Running for a greater cause World champion, Olympic medallist, and a key part of Jamaica’s sprinting legacy – Yohan Blake’s accomplishments in athletics are well-documented. But in recent years, it’s his YB Afraid Foundation that has brought the most emotion to his voice –...
‘Innocent right through’ J.D. Brown* visited the Oracabessa Police Station in St Mary on the night of July 8, 2016, to deliver food for a relative in custody. He chatted with the cops on duty at the time and described them as “friendly” during the 15 minutes he spent at...
In limbo A Supreme Court case has temporarily frozen the award of a government contract for the lease of medical diagnostic equipment, exposing apparent failings in Jamaica’s procurement oversight system. The dispute involves local company Erin Radiology...
SILENT SPREAD When Ashley*, 53, started experiencing a sharp pain in her stomach and bleeding from the breast where she’d had a lump removed seven years earlier, she instinctively knew something was seriously wrong. “Because I know the God that I serve, I said...
ROAD RAGE WESTERN BUREAU: Despite a promise that repairs to the Montpelier main road, in St James, will begin before the end of the year, residents continue to express anger and frustration over the existing conditions. Among the vexing issues is a pothole-...
Wildman wrangles with judge over omissions in Reid indictment order Defence lawyer Hugh Wildman has put Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell on notice that he will be seeking an order to pause the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid. Wildman made his intention known after the judge on Friday...
‘Living a cop’s dream’ Western Bureau: Constable Monique Ann Bartley, of the Hanover Police Division, will be the Area One representative in the 2025 LASCO/Jamaica Constable Force’s (JCF) Saluting Our Heroes Awards, formerly the LASCO Top Cop competition, which will...
Remembering a fighter Western Bureau: When Dorothy Satchwell spoke with The Gleaner Thursday evening, at the Faith Gifford Breast Cancer Symposium, she couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by the turnout. “The support for the event made me happy. I think it was good,” she...
JSIF says Montpelier Road repairs will begin in November WESTERN BUREAU: The daily inconvenience faced by motorists and pedestrians who traverse the Montpelier main road in St James is set to end soon, as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has confirmed that road reinstatement work is scheduled to...
Breast cancer taking toll in Westmoreland Western Bureau: Westmoreland has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in Jamaica and doctors say that’s only part of the crisis. “We have one of the highest incidence of breast cancer in the island,” said Dr Lincoln Cox, general surgeon...