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May 23, 2024 · May 23, 2024. Media in mourning. Fatal shooting of Gleaner journalist Job Nelson leaves colleagues hurting as cops hunt killers. Police investigators are looking for footage from closed-circuit...
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Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson rebounded from Thursday’s fifth...
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PM reminds Jamaicans to prepare for hurricane season. Prime Minister Andrew Holness is reminding Jamaicans of the importance of preparing for what is expected to be an active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which began today.
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- Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart
- Harriat ‘Harry’ Maragh
- Greta Bogues
- Rae Davis
- Gerald Lalor
- Charles Mills
- Edwin Jones
- Edith Allwood-Anderson
- Anthony Howard Hamilton
- Pauline Knight
The genesis of the year brought news of the passing of business mogul, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart. A stalwart of the tourism industry and founder of the Sandals Group, the Jamaica Observerand the ATL Group, Stewart passed away in Miami on January 4 after ailing for some time. He will be remembered as a champion for the Caribbean who made an indelible i...
Harriat ‘Harry’ Maragh, past president of the Shipping Association of Jamaica and chairman of Lannaman & Morris Group of Companies, played an incisive role in the transformation of the country’s shipping industry. His successes include being the founding manager of the Ocho Rios Cruise Ship Terminal for 40 years, contributing to the certification o...
Greta Bogues, the indisputable doyenne of corporate governance, passed away on February 21 at age 66. Bogues, who shattered many glass ceilings in her professional career, served as the first female CEO of the combined secretariat of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), the Jamaica Exporters Association, and the Jamaica Bankers Associ...
Dr Rae Davis, brother of Jamaica’s former finance minister, Omar Davies, served Jamaica in multiple capacities, including as permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education; chairman of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Educational Reform and chairman of the University Council of Jamaica. His most lasting impact would be the service he gave durin...
Hailed as one of the country’s foremost scientists, Prof Gerald Lalor passed away on August 22 at the age of 90. The decorated environmental and nuclear scientist not only made significant contributions to his field, he also served as director of The Gleaner since 1990 and honorary chairman from 2005-2014. RJRGLEANER Communications Group Chairman J...
Internationally renowned as an award-winning author and philosopher, Professor Charles Mills challenged the status quo of established beliefs surrounding race, class and social identity. His seminal work, The Racial Contract, provided a framework to analyse racism using philosophy. Mills died on September 20, aged 70, after battling cancer.
Caribbean luminary, Professor Edwin Jones, was a giant in the spheres of governance and public policy. He served as chairman of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, special adviser in the Office of the Prime Minister between 1993 and 2001, and was a long-standing member of the Public Service Commission. Professor Lloyd Waller, one of his mentees, exp...
A firebrand nurse and champion for the trade union movement, former president of the Nurses’ Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Edith Allwood-Anderson, blazed a legacy characterised by fierce advocacy at the negotiating table. Allwood-Anderson, who was the longest-serving president of the NAJ, spearheaded several protests to gain improved salaries and b...
An attorney for more than 60 years, Anthony Howard Hamilton’s legacy is synonymous with public service. He served as senior parliamentary ombudsman between November 1998 and April 2000, and in 2001, he was appointed as Jamaica’s first public defender. Hamilton passed away on September 10, aged 85.
Pauline Knight, wife of former government minister and attorney-at-law, K.D. Knight, made major contributions to the public sector as a director of the Planning Institute of Jamaica for several years, and eventually acting director general of the organisation. She passed away from COVID-19 on August 19, leaving behind her daughter, grandchildren an...
Latest News | Jamaica Gleaner. Mobile version. Subscribe to this feed. Join us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Latest News. 15-y-o charged for stabbing death of 16-year-old in Spanish Town.
Feb 28, 2022 · Observer cops YJOY for third-straight year as Gleaner's Jovan Johnson takes JOY - Jamaica Observer. The PressAssociation ofJamaica YoungJournalist of theYear for 2021Romardo Lyons. News....
4 days ago · Published: Friday | May 31, 2024 | 12:06 AM Adrian Frater/Gleaner Writer. WESTERN BUREAU: Sporadic shootings in the resort town of Negril, including Tuesday night’s shooting along the popular Norman Manley Boulevard, and the constant blood-letting in nearby St James is creating jitters among tourism stakeholders in...
