WESTERN BUREAU: A pivotal diplomatic and economic mission to Jamaica for Belize Opposition Leader Moses ‘Shyne’ Barrow was more than just meeting political figures. He’s setting the stage for transformative investments. In discussions with two...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Mark Smith, the newly installed president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), wants a review of how examinations such as the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) are administered to ensure that students maintain an interest in...
There was a significant increase in the number of students who attempted to cheat in the May-June sitting of this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams, the regional agency has disclosed. The incidents of misconduct ranged from...
A Kingston man who reportedly told police that he was just doing a “ li’l scamming” and was not a “big scamma” after he fled from the lawmen and locked himself inside a room, was yesterday offered $400,000 bail when he appeared in the Kingston and...
With fear and chaos gripping Rose Town after a deadly gun attack that residents claim was recorded, the Kingston Western police have issued wanted notices for several men as they investigate several murders and shootings. The Gleaner understands...
When Hurricane Beryl struck Jamaica seven weeks ago, Reverend Marjorie Downer anticipated that the 83-year-old St Peter’s Anglican Church would sustain damage. However, she was not prepared for the complete collapse of the roof, which has left the...
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) billed a community centre in St Elizabeth approximately $71,000 though the facility had electricity for only two days out of the billing cycle because Hurricane Beryl had ravaged the structure. That matter,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Mugwena Maluleke, the president of Education International, says the working conditions of Jamaican teachers and their salaries must be improved to prevent the worsening problem of teachers migrating for better-paying jobs...
WESTERN BUREAU: A heated exchange erupted on Monday between outgoing Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Leighton Johnson and the president-elect for 2025-2026, Mark Malabver, over a lawsuit filed against the organisation by former...
A 72-year-old man is among five persons charged in the $11-billion cocaine bust in the upscale community in Havendale, St Andrew, earlier this month and who are currently in custody awaiting their first day in court. Kingston residents Clive Davis...
WESTERN BUREAU: The police have flatly rejected a suggestion that the island’s crime figures are being under-reported. According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) latest crime statistics, up to August 3, there were some 692 murders across...
Some parents are feeling the squeeze this back-to-school season, grappling with the steep costs of raising school-aged children in today’s tough economy. Speaking with The Gleaner last Thursday on the sidelines of a back-to-school fair hosted by...
When Suzette Williams learned that her disruptive son was being too much of a handful for his primary school teachers a few years ago, the vendor resolved that if he was not willing to do his schoolwork in the classroom, he would have to do it on...
Family members and friends of firefighter Shamere Myrie were looking forward to his return on Wednesday, and the last thing they would have expected to hear was that he was killed in a stabbing incident as they knew him to be a peacemaker. The 33-...
Western Bureau: A food and beverage manager connected to a popular local hotel chain is now under police investigation in connection with Saturday’s shooing death of another man during a bird-shooting exercise in bushes in Barrett Hall in St James...
WESTERN BUREAU Member of Parliament (MP) for St Elizabeth South Western, Floyd Green, is supporting the frustrated cries of Parottee residents, who are calling for faster restoration efforts in their community amid damage left by Hurricane Beryl...
Three critical stakeholders in education are raising concerns about the Government’s failure to consult with them about the latest plans to import teachers from Ghana and India. The concerns are being raised, even as the stakeholders accept that...
Monique Fenton will commence her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme in a matter of days, fulfilling a dream of her ‘adoptive’ mother, Novlet Pemberton, who served as an example of kindness and love that has led the doctor-to...
Mayank Joshi, the recently installed high commissioner of India to Jamaica, is prioritising raising the standard of the island’s medical industry. Joshi focus comes as more and more Jamaicans, whether insured or uninsured, complain about the high...
The board of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is to review all hiring decisions made since January following the disbandment of an oversight committee that had previously rejected an unqualified applicant who was subsequently hired. “As a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Two Jamaica-born ex-convicts, who served prison sentences in the United States for cocaine trafficking, are looking back with regret at their past actions and motives for getting involved in the drug trade, determined never to go...
WESTERN BUREAU: While foreigners in the island’s lock-ups are subjected to the same ills faced by locals – from termites to extortion – there are mixed views on whether more of those who commit non-violent offences, such as drug smuggling, should...
The last six months have been mentally agonising for Dennis Meadows as he grapples with the disappointment of being removed as the People’s National Party (PNP) standard-bearer in Trelawny Northern. “I still go through a myriad of emotions even to...
No major surgeries were required for the wounded victims of the Cherry Tree Lane massacre in Four Paths, Clarendon, last Sunday. By last Thursday, only two of those who had arrived at May Pen Hospital’s Accident and Emergency (A...
There were many acts of heroism as the Cherry Tree Lane massacre unfolded in Four Paths, Clarendon, last Sunday. From residents who opened their doors to those scampering for cover to others who, without hesitation, bloodied their vehicles to...
