Despite the technological and other advances since 1951, the political will to make the well-needed appropriate investments in climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies remains a vitally important missing link in the...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:11 AM
Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) is moving to set the record straight that it did not claim that, at 21 per cent of polling stations voters were turned away and not allowed to vote, despite being in the line at 5 p.m., at the close...
Former Director of Elections Orette Fisher believes Jamaica’s reported voter turnout is misleading, as the current voters’ list is significantly overinflated with names that should have been removed long ago. Speaking with The Gleaner following...
Minor political parties played a potentially decisive role in at least two key constituencies during Jamaica’s 2025 general election, with their influence felt in several others where margins were razor-thin. In Kingston Central and St Mary South...
Voting across the Spanish Town constituencies passed without major incident on election day, but a noticeably low turnout and a fatal police shooting in McCooks Pen combined to cast a pall over the day’s proceedings. From the opening of the polls,...
Dr Andrew Michael Holness etched his name in Jamaica’s political history books last night after leading the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to victory in the island’s 19th general election – securing an unprecedented third consecutive term in power for...
With voter turnout in yesterday’s general election falling below the 50 per cent mark, a suggestion is being put forward to stagger voting days in an effort to get more Jamaicans interested in the election process. Dr Basil Wilson, provost emeritus...
A 22-year-old man is expected to be charged for the gruesome murder of two young children, one his son, the other his common-law stepson, whose bodies were recovered on Wednesday in Swamp district in Moneague, St Ann, after they went missing the...
If you ask diehard People’s National Party (PNP) supporters, St Andrew South Eastern is already marked as a sure win for the party. For them, the only question is the margin by which Julian Robinson will retain the seat. Robinson, the opposition...
If there is one name that has become synonymous with persistence in Jamaican politics, it is Joseph ‘Bunny’ Witter. Despite never winning an election, the People’s National Party (PNP) standard-bearer has carved out a reputation as one of the...
Phillip Paulwell represents the constituency of Kingston Eastern and Port Royal, continuing in the shoes of two giants of the People’s National Party (PNP) – Sir Florizel Glasspole and Michael Manley – with one being a former governor general and...
The disappearance and murder of 20-year-old University of Technology (UTech) student, Anisa Dilworth in May sparked outrage across several sectors in Jamaica, with many condemning yet another case of gender-based violence. On Saturday, a ceremony...
In the winding, rugged hills and coastal stretches of Manchester Southern, voters are weighing hope against disillusionment. On September 3, they will decide between returning to their People’s National Party (PNP) roots or extending the governing...
At 23, Britney Hamilton became the first in her family to earn a tertiary degree when she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, two years ago. Now, the Albion, St Thomas,...
Persons utilising the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) are being given an assurance that the facility’s management will be working, along with the architect, to ensure patients’ safety while mitigating added discomfort during the...
Jamaicans will head to the polls on September 3 to decide who will lead the country for the next five years. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness made the long-anticipated announcement at a mass rally in Half-Way Tree, on Sunday evening, calling on...
As the nation awaits the announcement of the date for national elections, leaders across Jamaica’s business community are urging political parties to focus on substantive issues that will positively impact the country’s development and the well-...
With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) to the profession, nursing graduands from Northern Caribbean University (NCU) are being urged to maintain their humanity and morality in caring for patients. “Don’t let the algorithms define your...
The outdoor pit latrine and wooden houses with zinc roofs are testament to the squalid living conditions for nearly two dozen families in the small tenement yard in the heart of Jamaica’s capital city. The tenement, located at 41-43 Hanover Street...
THE RECOMMENDATION of the Jamaica Horticultural Society that the lignum vitae should be the floral emblem of Jamaica was adopted by the select committee in the House of Representatives after due consideration, and it went on to suggest that the...
Travelling along Michael Manley Boulevard, I saw a most impressive house that seemed like a great house and decided to investigate it. In this investigation, I discovered the community of Springfield-on-Sea in now Springfield Gardens in East...
Homeowners in Twickenham Glades, St Catherine, are outraged as severe termite infestation persists in their newly built National Housing Trust (NHT) houses, prompting the state entity to spend millions of dollars on retreatment for the four-year-...
In all probability, Rudolph Speid is a good and decent man who doesn’t drink, swear, carouse, lie or anything untoward or unethical to advance his own interest at the expense of others. He might even wear a halo. But that doesn’t mean that Mr...
WESTERN BUREAU: When Keisha Smith began her career as a child safeguarding social worker in the Caribbean, she held tightly to the belief that she could change the world. But experience soon reminded her of something far more compelling. “...
WESTERN BUREAU: With the countdown to the impending general election now gathering steam, a religious flavour is seemingly creeping into the mix as, while the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) were staging a gospel concert in St Thomas last Sunday...
