» ‘It is an attack on all of us’
22/12/24 00:14 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
Barbara Gayle was the community jester, its prayer warrior, the loving ‘Aunt B’, whose daily messages of inspiration, faith, and “mix-up stories” residents of Block A at the Caymanas Country Club Estate (Phase 1) and its environs had com...

» SAFE HAVEN NO MORE
22/12/24 00:13 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
It’s their most alluring pull – a blend of tranquillity with enhanced security. With perimeter walls, closed gates, security checkpoints and even security patrols, residents flock to gated communities for the sense of safety they promise...

» MoBay’s Dr Paul Robinson eulogised as loving, generous, selfless
22/12/24 00:12 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
WESTERN BUREAU: It was a heartfelt celebration of a life dedicated to service and an outpouring of love at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday, as Dr Paul Alfred Robinson was eulogised as a loving, caring, an...

» Jonkonnu bands battle for survival
22/12/24 00:11 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
In a small, grubby Two Miles studio, South West St Andrew Jonkonnu Group band leader Rainford Foster sifts through a pile of costumes carelessly draped over a battered sofa. Each garment, he explains, is a tribute to the resilience of hi...

» A shared Christmas
22/12/24 00:10 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
Eight months since Jamaica responded to an SOS from orphanage operators in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to take in residents from the violence-stricken capital, full integration has been achieved for most residents at Jacob’s Ladder in Moneagu...

» KSAMC hits a snag in Charlemont Drive complex probe
21/12/24 18:34 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
An inspection at a single apartment in a St Andrew housing development that was the subject of an Integrity Commission (IC) investigation a year ago has confirmed several building permit violations, but the municipal authority is facing ...

» ‘Mr CXC’ Sir Roy Augier turns 100
21/12/24 13:47 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
The world knows him as Roy Augier, but he was born Fitzroy Richard Augier on December 17, 1924, in St Lucia. On Tuesday, the man widely known as ‘Mr Caribbean History’ and ‘Mr CXC’ celebrated his 100th year on Earth with a “mass of thank...

» ‘I snapped’
21/12/24 13:46 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
Kayodi Satchell claimed she had no intention of cutting eight-year-old Danielle Rowe’s throat on that fateful day of June 8, 2023, but she just snapped. It was the day the child that she lost would have been born and she felt Danielle’s ...

» Accused in murder of Paulwell’s daughter and her mother denied bail
21/12/24 00:09 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
Leoda Bradshaw and two of her alleged accomplices, who are implicated in the murder of politician Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna Patterson, were yesterday denied bail when they appeared in the ...

» ‘Never felt targeted’
21/12/24 00:08 from Jamaica Gleaner Online
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has declared she never felt targeted by the parliamentary opposition, which challenged her continuation in office. Instead, she asserted that her 40-year career has been shaped by cha...