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Former Gordon House manager faces possible surcharge over personal use of gov’t vehicle

Published:Friday | December 12, 2025 | 12:07 AM

The former facilities and operations manager (FOM) at Gordon House could face surcharge action after being cited for using a 2022 Toyota Prado for his personal use over an extended period. In a special audit report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday,...

‘Why we paying for security?’

Published:Thursday | December 11, 2025 | 12:25 AM

Residents of Phoenix Park Village in Phase 3, Portmore, St Catherine, were left shaken yesterday after a reported police operation ended in gunfire, leaving one alleged robber dead and another on the run. The incident, which unfolded along...

1,000 Jamaicans still in shelters

Published:Thursday | December 11, 2025 | 12:23 AM

Over 1,000 Jamaicans remain in shelters almost six weeks after the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The Category 5 storm, which slammed into Jamaica on October 28, making landfall on the western belt, left much of the housing stock in tatters as it...

Businessman Ruel Crawford remembered for integrity, family values

Published:Thursday | December 11, 2025 | 12:18 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: A subdued atmosphere hung over the Ridgemount United Church in Mandeville, Manchester, yesterday as relatives and well-wishers said farewell to businessman Ruel Alphanso Crawford, a former Master Builders Association member and a...

Contract chaos

Published:Thursday | December 11, 2025 | 12:18 AM

The administrative arm of the Houses of Parliament has been found wanting as the Auditor General’s Department places the spotlight on a $24-million contract to renovate the Members’ Lounge at Gordon House, as well as procurement breaches in the...

Holness urges developers to help rebuild Ja

Published:Thursday | December 11, 2025 | 12:18 AMJanet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the topping out of Tower One at The Pinnacle marks a major step forward for Jamaica’s tourism diversification strategy. However, he insists that luxury development must go hand-in-hand with...

I would do it every day and twice on Sunday – Vaz

Published:Thursday | December 11, 2025 | 12:18 AMKaren Madden/Gleaner Writer

Defending the decision to lend the Jamaica Public Service Company US$150 million towards its early restoration efforts following Hurricane Melissa’s devastation, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has shrugged off criticisms, labelling them as “...

All schools to reopen early January

Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 12:10 AM

At least 160 schools remain closed for teaching and learning weeks after the passage of Hurricane Melissa. These schools are expected to reopen on January 6, 2026, according to Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams. Of the 160...

Official funeral for Jimmy Cliff set for next week

Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 12:10 AM

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has announced that the official funeral for the late Reggae icon Jimmy Cliff will take place next Wednesday, December 17, at the National Indoor Sports Centre, beginning at 10 a.m....

Embrace ‘One Health’

Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 12:09 AMCorey Robinson/Senior Staff Reporter

Medical experts are calling for stronger adherence to the global One Health mandate by Jamaican authorities, citing the outbreak of leptospirosis following Hurricane Melissa a month ago as a clear indication of why such a move is pivotal. One...

National Prayer Vigil Committee sees Jamaicans returning to God

Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 12:08 AMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

Jamaicans are re-embracing Christianity to navigate the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Melissa as they seek spiritual reassurance and a source of comfort to deal with the trauma of the Category 5 storm. This is the assertion from Reverend...

Gov’t targets craft sector as new pillar of creative economy

Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 12:08 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright has declared that Jamaica’s craft sector is poised for a sweeping overhaul as the Government moves to reposition craft not as an afterthought but...

60 homes in 30 days

Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 12:08 AMJanet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: A crippled man in Hertford, Westmoreland, a father and his two sons in Black River, St Elizabeth, and a woman living in the open air in Petersfield are among the first recipients of the studio homes being built under the S for...

Investigator didn’t check into claims brother called victim after disappearance

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 12:09 AMLivern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter

A police officer who supervised the investigation into the disappearance of social media personality and entrepreneur Donna-Lee Donaldson has denied a suggestion that he was negligent or careless for not collecting records related to a telephone...

Union Acres homeowners threaten legal action over hurricane losses

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 12:09 AMKimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter

Homeowners in Union Acres, St James, whose newly built properties were torn up by Hurricane Melissa in October, have served notice that they will use litigation in an effort to force the developer to pay for the catastrophic losses they sustained....

St James residents still worried about limited garbage collection

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 12:08 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Following calls from the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) for citizens to responsibly dispose of their garbage in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, residents of several communities across St James say they remain concerned...

‘We intend to fight this’

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 12:07 AMEdmond Campbell/Senior Staff Reporter

State Minister for Finance and the Public Service Zavia Mayne has filed a lawsuit against the Integrity Commission (IC), asking the court to quash the ruling of the director of corruption prosecution that he should be charged for breaching Section...

‘Knockout blow’

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 12:07 AMKimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter

The Supreme Court has thrown out an application brought by the People’s National Party’s Paul Buchanan to overturn the results of the St Andrew West Central general election which he lost to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. Buchanan, who was the...

Kingston Tech principal suspended

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 12:07 AMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

Principal of Kingston Technical High School Maulton Campbell has been suspended from the institution following an audit report, concerns over a hiring decision, and a formal complaint submitted by a board member. Campbell was suspended effective...

Jamaican man dies after being struck by moped driver in Queens

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 12:07 AM

A 68-year-old Jamaica-born man was struck and killed by a moped while standing on the street in a section of Queens, New York, in the United States on Friday. Dead is former corrections officer Trevor Lloyd Samuels, who was in the marked crosswalk...

Cops probe beating death of inmate at St Mary lock-up

Published:Monday | December 8, 2025 | 12:10 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Annotto Bay, ST MARY: The Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau and the Independent Commission of Investigations have launched an investigation into the death of an inmate while in custody at a police station in St Mary. The...

Explanation needed over push for vote on church blessings for same-sex unions – West

Published:Monday | December 8, 2025 | 12:09 AMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

President for the Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS) Dr Wayne West is questioning the motivation of Reverend Devon Dick, pastor of the Boulevard Baptist Church, for placing on the agenda of a business meeting a discussion and vote on...

Duty’s call

Published:Monday | December 8, 2025 | 12:06 AMMickalia Kington/Gleaner Writer

Delta Airlines employees are lending a helping hand to communities affected by the Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, bringing care packages, essentials, and even personal services, to residents in need. Unice Rashford, lead of the Delta Employee...

Two Palmers, two painful Melissa experiences

Published:Monday | December 8, 2025 | 12:06 AMAdrian Frater/Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau: While scores of residents were converging on the Duanvale Community Centre, in Trelawny, on Friday to collect care packages and other supplies courtesy of Pepsi, which had partnered with entities such as KFC, Pizza Hut and Wata,...

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