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State Minister in the ministry of National Security and Peace, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), is being assisted by Chief Technical Director in the ministry, Shauna Trowers, with threading a sewing machine in the new sewing lab at the South Camp Juvenile Co
March 19, 2026

Sewing Lab opens at South Camp Juvenile Centre

The South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre now boasts a sewing laboratory, which will equip incarcerated girls and young women with a marketable skill to support themselves and their…
The Bogue Heights heroes gleefully displaying their certificates of appreciation.
March 19, 2026 by Adrian Frater

Bogue Heights honours its Hurricane Melissa heroes

Western Bureau: After Hurricane Melissa, with all the fury of its 195-mile-per-hour winds, many Jamaicans emerged as heroes in numerous communities, especially in western Jamaica, risking their…
Left: Sheldon Walters, Britany Thompson, Elizabeth Cunningham, Ashley Jones, and Justine Stone, students who recently received laptops. In the background (from left): Territorial Officer for the St Catherine North Police Division, Inspector Ishmael William
March 19, 2026

Police youth programme donates laptops to students

Several high school students have received laptops under the St Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in Schools Initiative, a programme designed to empower young…
Robert Taylor, acting director of probation aftercare, speaking at the opening of the new probation office at 1 Gladstone “Pop” Lawrence Road in Montego Bay, St. James.
March 19, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Call made for probation officers to get remote allowance

WESTERN BUREAU Robert Taylor, the acting director of probation aftercare in the Department of Correctional Services, is urging the Government to grant aftercare probation officers a remote-inducement…
Superintendent Andrew Nish.
March 19, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover police want JPs, pastors to step up social intervention

Western Bureau: The domestic dispute numbers have not climbed, but police in Hanover are fielding calls with growing frequency. Deputy Superintendent Courtney Wilson says the parish needs stronger…
Port Antonio Mayor Paul Thompson
March 19, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Port Antonio mayor threatens legal action over pollution

Mayor of Port Antonio Paul Thompson is threatening legal action against residents of the upper Rio Grande Valley in East Portland who continue to dump garbage into streams. Thompson told The Gleaner…
A scene from a Kingston Creative Artwalk concert.
March 19, 2026

Kingston Creative blends art and sound in New Water Lane project

Next month, Kingston Creative will launch ‘The Soundtrack of downtown Kingston’ and has issued an open call to Jamaican musicians, producers, and artistes to help design the musical identity of Water…
Nurse of the Year, Fione Collins (third right), shares a photo opportunity with recipients of her IWIN Project. Pictured with her are Donna Burton of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation in Mandeville; Kiyanna Sappleton of Edwin Allen High School (th
March 19, 2026

Nurse of the Year launches support programme for women

LASCO/NAJ Nurse of the Year 2025, Fione Collins, has launched an initiative aimed at helping women overcome personal and economic setbacks. Her Women Igniting Newness (IWIN) Project was unveiled in…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness making his contribution to the National Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 26, 2026. (Ian Allen photo)
March 19, 2026

Holness defends decision to end Jamaica's medical cooperation with Cuba

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has defended his administration’s decision to end Jamaica’s 50-year-old medical cooperation with Cuba, reiterating concerns that certain aspects of the programme…