Jamaica Gleaner

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:09:02 -0500
Brakes put on red-light cameras
Traffic offences, such as excessive speeding and running a red light, are not being enforced through the use of electronic detection devices nearly two years after such tools were authorised under the country’s modernised road traffic legislation....

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:11:36 -0500
Election call
ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary Government Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has hinted that he believes the next general election will be called by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness by June or July. The election is constitutionally due by September. While...

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:10:03 -0500
Centenarian ‘Maama’ celebrated as matriarch of Long Grass
Reaching a milestone few ever do, Catherine Murray, affectionately called ‘Maama’, celebrated her 100th birthday on February 4, surrounded by more than 400 family members, friends, and community well-wishers. Born Catherine Edmond in 1925, Murra...

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:09:16 -0500
Green card holders warned to be careful travelling out of US
Jamaican holders of American green cards are being warned against becoming complacent in adhering to the requirements for maintaining the legitimacy of the card when travelling outside of the United States (US). The caution comes from Jamaican...

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:07:29 -0500
Kapo’s 114th birthday observance today at Heroes Park
On February 10, 1911, a few years before the start of World War I, Mallica Reynolds was born in Byndloss, St Catherine. At age 12, Reynolds had a religious experience and began going by the name ‘Kapo’, and that was what he was called the rest o...

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:10:38 -0500
Family hands over suspect in murder of 14-y-o
The police have arrested a suspect in the murder of Price Johnson, the 14-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted and fatally injured in an attack at her home in Palm Grove, St Andrew, last week. In a statement from the Jamaica Constabulary Force.....

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:10:12 -0500
Tsunami silence irks PNP
The Opposition People’s National Party yesterday raised concerns over what it considered the failure of the Government and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to communicate with the nation while the island was...

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:11:28 -0500
Baptist land fight
A legal dispute is brewing between firebrand pastor Jeffrey Shuttleworth and the Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) after the clergyman signalled his intent to register the Tarrant Baptist Church property in St Andrew under his name. Last month,...

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:12:28 -0500
EYES IN THE SKY
The Government is rolling out some 3,000 cameras in mainly low-income communities across the island to enhance surveillance with the aim to reduce crimes in these spaces. National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang confirmed to The Sunday Gleaner......

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:12:58 -0500
United in grief at loss of inspiring Stevenses
It was a tearful and mournful farewell. But most of all, it was a celebration of inspiration – a tribute to two Jamaicans who had no qualms putting their country’s development and their family above all else. Their legacies promise to endure for...

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:12:48 -0500
Republican Nancy Mace questions USAID’s use of US tax dollars in Jamaica
A United States congresswoman has listed Jamaica among countries she says are benefiting wrongfully from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding, asserting that agendas which run counter to an America first policy are...

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:11:50 -0500
Self-serving law caution
Mickel Jackson, executive director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), is urging lawmakers to amend legislation that is silencing the Integrity Commission (IC) during probes. Currently, the IC is the only anti-corruption agency in Jamaica under a...

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:11:20 -0500
Millions to Messado
An ex-banker who provided over $20 million in loans to eight companies and individuals through agreements crafted by his then attorney Jennifer Messado has been ordered by the Supreme Court to return over $12 million he collected as interest to the....

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:11:55 -0500
Police launch manhunt for suspect in brutal murder of teen girl in St Andrew home
The police have launched a manhunt for a suspect in the brutal murder of 14-year-old Price Johnson. The teen was sexually assaulted and severely injured in an attack at her home in Palm Grove Court, St Andrew, on Thursday afternoon. The Hunts Bay......

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:10:52 -0500
Two brothers killed in Spanish Town police shooting
The police are reporting that one of the two brothers shot and killed by security forces on Thursday night along the Spanish Town bypass near Okra Lane was allegedly linked to the Okra Lane Gang, a faction of the notorious Clansman Gang. Everton...

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:09:44 -0500
St Andrew businessman accused of killing son four years ago dies of colon cancer
Delton Knight, the St Andrew businessman who was reportedly captured on video shooting his son to death at the family business place in Papine, St Andrew, nearly four years ago, has died of colon cancer. The 67-year-old man, who was on $800,000...

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:08:58 -0500
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: A legacy of triumph, a future of possibility
Black History Month is more than a reflection on the past – it is a living, evolving celebration of resilience, achievement, and cultural identity. Across generations, black people worldwide have used this time to honour their ancestors, recognise...

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 09:24:11 -0500
Understanding the past to build a more inclusive and equitable future
Black History Month, celebrated every February, is a time to honour the rich cultural heritage, achievements, and contributions of black individuals throughout history. Originating in the United States, this observance has grown to be recognised......

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:09:23 -0500
NIA: Jamaica deserves a stronger political finance law
The National Integrity Action (NIA) is urging the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) to take the necessary steps through their representatives on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica to plug loopholes...

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:06:15 -0500
Legal experts defend bail rights amid public concerns over high-profile cases
WESTERN BUREAU: Amid public concerns that high-profile defendants, including individuals accused of murder, are being granted bail, legal experts stress that all accused persons have the right to be considered for bail while awaiting trial....

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