Concerns are mounting that porous vetting processes and lax disciplinary mechanisms in Jamaica’s public schools may be shielding dangerous educators who have remained in the classroom despite being guilty of physical and sexual abuse. But a...

With no public pledge of support ahead of the expected Commonwealth secretary general election this week in Kigali, Tuvalu’s candidate Sir Iakoba Italeli is banking on last-minute wooing to corral heads of government in the Rwandan capital....

When his wife of 10 years, Joan Tomlin Jones, died in 1988, James Jones faced the test of a lifetime that even his broad shoulders may have found difficult to bear. That challenge included fulfilling his obligations to his four daughters – Sofia,....

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Constabulary Force should charge the St Elizabeth police sergeant whose 12-month-old daughter died after being locked in his car, the director of public prosecutions (DPP) has recommended. DPP Paula Llewellyn handed down....

As development discussions ripen in St Thomas with the buildout of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) and the construction of a state-of-the-art town centre, at least one investor believes the introduction of a special...

Come October, the archaeological treasure trove of Port Royal will become home to Jamaica’s newest museum, with an immersive experience tracing 500 years of the country’s history. The two-storey building, which is still under construction, is.....

New Times Rwanda (for The Gleaner): The 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will kick off in Kigali Monday, with youth issues already at the centre of deliberations on the eve of the event. The meeting, which was initially due to.....

Members of the Jamaican clergy say they are willing to lead negotiations with warring gangsters in a bid to bring an end to deadly feuds. The pronouncement comes on the heels of a controversy sparked recently by State Minister Homer Davis, who...

Lennox Channer has framed photographs of his daughters, Kyra-Jade and Maya-Paige, prominently displayed on his desk at the head offices of the Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) in McCook’s Pen, St Catherine. Another framed piece with the word ‘Dadâ€...

On August 14, 2010, the nation awoke to a bloodbath in Tredegar Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine. Eight people, among them an 11-year-old girl, lay bloody and lifeless – the aftermath of a dozen men storming several homes in a predawn attack. The...

While it might be true that any man can be a father, not everyone can raise a child in a volatile community like Norwood, St James, and stand his ground and survive, guiding his offspring to be model citizens. Derron ‘Brown Man’ Jarrett is one....

One of the men who mounted the first legal challenge against the state of emergency (SOE) in 2020 said his motivation was to establish a precedent for the use of the enhanced security measure, particularly in inner-city communities. The St Andrew.....

Human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is warning the Government that it will be watching to ensure that there are no breaches of citizens’ rights under the recently declared state of emergency (SOE) for the entire parish of St...

On April 3, 2022, The Sunday Gleaner reported that despite orders under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) prohibiting the hosting of entertainment events in 2021 as the island was on the cusp of a fourth COVID-19 wave, a government agency –....

Over the last 18 months, Jamaican financial investigators have tracked down nearly $2 billion in assets they believe were acquired through illicit activities. The assets – mainly real estate – are included in 27 asset forfeiture or money launder...

WESTERN BUREAU: Already struggling to re-engage staff after COVID-19 resulted in massive lay-offs in the local hospitality sector, local tourism interests are bracing for a fallout in employment numbers as hotel workers join a mad rush to be...

Locals in crime-weary St Catherine are not only banking on the Government to save them from the bloody tide wreaking havoc especially in the capital, but are also sending up prayers to the heavens for a reprieve from the violence. While Prime...

Government lawyers are planning to review the Emergency Powers Regulations governing the newly declared state of emergency (SOE) in St Catherine to ensure that they are within the confines of the Constitution. This comes in the wake of the Full...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has rejected suggestions that she is a proxy candidate for the United Kingdom in her bid to replace Baroness Patricia Scotland as the secretary general of the Commonwealth. In an...

A new mural dedicated to dads across Jamaica will be unveiled on the walls of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) shelter in downtown Kingston on Sunday in recognition of Father’s Day. Twenty-five-year-old artist Anthony ‘.....