ROAD RAGE WESTERN BUREAU: Despite a promise that repairs to the Montpelier main road, in St James, will begin before the end of the year, residents continue to express anger and frustration over the existing conditions. Among the vexing issues is a pothole-...
Wildman wrangles with judge over omissions in Reid indictment order Defence lawyer Hugh Wildman has put Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell on notice that he will be seeking an order to pause the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid. Wildman made his intention known after the judge on Friday...
‘Living a cop’s dream’ Western Bureau: Constable Monique Ann Bartley, of the Hanover Police Division, will be the Area One representative in the 2025 LASCO/Jamaica Constable Force’s (JCF) Saluting Our Heroes Awards, formerly the LASCO Top Cop competition, which will...
Remembering a fighter Western Bureau: When Dorothy Satchwell spoke with The Gleaner Thursday evening, at the Faith Gifford Breast Cancer Symposium, she couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by the turnout. “The support for the event made me happy. I think it was good,” she...
JSIF says Montpelier Road repairs will begin in November WESTERN BUREAU: The daily inconvenience faced by motorists and pedestrians who traverse the Montpelier main road in St James is set to end soon, as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has confirmed that road reinstatement work is scheduled to...
Breast cancer taking toll in Westmoreland Western Bureau: Westmoreland has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in Jamaica and doctors say that’s only part of the crisis. “We have one of the highest incidence of breast cancer in the island,” said Dr Lincoln Cox, general surgeon...
Third Jamaican appointed school superintendent in NYC Jamaica-born educator Dr Rushell White has been promoted to interim acting superintendent in the New York City (NYC) school system. White becomes the third Jamaican to rise to and currently hold the position, with 47 superintendents now in the...
Land acquisition challenges being overcome as Long Hill Bypass takes shape WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Morgan, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, says the longstanding land acquisition challenges that once impeded progress on the Long Hill Bypass, in St James, are now...
BACK TO TALKS Consultations are set to resume on the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) bill next month in a bid to advance the legislation, which stalled earlier this year because of objections from certain groups. Education Minister Senator Dana Morris Dixon said...
ETOC reports steady progress on education reform The Education Transformation and Oversight Committee (ETOC) says implementation of the Orlando Patterson Report recommendations remains on track, with a 32 per cent progression rate achieved so far. “Overall, there is steady progress towards...