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May 27, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Tivoli shootout case collapses after cops’ testimony - Champagnie renews call for body cameras after businessman cleared in gun case
The trial of a businessman who cops claim was among a group of armed thugs who engaged them in a fierce gun battle in 2023 collapsed in court yesterday after a number of crucial admissions by police…
May 27, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover’s custos wants Labour Day to be taken more seriously
Hanover Custos Lennox Anderson-Jackson has labelled the observance of Labour Day as a powerful symbol of service, sacrifice, nation building, and community spirit, and he wants Jamaicans to treat it…
May 27, 2026
by Andre Williams
‘It was always the intent’
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Tuesday confirmed that the Western Children’s Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, wouldill be named in honour of former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who…
May 27, 2026
by Kimone Francis
HARSH REALITY - Jamaican medical students in Cuba plead for help amid deepening crisis
Despite Havana’s reported assurances of normalcy, a crippling infrastructure collapse has left Jamaican medical students in Cuba facing severe hardships, including the reduction in teaching sessions,…
May 27, 2026
by Nicola A. Cunningham
From failure to 4.0 - Gospel singer Johnoy Davis tops the class
While attending Mona High School in St Andrew, at the end of one academic year, when the grades were tallied, Johnoy Davis barely managed to escape coming dead last in his class. He placed 42nd out of…
May 27, 2026
Beyond warnings: PIOJ and AI planning
The recent warning by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) about the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the workforce is important. However, if the institute is to fully fulfil…
May 27, 2026
Delayed relief undermines public trust
As I read The Gleaner’s report on Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s defence of the non-use of donated Hurricane Melissa funds, I am left to conclude that he is deflecting. Referencing the more than $67…
May 27, 2026
Letter of the Day | Commissioner Blake cannot lecture Jamaica on humanity while avoiding accountability
Police Commissioner Kevin Blake’s response to the fatal shooting of Latoya Bulgin was tone-deaf, evasive, and unbecoming of an officer entrusted with national moral authority.
At a moment demanding…
May 27, 2026
Editorial | New front in Patois debate
Nekeisha Burchell knew beforehand that opening her intervention in Parliament’s Sectoral Debate in Jamaican Patois (Jamiekan) would elicit a reminder from Speaker Juliet Holness that Patois was not…