BORN, BROUGHT up, and inducted into church life in the rural community of Top Mountain, St Catherine, Jamaica, during the 1950s and 1960s before emigrating to England, I never imagined that one day I would become a bishop in the denomination that...

IF YOU’RE like most people living in the Western Hemisphere in the 21st Century, when you hear the word, “confess”, you imagine a guilty party in a courtroom or interrogation room, detailing all their wrongdoing. With that image, or a similar one...

VERY SPECIAL thanks to all who continue to facilitate hurricane-relief outreach. This is such a necessary ministry of compassion and care. Attending to the physical and psychosocial needs of survivors is so necessary at this time. When we went to...

NEW YORK, NYC: Howard University has partnered with the Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC, to host a 12-hour radiothon to raise funds to support people affected by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. The radiothon is scheduled to air on Howard...

TORONTO: Torontonians may now donate essential items at 12 fire stations across the city and can provide financial assistance to the Jamaican Canadian Association’s Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund through the DonateTO portal ( toronto.ca/donate)....

As families rebuild after Hurricane Melissa, parents and caregivers are being urged to focus on children’s emotional well-being alongside physical recovery. Chair of the Violence Prevention Alliance Dr Elizabeth Ward said restoring normal routines...

As the UK concluded another African History Month, I feel compelled to highlight the Aya bursary, its first recipient, and why the BTP (British Transport Police) should continue funding it for a King’s College London law undergraduate of African/...

Marlie Acres in Old Harbour and Gutterhead in Yallahs are the latest communities where families are refuting claims that their loved ones died while in confrontations with the security forces after they were shot dead on Friday. In St Thomas, the...

A man was arrested by the police and a loaded gun seized at his home in Mavis Bank, St Andrew this morning. The police report that about 10:00 a.m. members of the St Andrew North Police Division conducted a search of the man’s premises and found...

The public is being advised that changes have been made to court operations in St Elizabeth and Westmoreland due to the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Effective Monday, November 24, the St Elizabeth Parish Court office has been temporarily...

St Catherine taxi operator Dwayne Jones, who is charged for allegedly being in possession of cables and wires belonging to a telecommunication company, had his bail revoked in the parish court today and was taken back into custody. Jones was...

Royalton Resorts has pushed back the reopening of its Jamaican properties to mid-2026, saying extensive post-Hurricane Melissa assessments have made it impossible to resume operations earlier without compromising guest and staff safety. In a...

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has launched a Temporary Accommodations Needs Assessment Survey across the six parishes severely affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The survey, commissioned by the Ministry of Local Government...

I n response to online reports suggesting that The Gleaner’s front page story of November 20 headlined 'Mega Blow' incorrectly reported the permanent closure of the Montego Bay branch of MegaMart, the following is an unaltered transcript of the...

Opposition Spokesman on Energy, Phillip Paulwell, is warning the Government not to make any excessive compromises to the Jamaica Public Service company (JPS) as it prepares to update the country on the utility's licence. The call comes as JPS...

A team of lawyers filed suit Thursday against federal authorities on behalf of immigrants facing what they called “ruinous civil fines” that reach up to $1.8 million. Daily fines of $998, designed to encourage immigrants in the US illegally to...

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has appointed Rudolph Speid as interim head coach of the Reggae Boyz. The appointment runs from December 15, 2025 through to March 31, 2026. The decision was made following a meeting with the JFF board today...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has clarified that Ariel Bowen is being deployed to the Consulate-General of Jamaica in New York as Officer-in-Charge. A previous Gleaner report had stated that she was taking up the post of...

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says roofs at the Cornwall Regional Hospital have been fully restored just three weeks after they were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa. The repair work was funded and organised by MSF and carried out by local...

Jamaica is now experiencing an outbreak of leptospirosis following Hurricane Melissa, with six suspected deaths so far, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has disclosed. During a press conference this morning, the health minister stated that...

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has praised medical personnel for their resilience after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread damage to health facilities, calling the Category 5 storm one of the most devastating on...

Three fundraising events are being organised as part of Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts in Treasure Beach. The first takes place on Saturday, November 22, when Maxwell Henzell, 16, son of Jason Henzell, operator of Jakes Hotel and Jack Sprat...

Businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall says his recent journey to hurricane-ravaged St Elizabeth revealed devastation far worse than he imagined. Hall, who operates Roots 21 restaurant in Port Antonio, set out with a 28-member team from Boundbrook to...

This is the second in a series highlighting Youth Voices in Hurricane Melissa recovery, featuring young people’s perspectives on resilience, rebuilding and the future after the storm. Hurricane Melissa’s economic impact will be significant. But...

The Jamaica Inn Foundation has donated Starlink satellite internet systems to three schools in St Ann and St Mary struggling with connectivity issues after Hurricane Melissa. Exchange Primary School in St Ann received its Starlink Gen 3 system...

Sygnus has launched its Hurricane Relief and Rebuild Initiative, committing over $16 million toward a $60 million target to support recovery in communities hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. The effort has already raised $32 million, boosted by a $...

The St Ann Chamber of Commerce is supporting recommendations for a task force made up of stakeholders to aid in the recovery efforts of St Ann. Hurricane Melissa damaged sections of St Ann on October 28, destroying homes and flooding communities,...

NEW YORK: The funeral for the late Jamaican consul general to New York, Alsion Roach-Wilson, is set for Friday, December 5. The service will be held at the Community Baptist Church in Englewood, New Jersey, starting at 11 a.m. Roach-Wilson died at...

COVID-19 caused serious psychological strain for Jamaicans, but the mental health challenges emerging after Hurricane Melissa are, in many cases, more severe, long-term, and layered onto existing stressors, according to St James-based senior...

No authorisation has been granted by the Ministry of Education for classes to resume at a primary school in northwest St Elizabeth, where at least four families have been sheltering since Hurricane Melissa destroyed their homes last month, a senior...

The St Mary police recovered a shotgun from a grave at Robins Bay in the parish during a pre-dawn operation on Tuesday. According to a police report, about 2:20 a.m., a team from the St Mary Criminal Investigative Branch (CIB) conducted an...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police and army units held a parade Wednesday involving helicopters, K-9 dog units and officers on motorcycles in a show of force ahead of expected protests around this weekend’s Group of 20 world leaders summit...

Acting Chief Public Health Inspector for St James, Sherika Lewis, is recommending the establishment of communal sanitation systems for residents affected by Hurricane Melissa. “We are aware that there are some communities that predominantly have...

Stating that he has enough entities on his plate to deal with, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said the reassignment of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is not meant to...

The Government has started the process of decommissioning hurricane shelters and is exploring suitable alternatives to relocate Jamaicans still residing at these facilities, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has disclosed. Currently, 97 shelters...