Jamaica Gleaner
Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:10:23 -0500Kevin Smith’s money trail
Kevin Smith kept daily tabs on his flock’s contributions to his multimillion-dollar empire with daily reports on collections and expenditure, and personally contacted members if their life insurance policies under his management were in arrears......
Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:10:17 -0500Murder prophecy or conspiracy?
The police have reopened the investigation into the 2014 murder of Montego Bay gangster Michael Heron, who sought counsel from the late controversial preacher Kevin O. Smith and was killed shortly after in the same manner predicted by the self-...
Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:12:01 -0500HEARTY HARVEST
Just under 50 per cent of the monetary value of all contracts awarded by HEART/NSTA Trust to SynCon Technologies took place during the period the company’s CEO chaired the board of the state agency. There is no evidence Edward Gabbidon was involve...
Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:12:06 -0500HEART heads get hefty new salaries before approval
Details have emerged that HEART/NSTA Trust paid out undisclosed millions in new salaries to senior executives before getting the required approvals. However, the public agency that reports to Prime Minister Andrew Holness has denied a Sunday...
Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:10:47 -0500Drop the shield
Calls are mounting for Speaker of the House of Representatives Marisa Dalrymple Philibert to reverse a ruling shielding Transport Minister Robert Montague from answering Opposition questions on the $450-million investment scandal at the Airports...
Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:11:35 -0500‘I still don’t get the vaccine yet’
Ten weeks after Eustace Wilson indicated his willingness to be vaccinated and after 15 residents lost their lives to COVID-19 in Cocoa Walk and the surrounding areas of Marlie Hill in Manchester, the 81-year-old is yet to receive a single jab...
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 20:43:17 -0500Iraqi officials: Prime minister survives assassination attempt
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt with an armed drone that targeted his residence early Sunday (Iraq time), and is unharmed, officials said. Two Iraqi officials told The Associated...
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:09:02 -0500‘This is for Toni’
“I finished what my daughter started.” Those are the words of Wendy Miller, a grieving graduate of The University of the West Indies (UWI) who has dedicated her undergraduate degree to her late daughter. Her only child, Toni Haughton, died thr...
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:09:09 -0500Gunman slain, cops wounded in Portmore firefight
The St Catherine South police recovered a stolen motor car and an illegal gun following a robbery and shooting that left a gunman dead and three policemen injured in Portmore, St Catherine, on Friday afternoon. Two of the lawmen were shot but...
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:08:58 -0500‘We’re not animals’
Several members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer community are lobbying for Jamaican mental-health practitioners to exercise greater compassion in a country much criticised for its widespread condemnation of sexual minorities.......
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:08:49 -0500As face to face resumes, parents in race against time with tailors
Education Minister Fayval Williams is urging parents and guardians to check the ministry’s website and their children’s schools for information on the schedule for the resumption of face-to-face classes. A total of 376 small primary and infant.....
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:09:22 -0500‘Stamping out crime is not a 5K’
The Emergency Powers (Amendment) Act 2021 was passed in the Senate on Friday without any amendments despite strong arguments against it by Leader of Opposition Business Peter Bunting and his colleague, Damion Crawford. Bunting argued that with the.....
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:08:55 -0500Cops accuse judge of abuse in police handcuffing spat
WESTERN BUREAU: Police Federation Chairman Corporal Rohan James says rank-and-file lawmen are fuming over the action taken by St Elizabeth Parish Judge Alwayne Smith, whose instructions resulted in a uniformed policeman being hauled before the...
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:08:24 -0500Early Christmas for children’s home as beauties bring cheer
Strathmore Children’s Home in Spanish Town, St Catherine, received an early Christmas gift on Friday – its first donation since the beginning of the year, according to a senior administrator. The onset of COVID-19 has crippled donations from......
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:08:09 -0500Powell hailed for leaving footprints to follow
WASHINGTON (AP): Colin L. Powell, the trailblazing soldier diplomat who rose from humble beginnings to become the first black secretary of state, was remembered by family and friends on Friday as a principled man of humility and grace whose...
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:09:15 -0500Traffic law amended despite Opposition protest
Amendments to the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2021 to increase its penalties were passed in the both Houses of Parliament on Friday despite protest from the Opposition, which called for speedy implementation of the 2018 law that they say will...
Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:08:37 -0500Man held in Spanish Town as cops seize ammo
A man was arrested by the St Catherine North police on Wednesday evening in connection with the seizure of nearly 150 rounds of ammunition. The suspect, who the police said is 33 years old, was held during an intelligence-driven operation. A red...
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:10:46 -0500RUSH HOUR
Steps by the Government to pass legislation to indemnify the State for imposing and collecting excessive traffic fines since 2006 were a flawed approach to resolve the issue and will not stand up to legal scrutiny, says attorney-at-law Gavin Goffe.....
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:10:55 -0500Cabinet to mull regulation of COVID test costs
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says Cabinet will have to decide on the regulation of costs for COVID-19 tests amid growing concerns in several quarters, including from the country’s most powerful business lobby. However, intervention to...
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:10:51 -0500No decision yet on lawsuit over botched used-car contract
The Ministry of National Security is yet to decide if it will take legal action against O’Brien’s International Car Sales for faltering on its 2017 contractual obligation to supply used cars to the police force. Permanent Secretary Courtney...