Jamaica Gleaner
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:09:19 -0400‘Humanitarian crisis’
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has described Monday’s mass demolition at Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny as a “humanitarian crisis”, declaring that neither he, his ministers nor the constituency’s member of parliament (MP) had p...
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:09:23 -0400CCJ president rejects ‘panel fixing’ claims
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Justice Winston Anderson has rejected allegations that judges at the region’s highest court have been subjected to improper influence or that judicial panels have been manipulated to secure particular out...
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:07:05 -0400Sweet truth
WESTERN BUREAU: Beekeepers and other stakeholders in Jamaica’s apiculture industry are poised to receive educational sessions on how to identify genuine honey and distinguish it from fake or synthesised honey, as well as how to help bee farmers ge...
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:07:14 -0400Melissa clips bird hunters’ wings
WESTERN BUREAU: Scientific concerns over the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica’s game birds almost resulted in no shooting in western Jamaica this year, with some experts going even further and recommending that the entire 2026 season be canc...
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:09:13 -0400JFJ raises rights alarm over arrest of men at Cooper’s Pen demolition
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) wants the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to indicate why its members were present as part of what appears to have been a private demolition exercise. The lobby made the demand yesterday, citing human rights concerns in ...
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:06:16 -0400Jamaican drafts legacy in Commonwealth
The Caribbean has strengthened its influence in legislative drafting across the Commonwealth with the presidency now occupied by Jamaican attorney-at-law and legislative drafter Michelle Daley, who was elected president of the Commonwealth Associati...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:06:32 -0400'I prefer to die' - 75-y-o man, wife, kids face eviction from family land after 41 years
An elderly St Elizabeth man is appealing for the intervention of Justice Minister Delroy Chuck after a court ordered him to vacate land he has lived on for 41 years by Sunday, insisting that he is not a squatter.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:06:33 -0400Petrojam worker faces charges in alleged ammo-selling ring
An employee of the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam has been arrested and charged by the police arising from allegations that he was part of a ring that illegally sold bullets and gun parts for high-calibre rifles, law- enforcement sources have dis...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:06:33 -0400JCA says two tonnes of cocaine, plus ganja seized at KFTL
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) said last week’s seizure of drugs at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) was its largest drug seizure since the start of the year. More than two tonnes of cocaine and 256 pounds of ganja were intercepted ...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:06:29 -0400Use law to halt demolitions, Cousins urges Gov’t
WESTERN BUREAU: Lothan Cousins, the opposition spokesman on land, is calling on the Government to invoke a decades-old law to halt any further demolition of homes at Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, arguing that the State has the legal power to protect th...