Karen Madden/Gleaner Writer
December 23, 2025
by Karen Madden
Bringing a Jamaican flavour to Christmas in Canada
Food, friends and family take on a whole new meaning when Jamaicans have to spend Christmas outside of their island home. Although the airports will be busy with hundreds of Jamaicans travelling back…
December 19, 2025
by Karen Madden
Solidarity across borders
When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, devastating western sections of the island, it unleashed not only destruction but a powerful surge of global solidarity. Within hours…
December 15, 2025
by Karen Madden
RJRGLEANER mourns loss of CEO
Chairman of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group Joseph M. Matalon has reacted with shock and sadness at the sudden passing of the media conglomerate’s chief executive officer, Anthony Smith. Smith,…
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…