Inspectors on deck Future leaders in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are being warned to rethink the popular view that “knowledge is power”, as approaching leadership in this way can be dangerous and risk failing those they are meant to serve. Instead, drawing on the wisdom of his father, a former policeman, Professor Densil Williams said knowledge should be seen as freedom.
Burnt out mom of 6 gets more than a Bible WESTERN BUREAU: Days after a devastating fire left Hanover mother Natalee Watson homeless and clinging only to her faith, the outpouring of support has begun to transform despair into hope. Watson, whose story of loss and her plea for a Bible, moved readers across the island, is now set to have her modest two-bedroom board house rebuilt through a coordinated effort involving Hanover Charities, her member of parliament, and private-sector support.
Mom of three renews appeal for help fighting colorectal cancer WESTERN BUREAU: Nickeisha Black, the 34-year-old mother of three children who is battling Stage-3 colorectal cancer, says she is placing her fate in the hands of God and the prospective kindness of others, as she continues to seek help amid mounting medical and financial challenges
Girlfriends Foundation comes good for Sav Hospital’s maternity department Western Bureau: A simple act of care, which was sparked by a newborn baby wrapped in a worn towel, has blossomed into a meaningful donation for mothers and babies at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland. On Friday morning, the hospital’s maternity department received more than 200 receiving blankets from the United States (US)-based Support Your Girlfriends Foundation, an initiative led locally by returning resident Vanessa Moore. Moore said the effort began after witnessing a close friend struggle during an emergency delivery.
Anderson bats for regional security, defence cooperation Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, last Tuesday reinforced a commitment to the Caribbean’s regional defence and security cooperation, as he addressed defence and security professionals from 16 nations at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington DC.
Jamaica-born church leader and wife killed in 6 car pile-up in New York An elderly Jamaica-born couple were killed in a six car pile-up on the Southern State Parkway in Long Island, New York, caused by a drunken driver last Sunday night. Dead are 82-year-old Bishop Donald Maxwell, general overseer of the Pentecostal City Mission Church in Far Rockaway, Queens, also in New York, and his 88-year-old wife Liscent B. Maxwell, a minister in the church. Maxwell, who migrated from Jamaica in his teens, and his wife lived in Westbury, Long Island.
KSAMC enlists JCF support ahead of signage regularisation enforcement The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is preparing to transition into the second phase of its signage regularisation campaign, which will focus on enforcement measures to significantly improve compliance among business operators. This follows the conclusion of a three-month incentive-driven push.
Holness pressing FAST-forward Signalling that delays in the implementation of critical national investment projects will soon be a thing of the past, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that his administration is advancing two powerful and complementary reforms – one aimed at building public infrastructure and the other focusing on accelerating and attracting transformational private investment. After making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in Parliament yesterday, the prime minister tabled legislation to establish the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA).
PM: Gov’t still hopeful Cuban medical programme can be made ‘compliant’ Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has sought to counter a growing argument that Jamaica abandoned Cuba when his administration ended the 50-year medical cooperation programme earlier this month, insisting that the Government has stood up for its Caribbean neighbour. Speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday, while making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate, Holness reiterated the Government’s position that aspects of the programme, including how medics were being paid, run counter to local laws and several international conventions.
NHT ‘almost used as a goodie bag’ by PMs, says trade unionist Veteran trade unionist John Levy has poured cold water on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ announcement of a reduction in housing interest rates for some civil servants, arguing that the National Housing Trust (NHT) is being misused. Levy, general secretary of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE), told The Gleaner yesterday that successive administrations have “tinkered” with the Trust in ways that satisfy only a limited group of the population.