Erica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.
22 Nov, 2025 0

Patterson: Vulnerable countries must demand climate justice

Former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson says small island states like Jamaica, which are highly vulnerable to climate change despite contributing little to global emissions, must use every international…
Dr Aujae Dixon hands out relief supplies to residents on one of the stops of the medical mission. The team has so far visited communities in Hanover and Westmoreland.
21 Nov, 2025 0

Interdicted but not broken

Interdicted from his post at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon for running as a candidate in the September general election, Dr Aujae Dixon returns to court on Tuesday to learn whether he will secure…
Jamar Grant, who started having classes at Godfrey Stewart High in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, for children sheltering at the school.
21 Nov, 2025 0

‘Shelter school’ springs to life at Godfrey Stewart High

Excited chatter filled Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland last Wednesday as children’s voices echoed across the compound. From the main office, teachers could be heard giving instructions to…
A classroom that has lost its roof at Belmont Academy in Westmoreland.
20 Nov, 2025 0

Some W’land schools to reopen with shelter dwellers

Unless shelter occupants relocate within the next four days, upper-school students returning on Monday to three Westmoreland high schools will return with hurricane evacuees on the compounds. At least…
Jonay Guerra.
20 Nov, 2025 0

We are not abandoning Jamaica, says Bahia Principe MD

Ahead of Monday’s meeting with the Ministry of Labour and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) about the planned redundancy exercised to accommodate refurbishment exercises Bahia Principe’s…
Linvern Wright, the president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools .
09 Nov, 2025 0

Bolt’s alma mater among hundreds of schools hit hard by Melissa

The full weight of the damage to schools in the parishes ravaged by Hurricane Melissa could be known this week as officials from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information get a better…
Former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson speaking with The Gleaner at his St Andrew home on Tuesday.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Patterson: Include political parties, churches and artistes in rebuilding process

Retired former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson has indicated that the island’s two main political parties and parliamentary system must be pivotal in the rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of…
News
03 Nov, 2025 0

Prof Charles hailed as incredibly prolific, deeply analytical

Former colleagues of the late Professor Christopher Andre Duane Charles, who died last week, are remembering him as a brilliant academic and fearless researcher whose incisive commentary and deep…
Lady Mariéme Jamme, founder & CEO of the iamtheCODE Foundation.
02 Oct, 2025 0

Coding for change

Jamaica has officially become the 89th country to launch iamtheCODE, a global initiative aimed at empowering young girls and women through digital literacy and coding. The programme, which seeks to…