Jamaica Gleaner

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:08:01 -0500
Light after death
Residents of Denham Town in west Kingston received a massive upgrade of street lights in the community last week, a move some residents welcomed but believed came a little too late following the murder of three-year-old Jace Pinnock and his father t...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:08:11 -0500
Caribbean states react as US, Israel go to war with Iran
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): At least three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have expressed concern at the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East after the United States (US) and Israel launched military attacks on Iran that resulted in...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:08:11 -0500
Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes
AP: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sold itself to foreigners for years as a sunny, safe, tax-free oasis. That peaceful image was shattered Saturday as Iranian weaponry rained down on Dubai, setting fire to a five-star resort, threatening the wo...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:07:28 -0500
Forever 15
If you asked Alice Drysdale Stewart, who achieved the milestone of 100 years on February 19, how she is feeling, her first utterance would cheerfully be, “I feel good as a 15-year-old!” On February 21, during the weekend celebration of her birth...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:07:57 -0500
Project launched to encourage centenarians to tell their stories in St Ann
St Ann Custos Joseph Issa’s ‘Custos Commando’ initiative reached a new level last Thursday with the launch of the Centenarian Story Telling Project, a brainchild of Cienna Smith, a lawyer by profession and one of several Custos Commandos. The...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:08:05 -0500
‘New Millennium’ organisation gifts supplies to Port Antonio Hospital
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The Port Antonio Hospital on Friday received well-needed assistance in the form of medical supplies to assist with providing medication to users of that facility. The donation came from Leaders of The New Millennium, an organ...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:07:06 -0500
JFJ wants changes to child diversion law
Calling for amendments to the Child Diversion Act, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is recommending a two-tiered approach to the child diversion programme to deal with low-risk children as opposed to those involved in more serious behavioural conduct. In...

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:06:55 -0500
Cellblock horror
A man who says he was falsely arrested has claimed in a lawsuit that he contracted a sexually transmitted infection after being assaulted inside a police lockup. The assault, which lasted approximately 30 minutes, happened in 2014 after John Brown* ...

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:06:47 -0500
STILL IN LIMBO
Four months after Hurricane Melissa sent floodwaters surging through sections of Phase 2 of The Estuary in Friendship, St James, several homeowners say they remain burdened with loss, displacement, and uncertainty as they await word on whether they ...

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:07:03 -0500
Path cleared for gun fight
The Court of Appeal has cleared the way for a high-profile judicial review, after setting aside a ruling by the Supreme Court and allowing a licensed firearm holder to challenge the Firearm Licensing Authority’s (FLA) power to seize his weapon wit...

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