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 · 186 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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The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says Hurricane Beryl is about to begin moving away from the island. However, it says a hurricane warning is still in effect as Beryl remains close to the southwestern tip of Jamaica. At 7 p.m. the centre of Hurricane Beryl was located 115 kilometres south-southeast of Negril Point. Hurricane force winds extend up to 75 kilometres from the centre and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 295 kilometres. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article

St Elizabeth Technical High School students and staff today turned out in full force to celebrate the school’s ISSA daCosta Cup team, after they were crowned 2025 champions in the finals in December, ending a decade-long wait for the title. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20260105/wonderful-feeling-steths-celebrates-2025-dacosta-cup-victory #GLNRSports | 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