A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 was felt this morning in sections of Kingston and St Andrew. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona, says the quake occurred at 3:47 a.m. and had a focal depth of 17 kilometres....
The National Water Commission (NWC) has reported that repair works will be undertaken on its sewer network along River Bay Road in Montego Bay, St James. The works are expected to last for one month, starting on Monday, February 2. According to...
The police are investigating the suspected suicide of a 73-year-old St Andrew woman. She has been identified as Shelia Garrick. The police report that Garrick’s body was found hanging from a window at her home on Monday night. The matter is being...
A man has been charged for breaking into a gas station in Manchester. Charged with house breaking and larceny is 36-year-old Joseph Spencer. His court date is being finalised. Reports from the Mandeville police are that on Saturday, January 24, a...
Amore Ital Living is not merely a wellness brand. It is the product of survival, love and a hard-earned reckoning with the body. Founded by Rajah Amore and Kimberley Webber, it emerged from a life-altering health crisis that reshaped both their...
The organisers of FitFest Party and Expo have announced details of their 2026 series, positioning the event as a blend of fitness, health education and entertainment. The first staging is scheduled for January 31 at the NWC Sports Club in Mona, St...
With a call for unity, reform and renewed community engagement, Paulette Kirkland has taken leadership of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), pledging to guide the body into what she calls its next phase of service. Only the second...
The St Catherine-based Charlemont High School is on an upward trajectory in mathematics and exemplary performance in English Language, coming out of the recent Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Students more than...
WESTERN BUREAU: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels says he will be collaborating with Hanover Western Member of Parliament Heatha Miller-Bennett to develop a comprehensive cleaning plan for the Venture Gutter, which runs through the town of Lucea and which has been blamed for recent episodes of flooding in the seaside town.
WESTERN BUREAU: At 70, blindness left him unable to rebuild; at 84, his brother could only wait. When Hurricane Melissa destroyed their home in Bunkers Hill, Trelawny, the Reid brothers – alongside a widowed mother of five – were left homeless, struggling for shelter and unsure when help would arrive.
The Ontario-based Alliance of Jamaican Alumni Associations (AJAA) has organised a telethon to raise CDN$50,000 to help schools in Jamaica that have been most impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The association said it believes that learning should not stop when disaster strikes, while noting that the hurricane has disrupted the lives of thousands of students and educators.
Jamaican seasonal farm workers at Wafler Farms in upstate New York are beginning the new crop season with higher wages and expanded labour protections under a new union contract negotiated by United Farm Workers (UFW). The Wayne County apple orchard employs approximately 120 to 130 workers, the majority of whom are Jamaican. For many, the agreement marks a significant improvement in pay and job security. “We feel elated. Very happy,” Owen Salmon, a native of Black River, St Elizabeth, who has worked at Wafler Farms for nearly a decade, told The Gleaner.
WESTERN BUREAU: In the days after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, the country fractured. Roads disappeared, communities were cut off, and families sheltered in damaged buildings, waiting for water, power, or word that help was coming. In some areas, hunger arrived before information. Over the next three months, World Central Kitchen (WCK) would answer that hunger 6.7 million times.
Western Bureau: When Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica on October 28 last year, 44-year-old Theresa Diana Wedderburn of Pell River, Hanover, and her husband and five children, were among the scores of impacted families that were left homeless. After weeks without a proper place to lay their heads at night, the family now has a proper shelter, thanks to the efforts of the member of parliament (MP) for Hanover Western, Heatha Miller-Bennett, who has launched an initiative to assist affected families in her constituency.
WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly three months after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), in partnership with the Government, commissioned an emergency mobile power-generating unit in Darliston, Westmoreland, on Sunday, marking a critical step in restoring electricity to some of the hardest-hit areas.
Craig Beresford, executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC), says the anti-corruption body has challenges retaining highly skilled staff and attracting new talent due to the level of remuneration they receive when compared with their counterpart investigative agencies. In an interview with The Gleaner, Beresford signalled that the Government’s Compensation Review exercise has made the IC less attractive to prospective employees.
The attorney for one of the founders of Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL), the investment firm that collapsed amid allegations of a $4-billion fraud, has cautioned that the criminal charges laid against his client “do not relate to any stealing of funds”. Instead, King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie, the attorney representing SSL’s founding Director Hugh Croskery, said the charges are related to breaches of several laws governing the financial sector.
Defence attorney Hugh Wildman yesterday branded Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green a “stranger to the truth” and a “consummate liar” during a heated cross-examination in the Home Circuit Court murder trial of six policemen charged in connection with the fatal 2013 shooting of three men along Acadia Drive in St Andrew. Wildman launched repeated attacks on Green’s credibility as he challenged the minister’s account of what he claimed to have witnessed from the third floor of his then apartment, which overlooked the scene across the road.
One of the three people recently charged by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) for allegedly defrauding several financial institutions of more than $600 million was today granted bail in the sum of $1 million. Ivana...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has launched several initiatives, including farmers’ markets and the accelerated implementation of cold-storage facilities, to address the surplus of certain crops currently on the market....
Another psychiatric evaluation is to be conducted on a 52-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man who set his home on fire. Albert Buchanan is charged with arson. Buchanan appeared before the St Catherine Parish Court today, where the court was...
The police in Westmoreland have made arrests as law enforcement intensifies efforts to clamp down on the theft of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) property and illegal activities. In one incident, a man was arrested after he was found in the process...
The Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine is reporting a steady decline in births as Jamaica’s decreasing fertility rate persists. So reduced are births at the hospital that it is using space in the maternity ward to offer other services. “The...
The two men—one from Westmoreland and the other from Manchester—charged for stealing more than $2 million worth of items, including cell phones, from a store in Angels, Spanish Town, St Catherine were today denied bail. Charged with larceny,...
With children back in school, parents, guardians and teachers are being urged to reinforce basic public-health practices to reduce the risk of illness among students and staff, particularly during the gastroenteritis and flu seasons. In an...
After years of using debit cards and only recently venturing into credit cards, Ana Miles with her occupation in marketing, admits she did not fully understand the complexities of credit management. That changed after enrolling in the JN Financial...
For many employees, data protection may be viewed as a set of rigid policies to follow or systems to maintain. However, for Shelly-Ann Walker, data protection executive at the JN Group, it is a daily responsibility that requires awareness and...
At just 24 years old, Chad Campbell is proving that technology and determination can transform agriculture. Through his business, C.N.C Hydroponics Estates, which he started on his rooftop, he produces fresh leafy greens year-round, currently...
Ghana has sent senior officials to Jamaica to review its hurricane-recovery assistance, encourage deployed troops and advance stalled bilateral agreements, according to the country’s foreign affairs minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Ablakwa, who...
Chellae Simmonds’ route to nursing was shaped by both vocation and loss. On Saturday, January 31, she will graduate from the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, first-class honours, and a GPA of 3.96....
Residents of Rocky Point in Clarendon benefitted from a multi-faceted community outreach initiative led by the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) and partners, which brought together health services, psychosocial support and practical relief for...
A $5-million solid waste management initiative is now being implemented in Ocho Rios, St Ann with the installation of 33 garbage receptacles across key areas of the town, aimed at improving cleanliness, environmental management, and the overall...
Every February, Valentine’s Day amplifies what single people already know – that public life is built for two. Restaurants roll out prix fixe menus for couples. Hotels promote “romantic getaway” packages designed for double occupancy. A table for...
CMC: The National Conference of Actors for New Governance (NCANG) in Haiti has written to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett, seeking the intervention of the 15-member regional grouping in “the immediate...
At a time when Jamaican workplaces are grappling with talent retention, leadership succession, and gender equity at senior levels, Anjelica Holmes’ journey stands out as a compelling example of what modern leadership can look like. The 2024 People...
