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Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:00 AM

“There was a great deal of fatigue,” says Prime Minister Andrew Holness. And that’s why the government did not impose tighter curfew hours over the Emancipation and Independence holidays earlier this month. Holness was responding...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:00 AM

The resumption of schools has been pushed back to October 5 amid a worsening spike in coronavirus cases in Jamaica. Schools were closed on March 10 and were expected to resume face-to-face classes on September 7. In a press statement issued Friday...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:32 AMEdmond Campbell/Senior Staff Reporter

At least four of the five seats in Clarendon could decide which political party holds sway in the upcoming election as the leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People’s National Party (PNP) converge on constituencies in the parish...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:31 AMCecelia Campbell-Livingston/Gleaner Writer

To vote or not to vote? That is the dilemma facing 54-year-old Daniel Wedderburn, who says that he has not seen where the support for politicians has translated into benefits for him or his community of Raymonds in Clarendon South Eastern. “I can...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:30 AMAdrian Frater/News Editor

WESTERN BUREAU: The late business mogul Anthony Hart, whose pioneering development transformed Montego Bay into a premier commercial hub, has been praised as “a dreamer and a visionary Jamaican”. Hart, 87, died at hospital on Thursday after ailing...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:29 AMPaul Clarke/Gleaner Writer

Despite flagging poll numbers showing both the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) and its leader trailing their counterparts, co-Campaign Director Phillip Paulwell has projected that the party will triumph in the September 3 general election...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater/News Editor

Western Bureau: Being a native of Mount Salem, one of the three political divisions in St James, the West Central Dr Andre Haughton thinks that by virtue of his first-hand knowledge of the area and his academic acumen, he is adequately equipped to...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:26 AMPaul Clarke/Gleaner Writer

People’s National Party (PNP) incumbent candidate for St Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson, has rejected claims that he has done little for the constituency as member of parliament (MP). Kari Douglas, the turncoat Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:21 AM

Following the publication of the story ‘Wife of murdered activist rules out political motive’, in the Wednesday edition of The Gleaner, there have been concerns surrounding facts carried in our report. It has been brought to our attention that...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:00 AMshanna monteith, Paul Clarke, Chris Serju, and Judana Murphy/Gleaner Writers

A 98-case jump in COVID-19 cases and a 15th death will concentrate the minds of a Cabinet subcommittee that meets today to review the record one-day increase. New concerns are rising about whether to postpone the September 3 general election...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:00 AM

The Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) says it is disheartened that members of the public and supporters of both political parties seem not to be taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously. In a release Thursday night, the MAJ said the recent upsurge...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:00 AM

The Cabinet COVID Committee is to hunker down Friday amid fresh concerns about the soaring number of positive cases. The Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton on Thursday evening announced that Jamaica has recorded 98 new COVID and its 15th...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:00 AM

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has reported that a 74-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 has died pushing the tally to 15 deaths. Meanwhile, there have been 98 new COVID cases. This is the highest number of new cases in one...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:00 AM

The Health Ministry has placed two more St Thomas communities under a two-week quarantine as part of an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. According to the ministry, since 5 o'clock this morning, the communities of Albion and...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:00 AM

The shops of two Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) operatives were set on fire in May Pen, Clarendon late Wednesday evening in an incident that is alleged to be politically motivated. The Sevens Road shop of JLP polling division captain in Clarendon...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:15 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Mammee Bay Resorts Limited says it owns the 29-acre property in St Ann that members of the Steer Town and Mammee Bay Fishing and Recreation Association Limited are claiming belongs to them. Vice-president of the fishermen’s association, Ricardo...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:15 AM

The St Ann’s Bay traffic police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old man who was killed after a truck ran over his head in Steer Town in the parish. The dead man remained unidentified up to press time Wednesday evening and is the 54th...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:14 AM

Should the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) candidate for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies, be elected on September 3, among his top priorities will be improving the road network, access to water and creating more jobs. An accountant and attorney-...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:14 AM

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Asif Ahmad, said on Wednesday that Jamaica should adopt the urgency with which it has grappled with COVID-19 in its fight against violent crime. Health officials have been widely praised for their management of...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:13 AMPaul Clarke/Gleaner Writer

Inner-city communities such as Jacques Road and Woodford Park in St Andrew South Eastern have been promised that they will return to their former glory under a new Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration. Party leader Andrew Holness gave that...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:13 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: Schools will reopen on September 7 for the 2020-2021 academic year barring any significant uptick in the ongoing spike in COVID-19 cases locally. The disclosure was made by Education Minister Karl Samuda at the 56th annual...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:09 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Owen Speid, immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is urging the Government to throw out all cases against dismissed teachers that have lingered before the Appeals Tribunal for more than nine months...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:08 AM

One People’s National Party (PNP) activist in Clarendon Northern posits that the deaths of known diehard party supporters over the years could be a cause for concern on election day when Comrades will push to return Horace Dalley as the member of...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:08 AM

Motivated by the Jamaica Labour Party’s success in the Portland Eastern by-election last year when it managed to end the PNP’s decades-long hold on the seat, Dwight Sibblies thinks he can do the same in Northern Clarendon when he faces People’s...

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2020 | 12:07 AMRomario Scott/Gleaner Writer

Surrogates of Horace Dalley, the veteran People’s National Party (PNP) standard-bearer in Clarendon Northern, are brimming with confidence ahead of the September 3 general election. Dalley has been the member of parliament for the Clarendon...

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