Jamaica Gleaner

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:06:07 -0400
NOT MY BILL
Scientific and Medical Supplies has rejected findings by the auditor general that the company benefited from a “misuse” of the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) tax-exemption status for imports, and has signalled it has no intenti...

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:06:07 -0400
Consultant rejects blame for report lag
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) did not turn over hundreds of documents that were critical to an operation and turnaround plan it commissioned for millions of dollars, the Canadian consulting firm that was contracted to draft it ha...

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:07:16 -0400
Served and unprotected
After nearly three decades protecting the public, retired Jamaican police officer Marlon Campbell* sits at home, sometimes unable to pay his light bill. He gave his working life to the State, but more than four years after leaving the force, he has ...

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:05:54 -0400
Forgotten Frontier
Just minutes from St Mary’s seaside capital of Port Maria, the Frontier (Phase 2) Housing Scheme appears at first glance to be an idyllic residential enclave with its elevated lots gazing out towards Pagee Beach. But a closer look tells a differen...

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:07:07 -0400
Survival stories
Defence attorney Isat Buchanan has raised concerns about what he describes as a troubling signal being sent by law enforcement following charges laid against popular podcaster Jhaedee Richards, more popularly known as Jaii Frais, in connection with ...

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:06:35 -0400
MSMEs facing triple threat crisis
The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) is calling for urgent, targeted support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) following the sharp rise in global oil prices to nearly US$100 per barrel, a development that now conf...

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:07:02 -0400
Second chances, renewed purpose
What began as a life-altering medical emergency nearly a decade ago has since blossomed into a beacon of hope for vulnerable students across Jamaica. For entrepreneur and philanthropist Shadeka McIntosh, May 12, 2016, remains etched in memory as the...

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:06:37 -0400
From classroom to coastline
When the world ground almost to a halt at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, millions were forced to reimagine their futures overnight. For Sashae Shaw, a young woman from Portland pursuing an associate degree in psychology at Excelsior Com...

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:07:00 -0400
Bernard questions IRD model’s benefit to ordinary Jamaicans
The Senate on Friday passed the Casino Gaming (General) Regulations, 2025, but not before Opposition lawmaker Allan Bernard cautioned against the pitfalls of the integrated resorts development (IRD) model, which has been espoused by the Government a...

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:06:46 -0400
‘Platform for action’
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has said that the upcoming 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay, St James, will offer an opportunity to deepen and strengthen the relationship between the Jamaican...

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