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Published:Saturday | July 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn with immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Lucea, Lennox Anderson-Jackson (left), and incoming president Kelvin Hall.

Published:Saturday | July 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

On Sunday, July 13, one of Montego Bay's premier food fiestas, the Caribbean Shrimp Festival, will return to the Whitter Village in Ironshore for its third annual staging.

Published:Saturday | July 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

There was excitement at the Glendevon Seventh-day Adventist Basic School last Thursday when the graduating class of 2014 performed its farewell ceremony, with support from teachers, parents, and fellow students.

Published:Saturday | July 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Professionals in the hospitality industry and training and job-placement entities came out in support of 'Hospitality from all Angles', a career day expo organised by Sandals Resorts and the Montego Bay Police Youth Club last Thursday.

Published:Saturday | July 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The board of the Amy Muschett Home for the Aged in Duncans, Trelawny, on Monday received a $1 million boost for its efforts to repair the roof of the home.

Published:Saturday | July 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Residents of the Westgate Hills community in Montego Bay are planting banana trees in the pothole-riddled roadway leading into the community to emphasise the long-standing poor state of the road.

Published:Saturday | July 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Aleisha Lewis, Taliecia Brown, Brintae Byfield, and Olivia Taylor were among the contestants in the recently held Mini Miss Negril Pageant, which was staged at the MXIII Lawn in Negril.

Published:Saturday | July 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

A St James man, who allegedly knocked out another man's teeth after accusing him of interfering with his girlfriend, was remanded following his appearance in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:A Westmoreland man, who reportedly broke into his employer's house and stole money and jewellery amounting to approximately J$800,000, was denied bail when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday

Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:A St James man, who admitted to beating his babymother during an argument and then leaving the area, was remanded when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 12:00 AM

We all would want to think that our doctors will always make the correct decisions about the care of their clients, but we do know that is not the case.

Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Geriatric health-care services are to receive a boost in Jamaica when the ASHRE Care Centre opens for business on July 1.

Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Ten-year-old fifth-grader Jolesa Hardie is the new Mini Miss Negril.

Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 12:00 AM

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Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:All is set for the second leg of the national Loving without Limits Couples Conference, which will take place next Saturday at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay.

Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 12:00 AM

MONTEGO BAY, St James:The St James Parish Council has opened nominations for the 2014 Spirit of Independence Award, which honours individuals or groups that have given outstanding service to the parish.

Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:The Hanover Cooperative Credit Union (HCCU) says it has seen a significant reduction in the rate of delinquency by its members in 2013.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

An American tourist, who cut another man on the hand while at a hotel, was ordered to pay a fine of $30,000, or spend 20 days in jail, when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Gospel music enthusiasts in western Jamaica are in for a treat this evening at the Montego Bay Community College when a slew of international and local acts will perform at the Gospel Prescription 2014 concert.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Principal of Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, Clyde Evans, has criticised the system of rating high schools, which, he says, is based on flawed assessments carried out by some researchers.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Green Island Primary School teachers, Denise Bennett (left) and Sophia Bucknor, embrace 11-year-old Allia Sinclair after she anchored her school to a win in one of the Girls' Under-12, 4x100 metre heats in the JPS Western Primary Athletics Championship, which was held at the Montego Bay Sports Complex last week Saturday.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Trelawny-based Holland High School won the General Studies Department/Ministry of Education's second Annual Cultural Challenge Quiz, held at the institution last Friday.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) youth arm, Generation 2000 (G2K), officially launched its Hanover Chapter at the Eastern Hanover Constituency offices in Hopewell on Tuesday.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Most of us like pets for ourselves or for our loved ones. We enjoy watching them, playing with them, and taking care of them, and they often make us proud. They are well known to provide excellent companionship and have even saved many lives.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The case against a St James man, who reportedly stole cellular phones from two hotel rooms last November, was deferred until June 23 as the defendant had not been brought to court when his case was mentioned on Monday.

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