Jamaica Gleaner

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:10:00 -0500
Rent scam warning
A real estate agent is urging renters to exercise vigilance when seeking a place to live, as scammers have been using listings from his website to deceive potential tenants and rob them of thousands of dollars. Rohan Scott, a realtor for more than....

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:10:31 -0500
Williams urged to show path to economic growth in maiden Budget speech
At least two economists are of the view that Fayval Williams, the minister of finance and the public service, should provide a forecast of how the Government intends to steer the country towards economic growth in the wake of two consecutive...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:10:09 -0500
Cheers to Ja’s Covid-19 heroes
Exactly five years after the detection of the first COVID-19 case on the island, the Government of Jamaica yesterday unveiled a monument in honour of healthcare workers who would have lost their lives to the dreaded disease. The monument, which...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:10:53 -0500
Community, colleagues mourn after conductor fatally stabbed on bus
The Kingston Central Police Division yesterday recorded its second murder for the year after an argument between a conductor and a bus driver, allegedly over passengers, turned deadly aboard a public passenger bus in downtown Kingston. Dead is 36-.....

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:09:53 -0500
Stair remembered at funeral as champion of justice, integrity, healthcare
Western Bureau: Late Hanover Custos Dr David Stair was last Friday remembered by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen as a remarkable public servant, who served with passion and distinction, during his funeral at St Mary’s Parish Church in Lucea in....

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:08:34 -0500
Witness’ illness causes early adjournment
WESTERN BUREAU: The third day of the trial of the three police officers charged in connection with the 2014 beating death of Mario Deane was adjourned after five minutes as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kevin Francis, who was slated to...

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:08:36 -0500
PNP or JLP?
Although Jamaica’s two main political parties are already claiming victory ahead of the upcoming general election, Dr Christopher Charles believes that the People’s National Party (PNP) will defeat the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) at the...

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:09:34 -0500
RJRGLEANER Cross Country Invasion Region 3 kicks off with spirit-filled church service
The RJRGLEANER Communications Group’s Cross Country Invasion Region 3 got off to a spirited and successful start with a church service at Shiloh Apostolic Church on Manning Avenue in Port Antonio, Portland, yesterday. From the outset, it was...

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:06:52 -0500
The Circle of Love
Nonprofit organisation Empowered Resources and Solutions Limited celebrated a transformative initiative on Friday, aimed at empowering teen moms through upskilling, mentorship, and emotional support in recognition of International Women’s Day....

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:06:09 -0500
‘Reaching the lost at all costs’
The Bible Truth Ministry International Church, based in Olympic Gardens, Kingston, hosted its annual Family Fun Day last week, uniting church members and residents from neighbouring communities for a day of fellowship, relaxation, and ministry....

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:06:37 -0500
JUTC’s $1.8 billion staff expansion sparks questions amid low bus rollout
The allocation of an additional $1.8 billion to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) to cover the salaries of 240 new personnel comprising mostly drivers, triggered a series of queries during a meeting of Parliament’s Standing Finance....

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:06:14 -0500
Jamaican-Canadian union leader urges unity as Trump’s tariffs threaten jobs
Andria Babbington, president of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, is calling on Torontonians to stand firm and united in response to the United States government’s newly imposed tariffs on Canadian goods. “People are scared right now, ...

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:06:48 -0500
House delay for ‘GUINEA PIGS’
It is a dust bowl. A dry, desolate and rocky worksite battered by the unforgiving Portmore, St Catherine sun. As it is, it is a long way from the gated community promised to potential homeowners – and neither they nor the developers can say for......

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:15:17 -0500
Wilbert ‘Willy’ Gordon - The boatbuilder
Like any typical, young, energetic schoolboy, Wilbert Gordon, who also goes by ‘Willy’ and ‘McGyver’, used to make paper boats and cast them into the sea or running waters and watch them sail. Little did he know that, in the ensuing decades,...

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:13:36 -0500
Appeal court agrees JPS trespassed on New Milns land, but $58m penalty overturned
The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) trespassed in constructing a transmission line on private property in Hanover almost two decades ago. However, it overturned the $58-million penalty, ordering a......

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:06:33 -0500
Fight for JLP ticket in Clarendon North Western, Manchester Southern goes to delegates March 16
The battle to represent the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in Clarendon North Western and Manchester Southern will go to delegates for a vote on March 16, a key step in determining the party representatives for general elections due by September....

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:09:19 -0500
‘A very stressful ordeal’
A businessman who invested over $120 million in two companies, but was secretly removed as a shareholder and director from one of them, has won his case against his business partner whom he claimed had mismanaged the companies and denied him years.....

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:13:55 -0500
Backup battery not included
WESTERN BUREAU: Already physically weakened by cancer, some Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) patients are also dealing with the emotional and financial strains of finding several hundred thousand dollars for private CT scans and other tests while.....

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:09:15 -0500
Judge’s error frees Dantay
Dantay Brooks, son of popular international dancehall artiste Mavado, was greeted with screams of joy from jubilant family members and friends who rushed to his side as he walked free from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston...

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:08:58 -0500
Advocates believe surrogacy can aid Jamaica’s declining birthrate
As surrogacy gains popularity among Jamaican women seeking a path to motherhood, attorney and surrogacy law consultant Yanique Frederick is stressing the urgent need for legal reform to protect both women and families. Believing that it can aid...

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