Nearly 40 per cent of 3,000 acres of prime farmlands in Innswood, St Catherine, that are at the centre of a firestorm over planned construction of homes by investors led by Michael Lee-Chin had already been rezoned for housing three years ago,...

Jamaica’s Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton has been rated as the best-performing member of the Cabinet while National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has been ranked as the worst, an RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson poll has revealed...

Mark Golding and the People’s National Party (PNP) have registered improved figures in their positive performance ratings, a year after poll numbers spelt trouble for the opposition party bedevilled by infighting and resignations. The opposition....

WESTERN BUREAU: When popular western Jamaica disc jockey Anthony Laing heard shouts of “Fire!” on Sunday night, he could not imagine the tragedy that was unfolding at his house in Springfield, Westmoreland, where three of his children lost their...

Protestors in St Thomas have threatened to continue pressing for action if nothing is done to bring immediate relief after mounting a series of roadblocks over bumpy under-construction roads on Monday. Taxi and bus operators, who also withdrew...

It was an all-too-familiar affair for Annete Lodge as soon after she heard explosions ringing out in a nearby community on Sunday afternoon, she was told that another of her sons had been murdered. The mother of eight – six boys and two girls – ...

More than 11 per cent of Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) candidates across the region did not submit their School-Based Assessments (SBAs) for the May-June 2022 sitting. Some 25,967 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) students...

Fewer students received passing grades in this year’s sittings of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate mathematics and English language exams compared to 2021. This is based on data released by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on....

Agricultural interests have vigorously opposed the planned repurposing of 3,000 acres of prime farmlands in Innswood, St Catherine, for the development of housing solutions by investors led by billionaire business mogul Michael Lee-Chin. The...

When gunshots rang out on Friday night, Doreen Jackson-Smikle began gathering her family members, frightened by the unknown of what was occurring beyond the walls of her residence in Pleasant View, Eight Miles. But when she called out to her 50-...

Two months after a freak storm ravaged sections of Aberdeen High in St Elizabeth, administrators say they are ready for the new school year though rehabilitation works are yet to be completed. On Thursday, work was still under way to repair a...

Kerry Phipps was a shadow of herself, during sips of a hot beverage on Saturday, mere hours after the controversial killing of her 26-year old son by the police in an alleged early morning shoot-out. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. in the...

Melvyn Tennant believes he and his team can save an extra 3,000 turtles a year. The 2018 Gleaner Honour Award winner and 2021 inductee as Member of the Order of the British Empire has been duly recognised for his nearly 20 years of rescuing...

The Portland police say they are on high alert to intervene if public transport operators carry out planned roadblocks that could cause major disruptions to the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, which starts today. Cabbies and busmen have been.....

Education Minister Fayval Williams says the Government will focus on implementing the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission during the new academic year, which starts today. Recommendations were made public during the.....

Two years into the second term of the Holness administration – and just over six years since the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) took the reins of power – Jamaicans remain lukewarm about the performance of the Government and that of the prime ministe...

The death of veteran broadcaster Francois St Juste sent shock waves throughout Jamaica and the diaspora last week, news which heralded shed and unshed tears, gut-punching pains of grief and sorrow, and none more evident than the on-air sadness of......

The horror stories pop up on social media from time to time, but senior members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are dispelling reports that frantic late-night calls for help to emergency lines and police stations are being turned away or...

At age 40, Andrew Gillings has given up on calling police emergency lines. He took the decision three years ago after he tried calling 119 for the first time to report that thieves were breaking into a neighbour’s car outside his gate in Pembroke....

If current sentiment among People’s National Party (PNP) diehard supporters in Trelawny Northern is anything to go by, communication specialist, business owner and university lecturer Suzette Brown could be a shoo-in as the party’s new standard-...