Myrtle Roye, justice of the peace and resident of Effortville, Clarendon, said a recent upsurge in violence in the community had dampened the Christmas spirit. Roye, who has called the community home for over five decades, told The Gleaner that...
Twelve-year-old Nayeeka Hutchinson of Sandy River in Clarendon is big on charity. Through her year-old foundation, the Nayeeka Hutchinson Foundation, 50 homeless people on the streets of Chapelton and May Pen were gifted with Christmas dinner, a...
“You can’t kill purpose.” That’s the mantra of 38-year-old Jennifer Blake, a former bartender and janitor who recently graduated from the University of Technology (UTech) with honours, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in midwifery. Blake, who...
The family of a Jamaican man who died on the job from COVID-19 could sue the United States operators of Gebbers Farm in the wake of a US$2-million fine for “egregious” breaches of coronavirus safety regulations. Earl Edwards, a 63-year-old who...
A man and a woman were killed in the Long Gully section of Effortville, Clarendon, late Thursday as a murderous rampage which began on Wednesday night continued, claiming five lives and leaving three persons nursing gunshot wounds. When The Gleaner...
Chapelton became the second town in Clarendon to benefit from free public Wi-Fi, courtesy of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The launch was done in Chapelton square last Thursday. Free public Wi-Fi was launched in May Pen, the parish capital, on...
Romaro Harrison is seeking the public’s assistance in raising funds to save his daughter’s life. Harrison’s one-year-old daughter, Kyrah, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer at 10 months old. Neuroblastoma or NB is a type of cancer that...
Jamaican Professor Kevin Fenton has been named on the Powerlist 2021 as the second most influential black person in Britain for his role in the fight against the novel coronavirus. The annual Powerlist honours the most powerful people of African,...
A year after a section of the May Pen Market was gutted by a huge blaze, dislocated vendors are chiding the Clarendon Municipal Corporation for not doing more to rebuild the shops so they can operate in a better environment. “A one year now and...
Break Barriers Caring Hands Jamaica Ltd, an organisation that offers support to disabled persons, has adopted Kevin Robinson, the man crippled by bullets who was first featured in The Gleaner on September 26. Robinson, 38, of Sevens Heights,...
The Clarendon Municipal Corporation on Friday received a vehicle and equipment valued at $11.7 million under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The project, under component...
Fifty-year-old Wayne Kelly was a picture of disappointment as he waded through knee-high water on his 15-acre farm on Wednesday. Dozens of sweet potatoes, his main crop, lay ruined in waterlogged areas and covered in mud and debris. Kelly, who...
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect normalcy globally, some students’ meagre access to resources for virtual schooling has also been highlighted. To help alleviate the woes associated with distance learning, the staff at the Beulah All-...
Four Clarendon principals were among educators awarded in a virtual ceremony on World Teachers’ Day. The initiative, a collaborative effort of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) and LASCO, was held under the theme ‘Our teachers – our heroes,...
First-form Glenmuir High student Khayla Harrisingh is among those being celebrated in this year’s sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) examinations. The 13-year-old...
Karlene Weir of Palmers Cross in Clarendon says her life has been changed by the generosity of a 14-year-old. In an interview with The Gleaner, the mother of three detailed the years of struggle to fend for her children. With her husband disabled,...
The article, ‘Man crippled by gunman’s bullet pens his story’, published in The Gleaner on September 26, stirred emotions among readers locally and overseas. “This story is really a blessing. The feedback has been overwhelming. Nuff people reach...
Shemario Geddes is a picture of resilience and hope. Geddes holds seven Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects, including six grades ones, and four units of Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), copping two grade...
Failed parliamentary hopeful Kent Gammon has hinted that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) hierarchy did not offer sufficient backing to his candidacy in the September 3 general election. Gammon tasted defeat for a second time in his bid to become...
Twenty-one-year-old Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier, Private Reneil King, fell victim to hoodlums who attacked members of the security forces in Milk River, Clarendon, late Thursday. King was part of a police-military team that was deployed...
“Gunman destroyed my life before I had a chance to dream what I would like to become,” said 38-year-old Kevin Robinson of Sevens Height in Clarendon. Robinson was 16 years old when his body was crippled by bullets that pierced his back. When...
Peta-Gay Prince frantically performed CPR on the apparently lifeless body of her eight-month-old infant, Aiden Rattray, on Wednesday morning, attempting to breathe life into the child she had borne as a New Year’s blessing. But those desperate...
The judicial recount for the Clarendon North Western constituency ended on Saturday with the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Phillip Henriques emerging as the winner over Azan. The recount ended with Henriques amassing 6,075 votes, up from an official...
Concerns have been raised over the returning officer’s account of 1,107 ballots from the September 3 election in Clarendon North Western as a judicial recount progresses in the Chapelton Family Court. The official count of votes had seen the...
As the curtains came down on a lifetime of performances from evergreen entertainer Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert on Friday, the globe mourned the passing of an icon who gave reggae music its name. Toots, 77, died at the University Hospital of...
