Olivia Brown/Gleaner Writer

July 18, 2026 by Olivia Brown/Gleaner Writer

Former ward of the state returns as healthcare benefactor with $5M donation

Former ward of the state Branatic Neufville returned to Jamaica in a different role – not as someone seeking help, but as a philanthropist committed to extending hope and improving the lives of others.

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July 14, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Clarendon Historical Society seeks to preserve parish’s past
Through ageing photographs, archival records, and residents’ memories, a new initiative is seeking to piece together fragments of Clarendon’s history, reconnect communities with their heritage, and…
July 10, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Farmers to benefit from year-round training at Denbigh showground
The Government plans to transform the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon into a year-round training and activity centre, expanding its role beyond the annual Denbigh Agricultural…
July 6, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Clarendon ganja growers urged to tap into new licensing arrangements
Vendors and small-scale farmers in Clarendon are being encouraged to organise themselves and take advantage of new licensing arrangements designed to make it easier and more affordable to enter…
July 3, 2026 by Olivia Brown

DEFIANCE AGAINST DOUBT - China-trained Jamaican doc returns home on mission to redefine standard of care
The journey from a small town in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, to the podium of a major international medical university is rarely a straight line. For Dr Orbin O’Bryan Barnes, it was a path paved…
July 2, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Glenmuir’s Watson turns schoolboy success into US scholarship
When The Gleaner first profiled Orane “Kirky” Watson in 2019, he was a primary-school boy from Clarendon on the cusp of a life-changing move to Barcelona. Football was still a dream then, defined by…
June 16, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Cousins says cost of living, not squatting, is Jamaica’s real crisis
Opposition Spokesman on Land Lothan Cousins has hit back at comments by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness that Jamaica's "squatter culture" is hurting the country. The prime minister…
June 13, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Clarendon cops tightening net on crime 
The Clarendon police are assuring residents that strategies are being intensified to keep crime under control and maintain public safety across the parish, despite a slight increase in murders since…
June 12, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Mayor Williams honoured by JAS for service to Clarendon agriculture
Visibly emotional and at times wiping away tears, May Pen Mayor Joel Williams was honoured by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) during the Clarendon JAS Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the…
June 2, 2026 by Olivia Brown

ZAZ Dance Group claims top JCDC parish award
The journey to being recognised as Clarendon’s top community group at this year’s Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival of the Performing Arts parish awards ceremony was paved with…