The RJRGLEANER Communications Group’s Cross Country Invasion Region 3 got off to a spirited and successful start with a church service at Shiloh Apostolic Church on Manning Avenue in Port Antonio, Portland, yesterday. From the outset, it was...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Senator Delano Seiveright has hinted that Port Antonio, Portland, is poised to attract additional luxury boutique vessels, as the Ministry of Tourism seeks to establish the resort town as a favourite destination for...
Blue Lagoon, East Portland Operations at Blue Lagoon, one of Portland’s premier tourist attractions, are ongoing amid a court battle in which locals and interest groups have claimed that to the facility has been restricted. During a visit to the...
CRAIG MILL, P ortland : On a day when Minister with responsibility for Local Government matters, Desmond McKenzie, declared the abandoned Craig Mill Bridge structure in West Portland a disaster area, residents are anticipating the construction of...
ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary Government Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has hinted that he believes the next general election will be called by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness by June or July. The election is constitutionally due by September. While...
Folly Road, Portland Businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall and his team from Roots 21 fine-dining restaurant at lower West Street, Port Antonio, have donated $100,000 to the Portland Rehabilitation Centre to assist with their day-to-day operations. Hall...
Long Bay, Portland At age 100, Lena Myers of Rose Gardens in Long Bay, Portland, still remembers her earlier years of facing economic hardships before later graduating to a life of ease and financial stability. Born on January 22, 1925, in...
White River, St Mary: Chukka Caribbean Adventures’ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marc Melville said his company has emerged stronger and uniquely poised thanks to strategic decisions made during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking with The Gleaner...
EAST PORTLAND: Titchfield High School in Eastern Portland has received a donation of US$43,000 (approximately J$6.8 million) from the Alumni Association South Florida Chapter as part of its contribution towards education and the well-being of...
ST MARY: With a flare-up of violence rocking several communities in St Mary, Acting Superintendent Anthony Wallace, the commanding officer for the St Mary Police Division, has vowed to tackle crime and restore peace and calm among the parish’s...
DEVON PEN, St Mary: Twelve students from six primary schools in St Mary have been awarded were awarded for their excellence in last year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams by the Tall Tee Sports Foundation and Friends. At a recent awards function...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland The resort town of Port Antonio in Portland has recently witnessed an impressive influx of cruise ships, with three vessels docking in just over a week. This surge is a clear indication of the dedicated efforts of the...
Acting Superintendent Anthony Wallace, commanding officer for the St Mary police, has outlined that the division is pushing to achieve further reductions in crime for 2025, following a successful 2024. Wallace expressed satisfaction with the...
Portland businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall has identified one of the key challenges of 2024 as the difficulty in getting young people to join the workforce. Hall runs the fine-dining restaurant Roots 21 with his siblings Aubyn and Owen and he is also...
Craigmill, West Portland: The Craigmill Bridge, rendered unsafe and ordered closed by the National Works Agency (NWA) six years ago, on Saturday suffered a partial collapse under the weight of a truck laden with stones. Stephen Shaw,...
PORT ANTONIO, PORTLAND: The resort town of Port Antonio buzzed with excitement on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day, after receiving back-to-back cruise vessels, providing well-needed income for craft vendors and other industry players. The...
BUFF BAY, West Portland: Approximately 200 senior citizens in West Portland were feted on Christmas Eve at Lynch Park in Buff Bay by West Portland Member of Parliament (MP) Daryl Vaz, who also provided them with care packages and gifts. The...
ST MARY: Local officials in St Ann and neighbouring St Mary are expressing their satisfaction with the recent addition of the TSL Health and Wellness Centre at the Island Village Shopping Centre, which now provides a critical health service to...
KEN WRIGHT PIER, Port Antonio: The cradle of tourism, Port Antonio, appears set for the winter tourist season after welcoming its first cruise vessel just days ahead of the start of the much-anticipated cold season, which officially began yesterday...
ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary A 24-hour curfew imposed by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in an effort to cauterise an upsurge in violence in sections of Enfield and Annotto Bay in St Mary, ends today. Acting Superintendent of Police Anthony Wallace...
WEST PORTLAND: An additional $10 million has been allocated for the clearing and restoration of farm roads in sections of West Portland to improve access to farmlands. This comes as part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s...
Watt Town, St Ann In the rural community of Watt Town, St Ann, a young girl with big dreams began her educational journey that would later inspire many. Today, Dr Deneikah Jackson-Wray is a doctor of philosophy in physical chemistry, having...
PORT MARIA, ST MARY: Constable Othroy Stewart pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in the St Mary Parish Court on Thursday, following a fatal accident in 2022 that killed 66-year-old Linval Williams. Stewart, who was assigned to...
PORTLAND: Days of torrential rainfall have created severe damage to the road network in Portland, where multiple landslides have occurred in several communities, rendering some roadways inaccessible to vehicular traffic and pedestrians. Denise...
BANGOR RIDGE, Portland: The National Works Agency (NWA) is working to carve out a section of a hillside to establish at least a single-lane connection for motorists after the main road at Bangor Ridge in Portland collapsed on Saturday. The incident...
