» AMMO SHORTAGE
06/10/24 09:11 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
One of the four active guns and ammunition dealers supplying private companies and licensed firearm owners in Jamaica has run out of bullets, following a crippling arms embargo imposed by the United States on Jamaica and 35 other countri...

» Andrew Holness v Integrity Commission
06/10/24 01:11 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
The Integrity Commission has enlisted King’s Counsel and former Solicitor General Michael Hylton to lead its defence in the judicial review case filed by Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Greg Christie, the commission’s executive director, ...

» JLP’s dominance vs PNP’s resurgence
06/10/24 01:11 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
The political spotlight is firmly on Manchester, the central Jamaica parish where the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) are bracing for an intense showdown. The PNP aims to win all four pa...

» ‘I don’t have any magic wand’
06/10/24 01:11 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
The Jamaican Government is exploring several options to have Fitz Bailey, a retired deputy police commissioner, remain in the local public sector. However, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang, who made the disclosure, declined to ...

» Fear and resilience
06/10/24 01:11 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
It is a tumultuous period from diagnosis to mastectomy, a dreadful life-changing journey for some of the hardest-hit breast cancer patients. For them, it requires resilience, a tightly knit support system, and a calm head – steady in fai...

» ‘What is there to protect autistic persons?’
06/10/24 01:11 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
WESTERN BUREAU: The apparent lack of accessible help for families of autistic children is an issue that Nicolette*, a mother of an autistic son now in his 20s, wants to see changed after years of enduring unsympathetic and unhelpful resp...

» ‘Retrograde step and severe violation of our ancestry’
05/10/24 09:57 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
There is growing opposition to a proposal from the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) to alter how Jamaicans celebrate their Emancipation and Independence holidays. The PSOJ is advocating for a single, extended weekend holiday...

» Local bee farmers eyeing international markets amid sector expansion
05/10/24 09:57 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
WESTERN BUREAU: Reggae singer Dennis ‘Mackie Conscious’ McKay, president of the St James Bee Farmers Association, is urging more Jamaicans to invest in beekeeping to boost honey production and position Jamaica as a global export leader. ...

» Breast cancer warriors face millions in healthcare expenses
05/10/24 09:56 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
Although Kaydia McKoy, Miss Cosmos Queen of Jamaica, can be publicly seen gracefully wearing a crown on her head, privately she is struggling with a bill of around $8 million for treatment and care as a young breast cancer warrior. Her s...

» 10-year-olds can be held liable for negligence
05/10/24 01:09 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is no general principle that a 10-year-old child cannot be found liable for negligence. This is seen as a landmark decision, as in Jamaica, the age of criminal responsibility starts at 12 years ol...