Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories

  1. Breach of trust

    KING’S COUNSEL Peter Champagnie’s pleas for the judge to not impose a sentence for more than 15 years for a police sergeant who had raped a 16-year-old girl fell on deaf ears on Friday. The attorney argued that it would be hard for Christopher...

  2. Morgan says PNP’s muzzle claims are without merit

    CLAIMS BY the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) that the Government has instituted a new audio system in Parliament to gag its members have been dismissed by Information Minister Robert Morgan. Morgan yesterday refuted the claims by the...

  3. JAMP calls for Christie’s head

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP), Jeanette Calder, has called on Greg Christie, the executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC), to resign. The call comes against the background of a response from...

  4. Grave shame

    WESTERN BUREAU: The public cemetery in the Hanover seaside capital of Lucea is in a sordid state as shrubs obscure many of the graves and overgrowth has turned into huge trees as a result of neglect. The terrible state of affairs, over which many...

  5. Malahoo Forte: No railroading work of CRC

    WESTERN BUREAU: Legal and Constitutional Affairs Minister Marlene Malahoo Forte has suggested that there are deliberate efforts being made to blow the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) off course as it pursues its mandate. The minister also...

  6. ODPEM: Remain earthquake-ready

    Jamaicans are being encouraged to reacquaint themselves with earthquake drills after a 4.9-magnitude trembler shook sections of the island on Thursday. The Earthquake Unit at The University of the West Indies said the earthquake was felt primarily...

  7. ‘Outrageous’ incarceration

    Jamaica’s justice system is again under scrutiny following reports that a woman who has been on bail for the past six years waiting for the records of her case to be sent to the Court of Appeal was imprisoned last Tuesday, reportedly because of a...

  8. FCCA: New opportunities emerging as cruise tourism bounces back in Ja

    WESTERN BUREAU: Cruise shipping operators have presented a promising opportunity for Jamaican entrepreneurs to break into the cruise-line business with additional tours showcasing the island’s rich culture. “Now is the time for new people and...

  9. Grand Palladium pays it forward through scholarship foundation

    SEVEN STUDENTS enrolled in tertiary education recently received scholarship awards from The Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort and Spa under its newly established Palladium Hotel Group (PHG) scholarship foundation. This summer the foundation was...

  10. JCC: Dalrymple-Philibert's resignation a seminal moment

    THE JAMAICA Chamber of Commerce (JCC) says the laying of charges against former Speaker of the Lower House, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, her related resignation and the ultimate outcome of her trial, have grave implications for Jamaica and will...

Jamaica Star News

  • Senior firefighter accused of rape gets October court date
    Floyd McLean, the high-ranking official of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) who was charged with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, will undergo a committal hearing on October 3.  The hearing will determine if McLean's case will...
  • Taximan on larceny charges to seek bail
    Andre McIntosh, a 30-year-old taxi operator who was arrested and charged for stealing a sum of money from a park vehicle, is set to reappear in the St Catherine Parish Court where a bail application will be made. McIntosh, who is answering to a...
  • NWC 'forced' to suspend operations at Williamsfield
    The National Water Commission is reporting that it has been 'forced' to suspend operations at its Williamsfield pumping station. The commission says this decision has become necessary to allow maintenance teams to assess the chlorination...
  • Fight for Little Dunn's River starts Nov 24
    The court case brought against the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) by Little Dunn’s River in St Ann, its surrounding communities, and the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM) will begin on November 24.
  • Deejay convicted for ‘gun song’
    A recording artiste who was brought to court for performing a 'gun' song, was sentenced to community service after pleading guilty in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday. Damone Clarke, who goes by the stage name 9Lyph, was...
  • Big boost for irish potato and onion production
    The Government will be spending $150 million to increase Irish potato production and $80 million to assist onion farmers as part of its strategy to boost the yield of specific crops, to ensure food security. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
  • Bermuda government hit by cyber attack
    The Bermuda government has acknowledged that it is experiencing "some challenges" with its information technology (IT) system and is pointing an accusing finger at Russia. "There has been an incident, which is affecting not only...
  • Committee reviewing cybercrimes act recommends stricter penalties for offences against children
    The Joint Select Committee reviewing the Cybercrimes Act is recommending harsher penalties for offences against a child. "The Committee supports the recommendation that there should be harsher penalties in relation to offences against...
  • 'Shab Don' murder trial set for November 20
    Popular music producer Linval 'Shab Don' Thompson Jr and his co-accused Tajay Clark are to return to the St James Circuit Court on November 20 for the start of a triple murder trial they are implicated in. The accused men are...
  • Compensation denied! - Healthcare worker refused insurance payout after losing leg in mishap
    A nurses aide who lost her leg after a motor vehicle crashed into an ABM she was using in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has been denied compensation by the insurers of the vehicle. The victim, Dionne Simmonds, has been told that the insurance...