Olivia Brown/Gleaner Writer

Kemps HIll High School football team
February 9, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Kemps Hill High stands tall

After 52 years, Kemps Hill High School in Clarendon is not merely commemorating longevity; it is celebrating survival, growth, and a quiet, but determined rise. This year’s anniversary is being…
Scotch bonnet peppers.
January 31, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Hurricane exposes gaps in crop distribution

In the weeks following Hurricane Melissa’s passage across Jamaica late last year, a troubling contradiction became visible across the island. While shortages and soaring prices confronted consumers,…
Agape Hope Foundation President Stephen Simpson, and Vice President Paulton McCarthy-Walker.
January 31, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Young men build foundation to support education, communities

At 21, Stephen Simpson and Zakari Messam have turned a shared impulse into something more durable. What began during the COVID-19 pandemic as informal conversations about giving back – initially…
Jana-Lee Henry and Damario Patterson during the engagement photo shoot.
January 30, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Couple completes law school together

They objected to doing it alone, and after years of briefs, late nights and legal arguments, the court of perseverance rendered a unanimous verdict: law school finished, the Jamaican Bar passed,…
Javier Johnson, head boy of Glenmuir High, speaking at the service.
January 22, 2026 by Olivia Brown

An exemplar for school chaplains

Former Glenmuir High School principal Monacia Williams says the life and ministry of late school chaplain Alvarine ‘Sister Gem’ Roberts stand as a sterling exemplar for school chaplains, defined by…
Entrance to Cherry Tree in Clarendon, where marl and river shingles have been laid to strengthen the base and reduce mud during rainfall.
January 17, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Clarendon roads set for $192m fix

Clarendon is to benefit from $192 million under a $1.6 billion national road-patching programme due to begin within two weeks. The pledge follows complaints from residents and taxi operators in Cherry…
Denbigh High School Principal Annett Daley.
January 17, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Denbigh principal calls for shared resources in Clarendon schools

Principal of Denbigh High School in Clarendon, Annett Daley, is urging greater collaboration among schools and stronger partnerships with donors and stakeholders. Shared resources – particularly…
From left: Giovanni Nembhard, visual arts teacher; Vice-Principal Dianne Gordon-Denton and Dr Laverne DaCosta officially open the newly upgraded and modernised visual arts facility on Wednesday, January 8.
January 15, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Denbigh High’s visual arts department gets a boost

Denbigh High School in Clarendon expects a sharp rise in Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) visual arts passes, following a major upgrade to the Visual Arts Department’s computer lab.…
Kyra Mills applies cluster lashes, among the services offered at The Skin Lab Beauty Bar.
January 10, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Building confidence in Clarendon

In an industry often shaped by fleeting trends and cosmetic quick fixes, Kyra Mills has built her brand on a more deliberate philosophy, one that places skin health, education and confidence at the…