Karen Madden/Gleaner Writer
December 11, 2025
by Karen Madden
I would do it every day and twice on Sunday – Vaz
Defending the decision to lend the Jamaica Public Service Company US$150 million towards its early restoration efforts following Hurricane Melissa’s devastation, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has shrugged…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Tamika Forrester: A Jamaican journalist in Canada
A chance encounter with the head of news for the Toronto-based Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), at a conference in Barbados, put then Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist Tamika Forrester on a…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Telecoms renew calls for stiffer penalties for vandals, thieves
Labelling the practice as a threat to national security, the country’s two main telecommunications providers, Flow and Digicel, are urging legislators to enact stiffer penalties for individuals who…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Javeré Green reaps rewards through determination
“I was ashamed to walk through the gates of The University of the West Indies.” Now 32 years old, Javeré Green battled thoughts of suicide brought on by extreme depression, an attention deficit…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Holness hails ‘historic’ US$6.7b reconstruction package assembled by international financial bodies
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is describing as “historic” the US$6.7-billion reconstruction package assembled by five international financial bodies to help Jamaica rebuild following the…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Handwritten hope
The adage ‘A child shall lead them’ took on powerful meaning in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa when the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in St Andrew – an institution more accustomed to receiving…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Stewart: Machines good, but manual labour essential to Melissa clean-up
Former president of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica Carvel Stewart says Jamaica will need both heavy equipment and extensive manual labour to tackle the mountain of debris left…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Dawes presses Gov’t on testing capacity, clean-up failures amid rising disease risks
Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes is warning that Jamaica could “pay with lives” if it fails to prepare for a major public-health crisis following the devastation caused by Hurricane…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
A win for coaches: Athletes Insurance Plan expanded
Sport Minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has announced that the Athletes Insurance Plan will be extended to include coaches. The move comes almost four weeks after Hurricane Melissa slammed into western…