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The Lucea coastline showing mounds of debris and silt.
Published 16 hours ago by Adrian Frater

Mayor: Dredging harbour could fix Lucea’s flooding problem

Western Bureau: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels, who is spearheading the call for a national response to the spate of recent floodings in Hanover, believes the dredging of the town’s harbour to address…
Environmental activist Monique Christie staunchly defending the right to beach access.
Published 16 hours ago by Janet Silvera

Mixed views on Sandals overwater suites plans

WESTERN BUREAU: While environmental activists are seemingly not thrilled about Sandals International’s proposal to build overwater suites in proximity to its Sandals Montego Bay property, some…
Jason Wilks, senior sector specialist at the IDB.
Updated 15 hours ago

Costly crimes

It is costing Caribbean nations a combined US$190 billion to deal with the effects of crime and violence, an official at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has revealed. Jason Wilks, senior…
Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell, after receiving her master’s in forensic psychology.
Published 16 hours ago by Ruddy Mathison

Where faith meets forensics

When Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell joined the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on July 15, 1995, she did not envision a life spent probing the complexities of the criminal mind. In fact, policing…
Morgan Fletcher, operations lead for Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Road Assessment Programme.
Updated 15 hours ago

Experts push for climate-resilient road design

Following last October’s devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, large sections of Jamaica’s road network were left damaged or destroyed, cutting off communities and exposing long-standing weaknesses…
Scores of people take advantage of free health checks during activities at the health fair in Manchester.
Published 16 hours ago

Large turnout for free kidney screenings at Mandeville Health Fair

Scores of people turned out for free kidney screening tests at a health fair hosted by the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) Renal Department, as part of activities marking World Kidney Week. The…
Published 16 hours ago

Radio Jamaica 94FM and FAME 95FM roll out updated programme line-ups

The RJRGLEANER Communications Group has announced updates to the programme schedules on Radio Jamaica 94FM and FAME 95FM, introducing new voices while maintaining several of the shows listeners know…
Sharon Burgess* examines some of the junk at the front of the yard where her brother stacks junk taken from off the streets.
March 15, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Nightmare at home

Their home is no longer a sanctuary – it’s a prison of fear. At any moment, their mentally ill relative could strike and, for Sharon Burgess* and her elderly mother, that day could be fatal. Burgess’…
Dr Louis Moyston (second left), lecturer in the Department of Government at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, speaks on ‘The resurgence of US Imperialism in the Region: Target Cuba’ while looking on (from left) are co-speakers Damion Gor
March 15, 2026 by Erica Virtue

The search for UWI’s voice

As global politics and international law are being redefined by current developments in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East, the issue of expanding geopolitical hegemony was among the…