Yard Report: The Pension Office Says 'Late July 2026,' Howard Lau Says 'Not My Bill,' and the Reggae Girlz Say 'Guyana, Hold My Coffee'

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Kingston morning. Another Sunday of the Gleaner delivering exactly the news we knew was coming but hoped would not. Let us walk through it.

The pension scandal finally gets its Sunday front page

The Gleaner’s lead today is the story they have been building to for months. Retired police officers who served three decades cannot pay their light bills because the JCF pension system is broken. “Marlon Campbell” (pseudonym, smart) retired after over two decades in the force, left almost a decade ago, and is still waiting for his final pension letter. He is receiving an interim monthly pension of J$100,000 — the figure that precedes the final amount, the one you get while the paperwork grinds.

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Yard Report: The Pension Office Says 'Late July 2026,' Howard Lau Says 'Not My Bill,' and the Reggae Girlz Say 'Guyana, Hold My Coffee'

The pension scandal finally gets its Sunday front page