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Published:Tuesday | August 28, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Small businesses along Red Hills Road, St Andrew, are reeling from the negative impact the recent upsurge in violence is having on them.Pointing out that there are too many idle hands in the communities in the area, they are demanding that the...

Published:Sunday | August 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Scores of adults and children from east Kingston on Sunday received free health checks and back-to-school goodies, made available by United States-based non-profit organisation Peace and Love Academic Scholarship (PALAS).The health fair and back-to-...

Published:Monday | August 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Tension between Park and 100 lanes off Red Hills Road in St Andrew has triggered several deaths in the area within the past two weeks and has left member of parliament for St Andrew North Central, Karl Samuda, fearing a derailment of redevelopment...

Published:Sunday | August 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

After almost two years of relative peace, long-time rivals in Park Lane and 100 Lane off Red Hills Road in St Andrew have resumed their feud, leaving innocent residents fearful and looking to flee.The deadly violence resumed last Tuesday when 37-...

Published:Monday | August 20, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Citizens who sign up for the witness protection programme must follow the rules set down by the experts in order to have their safety guaranteed, attorney Peter Champagnie has said."All in all, it is a good programme, and it ought to be encouraged....

Published:Tuesday | August 21, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

The construction of a new combined energy plant in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, is poised to help improve Jamaica's energy security. At the same time, the economic and cultural exchange benefits have sparked enthusiasm among workers.Of the 608...

Published:Sunday | August 19, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Attorney Tom Tavares-Finson has raised concerns about revelations in an article carried in The Sunday Gleaner yesterday, which focused on the plight of a juror in entertainer Vybz Kartel's 2014 murder trial, who has since been placed on the witness...

Published:Thursday | August 16, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

A reduction in serious and violent crimes so far this year, over last year, has been attributed by Prime Minister Andrew Holness to being the direct result of Government's secret crime strategy. But Milton Tomlinson of the Peace Management...

Published:Wednesday | August 15, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica receives high volumes of rainfall at various periods annually, but Karl Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, has lamented that many parts of the island continue to experience water shortages...

Published:Sunday | August 12, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Sustainable Development Professor Anthony Clayton believes that Jamaicans must concern themselves with the political and economic turmoil devastating Venezuela, warning of possible mass migration into the island.In an interview with The Gleaner,...

Published:Sunday | August 12, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Over 30 of Jamaica's brilliant youngsters recently received an educational jump start into high school and one individual into university, courtesy of JPS...

Published:Thursday | August 9, 2018 | 7:26 PMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Dennis Chung, chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSMWA), has rejected claims by Canadian investor Michael Mosgrove that politics has played a role in slowing the development of Jamaica's recycling and waste-to-energy industry...

Published:Friday | August 3, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Four persons claiming damages arising from smoke emitted from a fire at the Riverton dump in St Andrew in 2014 are awaiting a new trial date for the matter being pursued against the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). Multiple fires...

Published:Tuesday | August 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

The Ray Ray Ground market in downtown Kingston was the scene of a massive fire yesterday morning that left scores of vendors with hands on their jaws, contemplating their next move, having lost almost everything pertaining to their commercial...

Published:Sunday | August 5, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

The committee responsible for divesting the Riverton dump in St Andrew has come under scrutiny from Dennis Chung, chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA).Frequent fires at the dump have affected the health and well-being of...

Published:Thursday | August 2, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Between today and tomorrow, persons in sections of the Corporate Area should once again enjoy fresh air, uninterrupted by heavy smoke emanating from the Riverton disposal site inSt Andrew, according to Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade...

Published:Wednesday | August 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

The recent fires at the Riverton and Church Corner disposal sites in St Andrew and St Thomas, respectively, have negatively affected the health of thousands and put a dent in the operations of numerous business establishments, triggering concern by...

Published:Monday | July 30, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

A major fire at the Riverton dump in St Andrew, which authorities strongly believe was set by arsonists on Sunday afternoon, is almost under full control. But acting commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, has warned residents...

Published:Thursday | July 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Three young scholars from Jamaica's three counties have received monetary support from Tang to lighten the burden of back-to-school expenses.Vittania Bedward from Mico Practising Primary and Junior High in St Andrew, who will attend the Immaculate...

Published:Wednesday | July 25, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Some Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) passengers in the Corporate Area have started to enjoy free Wi-Fi service on four of the state-run buses. Wi-Fi devices have been installed on the buses as part of a pilot project before full rollout of...

Published:Tuesday | July 24, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Paula Llewelyn, director of public prosecutions (DPP), should receive a file later this week from police investigators seeking guidance in a case in which nine-year-old Geana Leathing was fatally hit by a motor car driven by an intoxicated teenager...

Published:Tuesday | July 24, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pearnel Charles Jr, has appealed to member states within the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to pay their dues.The ISA was established to control and regulate all mineral-related activities...

Published:Monday | July 23, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica's agricultural sector will in short order receive a £55-million (J$9.4-billion) boost by way of development assistance from the United Kingdom (UK).During an interview with The Gleaner recently, UK's high commissioner to Jamaica, Asif Ahmad...

Published:Sunday | July 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

Yvette Clarke, the first African American and Caribbean American woman to be elected to the US Congress, has charged the 2018 graduating class of the University College of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) to play their roles in transforming the...

Published:Thursday | July 19, 2018 | 12:00 AMJason Cross/Gleaner Writer

The Ministry of Justice this week hosted its first quarterly press briefing for this fiscal year at its Constant Spring Road Head offices in St Andrew, with the occasion also serving as a contract-signing ceremony for the refurbishment of the St...

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