Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories

1. Held against their will

   WESTERN BUREAU: A designated room for sexual acts and top-tier leaders having multiple wives have been major areas of focus for the police who led a joint military operation at the Qahal Yahweh Church compound at Paradise in Montego Bay, St James,...

2. Security tightened at Braeton Primary after abduction, throat slashing of 8-y-o

   When Christopher Phillips, senior superintendent of police for South St Catherine, pulled up at the gates of Braeton Primary and Infant School in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday morning, the leader of the police division for the area had to...

3. Horne fires back

   NORMAN HORNE, who leads one of Jamaica’s largest construction materials companies, has denied claims made in court that he should be declared responsible for the “concealed fraudulent transfer” of assets from a company he ran, to himself and other...

4. Gov’t ‘relieved’ at Noranda decision

   THE GOVERNMENT is reportedly “relieved” that bauxite company Noranda Jamaica Partners II has got the green light from the Court of Appeal to continue mining operations in sections of St Ann. The Court of Appeal set aside the injunctions granted in...

5. Red Stripe town hall explores alcohol’s role in mental health

   LOCAL BARS have been viewed as a place of refuge for many individuals suffering with mental health issues, feelings of stress, and a myriad of life challenges. Jason Russell, chief executive officer of Pier One Jamaica – a restaurant, bar and...

6. Guest house rape ‘victim’ revealed to be serial accuser

   A woman who has accused a St Ann guest house operator of rape and other sex-related offences has allegedly made similar claims against men in four other parishes under at least three different names, a police detective has revealed. The update was...

7. Moore says he has no intention of joining JLP

   WESTERN BUREAU: WHILE Not endorsing Ian Hayles, the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation’s (WMC) political director, Bertel Moore, has said that he would never discredit himself or his beloved People’s National Party (PNP) by defecting to the Jamaica...

8. Some students not seeing, hearing properly, Kiwanis health screenings show

   STUDENTS FROM the Liguanea Preparatory School were on Thursday treated to a Kiwanis Club of New Kingston-sponsored on-site health fair, where hearing exams and visual screenings were conducted free of cost. The hearing exams and visual screenings...

9. Haughton signs Code of Conduct as newest member of Shadow Cabinet

   As Prime Minister Andrew Holness remains mum on the Integrity Commission’s Leadership Code of Conduct, newly minted Opposition spokesman Dr Andre Haughton has inked the document. At the same time, Opposition Senator Gabriella Morris has also...

10. TRILLIONS FOR REPARATIONS

    TRILLIONS OF dollars in reparations are owed to nations affected by slavery, a recently concluded study on the quantification of reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery (TCS) in the Americas and the Caribbean has found. The report identifies...