of an educator in Bamboo district in the parish on Monday. He has been identified as Courtney Evans, 46 year old, of Shelly Road, Bamboo. The police say about 6:40 p.m. Sunday,...

The Court of Appeal has expressed serious concerns about the prosecution's push for a murder retrial in the Vybz Kartel case while two murder-related cases sent back for retrial, one in 2022 and the other in 2023, are yet to get trial dates....

The prosecution has urged the Court of Appeal not to allow Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused to «escape» justice on a «technical blunder». "It is [in] the interest of the public in Jamaica that those persons who are...

The defence in the Vybz Kartel hearing says the best remedy to address the breaches of constitutional rights is to acquit the men of the charge of murder. Attorney Isat Buchanan made the assertion today in a reply to the prosecution. He said the...

In a potential blow to the prosecution, the Court of Appeal today indicated that granting bail may not be sufficient to cure rights breaches if Vybz Kartel and his co-accused are ordered to be retried for murder. Last week, prosecutor Loriann...

The police in Westmoreland are probing a case of double murder and arson in Content district, Williamsfield. It is reported that fire was seen coming from the house of a couple, said to be in their 50's, around 5 o'clock this morning. Their...

Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake is appealing to Jamaicans in the diaspora to support social intervention initiatives in the country as part of efforts to save the hearts and minds of children. Blake made the call on Monday during a fireside...

Hugh Reid, general manager, JN Life Insurance, says individual retirement schemes for self-employed persons is just as important as superannuation schemes to those employed to companies. He is, therefore, urging self-employed persons to think...

TWENTY YEARS ago, Donovan Grant left his trade as a furniture maker to venture into retail business. This move laid the foundation for what would become the well-established Don...

BACKED BY a grant of $35 million, The Jamaica Organic Agriculture Movement(JOAM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, is now launching the Jamaica Soil Regeneration and Fertility Improvement (JENESYS) Project,...