Jamaica Gleaner

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:14:04 -0500
MAY PEN HORROR
A resident of the usually quiet Glenmuir Drive in May Pen, Clarendon, is still shaken after recalling the horrifying moment a terrified 12-year-old boy came tearing through the streets late Sunday night, crying out that his mother had been killed,.....

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:13:56 -0500
Witness: Sergeant, corporal denied firing weapons at Acadia scene
Two of the six policemen on trial in the Home Circuit Court in connection with the January 2013 fatal shooting of three men along Acadia Drive, St Andrew, had reported that they did not fire their weapons during the deadly encounter. A detective...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:11:52 -0500
From Pathways to promise
Fourteen-year-old Dontae Daley has defied the odds, moving from reading at grade-one level to becoming one of the top performers in his third-form class at New Forest High School – a transformation that educators say highlights the value of early...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:15:05 -0500
Over J$5 billion being pumped into Excellence expansion
WESTERN BUREAU: Luxury Resort Excellence Oyster Bay, in keeping with its long-term commitment to Jamaica, has announced a massive US$25-million (J$4.02-billion) expansion programme, alongside a further US$8-million (J$1.28-billion) investment in...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:12:29 -0500
CRH back to pre-Melissa functionality, says Fray
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, says some sections of the facility have been restored to pre-Hurricane Melissa functionality following repairs. Fray’s...

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:13:07 -0500
Tivoli claim tossed
Two joint owners of several businesses in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, have been denied compensation for losses allegedly suffered during the 2010 security forces operation, including cash said to total nearly $1.7 million and cell phones, after the......

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:13:17 -0500
100-bed medical dome aimed at easing pressure on CRH
WESTERN BUREAU: A 10,000-square-foot medical dome capable of housing up to 100 hospital beds is to be installed at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, providing critical interim relief as the long-delayed reconstruction......

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:12:43 -0500
Woman of steel
At the young age of 23, Oberlene Smith-Whyte’s world as she knew it shattered. Her husband, Errol Whyte, was shot and killed along with then member of Parliament Roy McGann, to whom he was assigned as close protection officer, both victims of a.....

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:12:22 -0500
Kemps Hill High stands tall
After 52 years, Kemps Hill High School in Clarendon is not merely commemorating longevity; it is celebrating survival, growth, and a quiet, but determined rise. This year’s anniversary is being observed under the theme, ‘Resilient and Shining’...

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:07:59 -0500
Morris bats for end to ‘raiding’ of NHT
Senator Professor Floyd Morris, opposition spokesman on housing and sustainable living, has given notice that he plans to move a motion to effect changes to how the National Housing Trust (NHT) is being operated at the next sitting of the Senate.......

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:16:05 -0500
Four banks, $352m hit
A man, allegedly using a fictitious identity, got a total of $352 million in mortgage loans from four financial institutions over a one-month period in 2024, the proprietors of a privately owned firm have charged in a lawsuit. The loans were made......

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:09:58 -0500
HIGHER WAGES, LOWER PAY?
A Jamaican farmworker has joined a legal challenge to New York’s Farm Labourers’ Fair Labour Practices Act (FLFLPA), raising concerns that unionisation – while promising higher wage rates – could ultimately leave farmworkers with less money ...

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:10:20 -0500
Empty desks, shattered routines
WESTERN BUREAU: In classrooms across western Jamaica, empty desks still tell the unfinished story of a hurricane whose most lasting damage may not be measured in roofs lost, but in children still unable to find their way back. Principals, guidance.....

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:14:50 -0500
Dangerous precedent
Accountability advocates are warning that accepting good intentions as justification for breaching procurement laws could undermine Jamaica’s system of public administration, following an auditor general’s finding that senior government minister...

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:08:20 -0500
US Army vet booted to Ja
Godfrey Wade, the 65-year-old United States (US) Army veteran who was detained in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility for months, has been deported to Jamaica. Wade arrived in the island on Thursday. Wade’s attorney, Tony...

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:07:59 -0500
Search on for missing ballistic evidence as trial continues for cops in triple killing
A search is now under way at the police central store to locate key ballistic evidence collected in the January 2013 fatal shooting of three men along Acadia Drive, St Andrew. The revelation came yesterday in the Home Circuit Court during the...

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:08:44 -0500
Flooding, cold front leave chilling effect in Hanover
Western Bureau: Heavy rains that lashed sections of Hanover this week took a heavy toll on the parish, causing major flooding in the OceanPointe Housing Development and land slippage in other areas, including some that were impacted by Hurricane...

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:08:36 -0500
Jamaica eyes stronger ties as CAF rethinks risk metrics
Finance Minister Fayval Williams says Jamaica is looking to deepen its relationship with CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, noting that the financial institution has grown more sensitive to the country’s needs. Williams, who...

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:08:29 -0500
CAF Business Matchmaking Forum generates over US$72m in commercial expectations
PANAMA CITY, Panama The business matchmaking roundtable, organised by CAF within the framework of the International Economic Forum, was the first of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean. It brought together more than 400 business leaders,...

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:08:06 -0500
Government intensifies push for disability access to justice
The Government says it is intensifying efforts to ensure that persons with disabilities are fully integrated into the national discourse and are able to access justice with dignity and opportunity. State Minister in the Ministry of Justice and...

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