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March 10, 2026

Several guns, ammunition and cash seized in major operation in Westmoreland

A multi-agency, intelligence-led operation conducted across several communities in Westmoreland today led to the seizure of illegal guns, imitation firearms, money, and the arrest of several persons. …
March 10, 2026 by Andre Williams

Witness in Clansman Gang trial recounts finding friend shot on verandah

A prosecution witness in the Clansman Gang trial told the court he returned from a shop to find a friend lying across the verandah of his home with multiple gunshot wounds and another man bloodied.…
From left: Denise Witter; Charles Sinclair Jr, councillor for the Montego Bay North East Division in the St James Municipal Corporation; Richard Vernon Jr, mayor of Montego Bay; Mytha Bahadur, regional manager for Montego Bay at Jamaica Postal Service; Col
March 10, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Residents elated as Flanker Postal Agency reopens after $3.5m renovation

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Flanker, St James, were in a buoyant mood yesterday as they welcomed the reopening of their postal agency, which was out of service for a protracted period to undergo a…
Shaville Moodie being treated after the accident.
March 10, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Reckless rider leaves schoolgirl in recovery

Western Bureau: Twelve-year-old Shaville Moodie, a first-form student at Frome Technical High School in Westmoreland, says she feels “unhappy” and “uncomfortable” after injuries from a motorcycle…
The entrance sign for Discovery Bay High School in St Ann.
March 10, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Early CSEC push pays off at Discovery Bay High

WESTERN BUREAU: Discovery Bay High School in St Ann is hailing its four-year-old Grade Nine Acceleration Programme (GNAP) – which exposes students to the rigours of the Caribbean Secondary Education…
Kay‑Ann Bartley works with a small group of grade five students in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
March 10, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Teaching abroad to transform home

After seven years in Jamaica’s classrooms, Kay-Ann Bartley was ready for a broader stage. She had taught at Hammersmith Preparatory School, Keith Primary and Infant School, and St Ann’s Bay Primary…
A classroom at Brompton Primary School in St Elizabeth, left devastated by Hurricane Melissa.
March 10, 2026

Students in hurricane-hit areas to benefit from JPS exam prep

Some 1,000 students in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth are to benefit from a targeted education-recovery effort led by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), as rebuilding continues after Hurricane Melissa.…
From left: The Gleaner’s Corey Robinson, Matthew McKoy, Kimone Francis, Antoine Lodge, Jovan Johnson, and Livern Barrett pose with their trophies after receiving awards at the National Journalism Awards held at the S Hotel on Saturday.
March 10, 2026

Award‑winning moments

The RJRGLEANER Communications Group delivered a strong showing at Saturday’s National Journalism Awards, taking home 20 prizes across print, radio and television. This pictorial features moments…
Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams
March 10, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Uproar over publication of EFAR before tabling in Parliament

Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams has sought to defend the publishing of an economic and fiscal assessment report (EFAR) on the Independent Fiscal Commission’s (IFC) website before the document…