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Annette Graham, weeds out sweetcorn on ESL farm in Spring Plains, Clarendon, during a recent Sunday Gleaner visit to agro parks in Clarendon.
18 Jan, 2026 0

Remembering Spring Plains’ ‘M-16 tomatoes’

Forty-three years after then Prime Minister Edward Seaga announced that Spring Plains in rural Clarendon would become a high-tech agricultural investment, the property remains a central pillar of…
Third-generation farmer Carlington McCook, who is also a police officer with the Jamaica Constabulary Force, told The Sunday Gleaner that he lost approximately $1 million worth of lettuce, pak choi, and cabbage to Melissa’s fierce winds and flood rains.
18 Jan, 2026 0

Bog Hole’s green basket under strain

If you enjoy green, leafy vegetables, chances are some of what is on your plate came from Bog Hole, a farming community near the St Ann-Clarendon border, home to farmers spanning generations. Located…
Alesha pumping gas at at Willis Gas Station in Cave Valley, St Ann, last week. She recalled that days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October, all she could see was water when she looked down at the town.
18 Jan, 2026 0

Mentally draining, but Cave Valley rebounds from Melissa

It is a fight that has exacted physical, mental, and emotional pain, but business operators in Cave Valley, St Ann, are clawing their way back following devastation when Hurricane Melissa dumped…
Reverend Derrick Ashmeade makes remarks at the appreciation service held at Foursquare Gospel Church in Annotto Bay, St Mary.
18 Jan, 2026 0

Foursquare Gospel Church recognises long‑serving ministers

Six clergy members were honoured Sunday during an appreciation service at the Foursquare Gospel Church in Annotto Bay, St Mary. Those recognised included Reverend Stanley Brown, Reverend Jasmine…
Brittney Hall
18 Jan, 2026 0

MoBay woman charged for death of spouse in St Andrew

A St James woman who was apprehended after being listed as wanted in connection with the death of her partner at a house in St Andrew has been charged with murder. She is 25-year-old Brittney Hall,…
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley. - File photo.
18 Jan, 2026 0

Mottley calls early general election in Barbados, ballots to be cast on February 11

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Saturday night named February 11 as the date for a general election in her country, the second occasion that she has called a snap…
A homeowner in Black River, St Elizabeth, conducts roof repairs in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
18 Jan, 2026 0

NHT pays out $324 million in housing grants

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has to date paid out $324 million in housing grants to 810 applicants under the Hurricane Relief Grant initiative. Managing Director of the NHT, Martin Miller, made…
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18 Jan, 2026 0

2025 ISSA Champions Cup cancelled

The Inter Secondary Schools Association (ISSA) has announced that there will be no 2025 Champions Cup competition. In a statement on Sunday, ISSA president Keith Wellington said the decision was…
His court date is being finalised.
18 Jan, 2026 0

Manchester farmer charged for shooting man during argument at bar

A 66-year-old Manchester farmer has been charged for shooting a man during an argument at a bar in Mandeville. Donald Salmon is charged with wounding with intent, possession of a prohibited weapon,…