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...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: More than 70 farmers, whose stocks were ravaged during the passage of Hurricane Beryl in July, on Thursday received bags of poultry and livestock feeds, fertiliser, and baby chicks to assist with their recovery. The items...
Buff Bay, Portland In an attempt to preserve the environment against improper disposal of plastic material, ground was broken last Thursday for the construction of plastics redemption centre on properties owned by Portland-based spring water-...
Single-lance access was restored to the Junction main road in St Mary on Thursday as work crews from the National Works Agency (NWA) sought to clear the thoroughfare after two massive landslides on Wednesday. Sections of the Broadgate and Mason...
Hectors River, Portland: In its quest to create a cooler and more functional learning environment, Seaside Primary School in east Portland has retrofitted four of seven classrooms with air-conditioning (AC) units while also ensuring that the...
Ocho Rios, St Ann: Bucket loads of accolades and achievements were poured out during the 40th anniversary banquet of the class of 1984 of the St Mary High School, which was held Saturday night at Hibiscus Lodge in Ocho Rios, St Ann. The event,...
BOSTON, Portland: There is still no clarity on when the internationally renowned Boston Jerk Centre in Portland will reopen following its closure last month as a resulr of serious regulatory breaches and health concerns. During the monthly meeting...
Kensington, East Portland: Less than 36 hours after landing illegally on a beach in Kensington in East Portland, the 20 Haitians who were picked up by the police on Saturday were repatriated Sunday night. The decision by the Ministry of National...
Kensington, East Portland Malene Alleyne, founder of Freedom Imaginaries, is fuming over what she says is the lack of cooperation on the part of the Portland police, who, she said, have denied her access to speak to a group of Haitians who landed...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is criticising the People’s National Party (PNP) for what it describes as its scant regard for integrity following that party’s decision to name attorney Isat Buchanan as its standard-...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The team aboard the boat Safe Passage won the eighth staging of the Superstars of Port Antonio Blue Marlin tournament, which climaxed on Saturday, with an award and prize-giving ceremony at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port...
Buff Bay, Portland; Plastic bottles in alarmingly large proportions topped the items removed from coastlines in Portland by a team from spring water bottling company Lifespan Spring Water, during recent International Coastal Cleanup Day activities...
Free Hill, St Mary Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, has indicated that psychosocial support is to be provided to colleagues of Corporal Gary Samuels, who was killed during a gun attack at his home in Free Hill, St...
BOSTON, Portland: The popular Boston Jerk Centre in Portland has been ordered closed by health officials, who cited poor sanitation, unhealthy practices, and the selling of uninspected meat as areas of concern. The facility was closed on September...
Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customers should see a reduction in their electricity bills for this month after the light and power company slashed fuel charges by a third to comply with directives from the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). The...
Primary-level students in St Ann and St Mary could be heading for a spirited debating showdown come next year, if educators and other stakeholders in both parishes have their way. This comes following a recent one-off debate between students at the...
Port Antonio, Portland: Seventy-four Portland residents on Wednesday received grants from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to assist with the reconstruction of their homes as part of the Government’s Rebuild Jamaica initiative,...
Portland: More than four hours of heavy rainfall pounded the northeastern parish of Portland on Wednesday, forcing the closure of several businesses while inundating the main thoroughfare in some areas. The inclement weather also delayed the start...
PORT ANTONIO, PORTLAND: Administrators of the Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Portland, have been forced to reschedule cohorts as repair work is still being carried out to several classrooms. The situation, they say, will not allow for a...
Folly Road, Portland At least six single mothers are commending organisers of a back-to-school treat held last Friday at a complex in Folly, Portland. Among those hailing the treat, which was aimed at assisting needy students, was 45-year-old...
Mason Hall, St Mary: Thousands of residents living in Mason, St Mary, are poised to receive potable water for the very first time in December, after pipe laying works undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC) in partnership with Rural Water...
Islington, St Mary Approximately 200 children benefited from The On Di Go for Christ feeding programme and Back-to-School Treat held on Saturday in the depressed community of Islington in St Mary. The event, which had its inception in 2020, is the...
Boundbrook, East Portland Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday broke ground to pave the way for the construction of a $4.2-billion urban centre at Boundbrook, near Bryan’s Bay, which will house government facilities and private entities. Holness...
