Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories

1. ‘THEY’VE WRONGED ME’

   The Portia Simpson Miller-led Government’s acceptance of a British man, who was deported from his birth country to the island in 2015, has raised questions about the level of due diligence undertaken by Jamaican authorities tasked with oversight of...

2. RETROGRADE STEP

   Human rights group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) and National Integrity Action (NIA) are urging Jamaicans to reject a proposal by government minister Everald Warmington to, among other things, remove the prosecutorial powers of the Greg Christie-led...

3. J’can gets 50-year sentence for sexually abusing foster children

   A Jamaican man residing in the United States, who sexually abused two of his foster children over a two-year period, has been ordered to serve 50 years in prison. Eric Norman Stewart, 66, of Missouri City, Texas, will have to serve his sentence “...

4. J’can woman blazing a trail in US Navy

   After enlisting in the United States Navy at the age of 21, Sashjenelle Ince, who grew up very shy and reserved in De La Vega City in Spanish Town, St Catherine, underwent a total psychological transformation. The now-28-year-old certified plane...

5. HEART pumped up as fee removal sparks increased interest

   Since Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the removal of tuition and administrative fee requirements for courses up to associate level at the HEART/NSTA Trust, interest in programmes at the skills training agency has increased significantly....

6. el-Faisal gets 18 yrs on terrorism rap in US

   Controversial cleric Abdullah el-Faisal has been sentenced to 18 years in a United Stated prison and five years post-release supervision after being convicted on terrorism charges in a first-of-its-kind case in New York in January. After a two-...

7. Business watch plan activated in response to robberies in Portmore

   THE ST Catherine South Police will be deploying quick response teams to widen their coverage as part of their business watch plan aimed at arresting the dangerous, daring, and deadly robberies recently experienced in the Portmore municipality. That...

8. LAND SCAM

   A suspected land scam in which hundreds of persons are believed to have lost millions of dollars has been uncovered in Naseberry Villa, an informal development near Kitson Town, St Catherine. The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) has been conducting...

9. GUARDS’ RIGHTS UNDER FIRE

   A PUSH for security guards across the island to sign contracts ahead of April 1 when they are to be recognised as employees instead of independent contractors is being met with resistance by one legal mind and a seasoned trade unionist who argue...

10. Warmington wants Integrity Commission’s prosecutorial powers yanked

    Lawmaker Everald Warmington has proposed sweeping changes to the Integrity Commission Act that would overhaul the anti-corruption body, excising the auditor general from the rank of commissioners and reverting the prosecutorial role to the director...