No bail for St Catherine man accused of stabbing girlfriend 16 times while dreaming
A St Catherine judge has refused bail to a 21-year-old man who is charged with stabbing his then girlfriend 16 times while they were both asleep in bed, with the accused saying he was having a bad dream at the time of the incident. Gilbert Cooper...
CANINE CRISIS
Dozens of puppies are being rushed to the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), suffering from severe gastroenteritis, bloody diarrhoea, and agonising pain before many ultimately die. Veterinarians say they are locked in...
UNESCO to provide learning kits and grants to support hurricane-hit students and teachers in Jamaica
UNESCO is to support Jamaicas hurricane-battered education sector by helping with the provision of learning kits for students in grades 7-9, and targeted grants to 100 student-teachers at Sam Sharpe Teachers College in St James. The assistance...
Holland High: Two months of Melissa misery
Nearly two months after the passage of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, the devastation continues to weigh heavily on the athletes of Holland High School and their head coach Garth Smythe. Smythe said that many students are still struggling to...
Golden Krust to expand 50% in five years under new CEO
5 Questions With Skygrass
The last time The Gleaner caught up with Simon Bowden, better known as Skygrass, was in 2017, when the singer-songwriter was knee-deep in shaping his sound and aiming for the reggae music crown. Fast-forward eight years and Bowden remains solid in...
Editorial | Westmoreland after Melissa
Even within the widespread destruction and human misery caused by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica, the parish of Westmoreland is a special special case. It is in need of urgent and specific interventions. It is not merely that Westmoreland...
Letter of the Day | Non-refoulement at our shores: Jamaica's legal obligation to protect Haitians
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica stands at a critical moral, legal, and humanitarian crossroads as we continue to turn away groups of Haitian asylum seekers who arrive on our shores in desperation. The pattern has become painfully familiar: overloaded...
Artistic points of view
Fashion designer Angella Wilkinson is draped in the Christmas spirit. Two weeks after being tasked by Living to create a holiday wardrobe – with a caveat to steer clear of seasonal colour tropes – the garment-making creative beams in sweet...