The Government is in the process of acquiring land in the Greater Bernard Lodge development in St Catherine to construct a Type C hospital, as Portmore moves closer to attaining parish status. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made the disclosure on Wednesday while responding to questions from reporters following a tour of the Greater Portmore Health Centre, which is currently undergoing expansion. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260129/government-acquire-l

15K views · 150 reactions | Three people were shot while at a wake in Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine last night. The shooting began on the roof of a premises along Elmor Way and continued along Canewood Road. The injured victims are an 18-year-old, a 75-year-old man, and a 73-year-old woman. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250812/three-shot-wake-waterford-portmore #GLNRToday | Jamaica Gleaner | Facebook

12K views · 187 reactions | The People’s National Party (PNP) has dismissed criticisms made by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) of its election manifesto. At a press conference on Thursday, the JLP stated that many of the plans and programmes being proposed by the PNP have already been implemented or are currently being addressed by the governing party. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250815/pnp-rubbishes-manifesto-criticism-jlp #GLNRToday | Jamaica Gleaner | Facebook

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Mourners will assemble on Sunday, July 31, to bid a final farewell to a family of five, a mother and her four children, who were killed by a relative in Cocoa Piece Clarendon on June 21. Following an 11 a.m. service at the Stuart Hall auditorium at Clarendon College, Kemesha Wright, Kimanda Smith, Shara-Lee Smith Rafaella Smith and Keshawn Henry will be laid to rest at Suttons Cemetery. #GLNRToday #Clarendon5 | Jamaica Gleaner

The prosecution has reportedly accepted a guilty plea to manslaughter on grounds of provocation from former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera in connection with the death of his wife, Melissa … IN SPORTS: Head coach Marlon Hylton said discipline, resilience and teamwork carried Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz to a crucial win over Honduras and automatic qualification to the final round of the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 World Cup Qualifiers. #GleanerMinute | Jamaica Gleaner

While the Excelsior High school community celebrated their ISSA Manning Cup and Olivier Shield titles, Deanroy Bromfield, the school’s principal, said their success was due to years of work between the school’s administrative staff and the team’s management staff. Speaking yesterday during the school’s celebrations, Bromfield hailed the work done by the management staff led by head coach Keon Broderick. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20260110/principal-bromfield-credits-lo