Jamaica Gleaner
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:12:38 -0500GUN RACKET
Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) CEO Shane Dalling has released a barrage of allegations against several employees at the under-fire entity, claiming that an extortion ring once headed by a former senior official benefited key players in the $6.5-....
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:11:46 -0500Tell-all!
The Integrity Commission (IC) has asked the Supreme Court to order an investment firm and a commercial bank to release information on an undetermined number of public officials who are the subject of its investigations. The Government’s main anti...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:11:29 -0500Suspense extended as gang recordings replay starts today
The former gangster who secretly recorded his phone conversations with alleged members of the Clansman-One Don Gang will return to trial to give evidence today about the audio as it is being played. The much-anticipated secret recordings were...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:09:44 -0500Teacher could leave prison in 10 years after sex with schoolgirl
A Manchester high-school teacher who admitted to having sexual intercourse with his 14-year-old student on the school compound has been sentenced to almost 14 years in prison. The convicted teacher, whose name is to be added to the Sex Offender...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:10:33 -0500Bernard Lodge pitched as green, tech-savvy town of the future
The township being developed in the Bernard Lodge greenfield of St Catherine will be modelled as an eco-friendly hub but will see multimillion-dollar infrastructural investments in smart technology to boost public safety. That disclosure has come......
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:09:48 -0500Chang eyes quickfire gun law review
Chairman of the joint select committee examining the Firearms Act, 2022, Dr Horace Chang, is opting for a legislative sprint in order to impose severe punishment of up to life sentences on gun-crime offenders. While acknowledging that the bill was.....
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:10:13 -0500Gov’t nudged on COVID welfare accountability
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, a leading Jamaican think tank has proposed steps the Government can take promptly, and in preparation to respond to future crises, to further increase accountability. The Caribbean Policy Research...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:12:05 -0500Schooling woes for 17-y-o concern Josephs
Edume Joseph, the wife of former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph, expressed concern through a translator on Tuesday that their 17-year-old son, who is in custody at the Horizon Adult Facility, has not been attending school. That concern was...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:12:16 -0500SHOWTIME
The Home Circuit Court will today start hearing the much-anticipated secretly recorded conversations of alleged members of the Clansman-One Don Gang, including those of reputed leader Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan. The way was paved on Monday followin...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:10:52 -0500Family suspects foul play in guard’s drowning
A distraught family is calling for a thorough probe into the death of a 29-year-old security guard whose body was found in the swimming pool at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston last Thursday, his birthday. Ramone Henry is suspected of drowning,...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:10:37 -0500‘Why, Javead? Why?’
A deep pall of sadness hung over Central High School in Clarendon yesterday as teachers and colleagues of 16-year-old Javead Moodie reeled from the anguish of the tragic passing of the grade 11A student on the weekend. Reports are that while his...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:11:49 -0500Stewart threatens lawsuit after backlash
Adam Stewart, the executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), cautioned the RJRGLEANER Communications Group on Monday against publishing stories he believes are “mischievous, misleading, and clearly part of a campaign designed to......
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:11:40 -0500Many files lost in Brown’s Town courthouse fire
Despite a massive fire gutting the Brown’s Town courthouse on Sunday night, several matters set to be heard Monday proceeded as scheduled at the Addison Park Sports Complex offices as Chief Justice Bryan Sykes and court staff tally losses and sift...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:11:57 -0500‘Satan’, ‘Santa’ surrender
WESTERN BUREAU: ‘SATAN’ AND ‘Santa’, two of Westmoreland’s most wanted men, surrendered to the police on Monday after they were reportedly being hotly pursued by the newly formed Joint Anti-Gang Task Force. According to a senior police o...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:10:14 -0500Parliament scrambles to get lift operable for wheelchair users
With the implementation of The Disabilities Act, 2014 on Monday, a key stakeholder of the affected community has signalled that it is now obligatory for government ministries, departments, public bodies, developers and owners of businesses to...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:08:28 -0500Disabled folks are not nobodies, says frustrated mom
Marlene Myers, mother of a 38-year-old intellectually disabled woman, was elated on Tuesday as the Disabilities Act came into effect, offering hope for the full protection of the rights of many who have lived on the fringes of society. Myers...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:09:36 -0500POLICE GRIEF
“He is a mess.” That is the grim assessment, by a close associate, of a grieving policeman whose teenage brother is believed to have shot himself fatally with the cop’s gun as the lawman had a bath Saturday evening. The Clarendon police are no...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:08:56 -05007-y-o fights cancer, deafness, flesh-eating bacteria
Maybe because of her age, she doesn’t fully understand the severity of her situation and so she remains upbeat. Or maybe it’s a mother’s faith in God manifesting itself through a child. Whatever it is, seven-year-old Gabrielle Baker is showin...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:08:21 -0500Jamaican maths prodigy is out of this world
Gregory Ffolkes developed an interest in engineering through his love for mathematics. From solving simple algebraic equations as a youngster to using engineering processes to determine the assembly of parts for space vehicle hardware and systems,.....
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:08:29 -0500Jamaica-born pilot aims to close colour gap in the skies
Seeking to close the diversity gap in the commercial airline industry, Jamaica-born United Airlines pilot Glendon Fraser has launched the Redtail Flying Academy in upstate New York, to train young black men and women to become commercial pilots....