Jamaica Gleaner

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:07:23 -0400
OUSTER LOOMS
The minority caucus in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation says it will move a no-confidence motion against Mayor of May Pen Joel Williams and his deputy, Clive Mundle, at a special sitting it has requested following a dramatic end to Thursday’s m...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:07:20 -0400
JLP rift rocks Clarendon MC with councillor, MP at odds
Soured relations between Councillor Tanyalee Williams and Clarendon Central Member of Parliament (MP) Delroy Williams have boiled over, triggering her dramatic resignation from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The decision signals a bruising blow to ...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:07:11 -0400
May Pen mayor puts brakes on move to hand PNP majority
An announcement by May Pen North division Councillor Tanyalee Williams that she would be crossing the floor to join the opposition People’s National Party caucus triggered an abrupt end to the monthly meeting of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:07:30 -0400
Wildman seeks Sykes’ intervention over clash of court dates
Attorney Hugh Wildman has called for Chief Justice Bryan Sykes to intervene in conflicting court commitments that he says are making it difficult for him to attend the multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:07:14 -0400
More than A-B-C, 1-2-3
Racheal Daley gently led her four-year-old students at the Waterford Infant School in Portmore, St Catherine, to identify and pronounce words beginning with the letter ‘T’ on Wednesday afternoon. As the spunky children became a little restless, ...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:06:39 -0400
Hope for drought-stricken farms
WESTERN BUREAU: FarmLinkr CEO Shelly Heaven is confident that a locally developed soil technology can help to address the worsening water challenges in agriculture as it allows farmers to grow crops with up to 60 per cent less water. Heaven said Far...

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:07:40 -0400
‘Cushy office’ scale down - Civil society advocates question Gov’t decision-making as backlash leads to pull back on NaRRA office space . PM warns adjustment will slow roll-out of projects, impact delivery
The Government’s decision to scale down the office space that will house the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) and cut rental costs, though welcomed, is raising questions about the quality of analysis behind government lease...

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:07:31 -0400
Ali warns Caribbean to scale up or risk being left behind
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has warned Caribbean tourism leaders to “scale up” or risk being left behind as destinations in the Middle East and Latin America pour billions into tourism infrastructure and develo...

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:07:34 -0400
MPs raise doubts over trucked water
At least two members of parliament (MPs) on Tuesday suggested that some consumers are receiving water from trucks that is not sourced from potable National Water Commission (NWC) supplies. The current severe drought is significantly affecting the NW...

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:07:33 -0400
Walk for the Cure returns amid mammography crisis
Jamaicans are being urged to turn cancer awareness into action by participating in the 15th staging of CIBC Caribbean’s Walk for the Cure at Hope Botanical Gardens on Sunday. The event, being held in partnership with the Jamaica Cancer Society (JC...

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