Bufff Bay, Portland: Teachers at Buff Bay Primary School in Portland are breathing a sigh of relief after two air-conditioning (AC) units were installed in the staff room last Thursday to assist with providing a much-needed cooler and relaxed space...
HOPE BAY, Portland: RESIDENTS OF the Content community in Portland expressed relief and joy after discovering that no one had suffered injury in a house that crumbled under the impact of yesterday’s earthquake that rocked the island. Two persons...
Rock River, St Mary After enduring extremely humid conditions over a prolonged period, which triggered levels of discomfort and unease among teachers and students at Rock River Primary school in St Mary, the institution is now benefiting from newly...
BOUNDBROOK, Portland: AFTER SURVIVING two years of the global pandemic, COVID-19, which resulted in a nosedive in sales and huge financial losses, businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall is taking aim at training young people in the area of tourism and...
Old Marina, Port Antonio: BYE PASS won the 60th staging of the FirstRock-sponsored Sir Henry Morgan Blue Marlin Tournament at the Old Marina in Port Antonio over the weekend. The competition, which ended on Saturday after three days of angling,...
THE FISHING vessel Brac Rebel won the seventh staging of the Mayberry Investments Superstars of Port Antonio Blue Marlin International Tournament, which ended on Friday at the Errol Flynn Marina in Portland. Brac Rebel, a Caymanian vessel, was...
Long Bay, Portland: The 35 Haitians who landed in Long Bay, Portland, on Sunday, boarded a Jamaica Defence Coast guard ship yesterday and were sent back to their violence-torn homeland. The decision to repatriate the group, comprising 27 men,...
Long Bay, Portland: A quick response from the Portland police has led to the apprehension of a large number of Haitians, who reportedly fled their landed location at the Long Bay beach on Sunday, in an apparent attempt to elude the law. Police...
Carron Hall, St Mary: The St Mary police have launched a manhunt for a male suspect after the chopping death of a resident in Windsor at Castle Carron Hall in the parish on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Javaughn...
Portland: THREE DAYS of torrential rainfall has resulted in damage to the basic infrastructure in Portland, triggering in the suspension of classes at some schools. The downpour, which started on Saturday, got more intense lasting into Sunday night...
BUFF BAY, PORTLAND Portland-based bottled spring water company Lifespan Limited partnered with students and residents for a major scouring of the Buff Bay fisherman’s beach area as part of the National Coastal Clean-up Day’s activities on...
Long Bay, Portland: Facing backlash from human rights groups over its handling of the most recent group of Haitians to land on the island, the Government has sought to clear the air. Speaking with The Gleaner yesterday, Information Minister Robert...
BUFF BAY, Portland: Approximately 500 needy students in West Portland were provided with basic back-to-school items, including bags, notebooks, pens and pencils, and presented with book vouchers at a special treat held on Friday in preparation for...
PORTLAND: Titchfield High School has managed to fill all but one vacancy after 22 teachers resigned from the Portland-based school for unspecified reasons during the summer holidays. Principal Richard Thompson told The Gleaner on Monday that the...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Fourteen-year-old Shaynel Hines of Titchfield High School has pulled off an impressive feat by securing distinctions in mathematics and additional mathematics at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level....
PEOPLE’S NATIONAL Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has lashed out at the Government for what he claims is failure on the part of the Andrew Holness-led administration to positively impact the lives of ordinary Jamaicans. Golding, who was...
Buff Bay, West Portland: People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has presented Doreen Forbes Campbell as the party’s prospective candidate for Portland Western in the next general election. Forbes Campbell will be seeking to end the...
DRAPERS, Portland: After three and a half decades of service, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard vessel Paul Bogle was retired as an artificial reef, fish habitat, and diving site in Portland after a brief ceremony on Sunday. The vessel,...
ROBIN’S BAY, St Mary: National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has said that the 37 Haitians now seeking asylum in Jamaica will be treated fairly during their hearing. Chang, accompanied by representatives from several state agencies and civil...
BUFF BAY, Portland: FORTY-FIVE students who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exam from 24 institutions in West Portland are to benefit from a one-year full tuition payment for the 2023-2024 academic school year. This disclosure was made during...
Annotto Bay, St Mary: Citing the need to quell tensions among residents and to provide some level of entertainment for the people of South-East St Mary, Member of Parliament Dr Norman Dunn is banking on sporting activities to preserve the peace...
Bryan’s Bay, Portland When Eunice ‘Vicky’ Rashford, a returning resident from the United States, heard about a fine imposed by the court on Haitian nationals who recently landed in Jamaica illegally, she had only one thing in mind and that was to...
Boston Beach, Portland: Claiming they were fleeing hunger, civil unrest, and economic hardships, 37 Haitians, including eight children, who landed at the Boston beach in Portland, yesterday, told a harrowing tale of their desperate journey in...
Two Portland-based early childhood institutions last Friday benefitted from construction and donations through a collaborative effort between Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation (HHJF) and Food For the Poor (FFP). The joint-up initiative, which was...
MINISTER OF Tourism Edmund Bartlett is anticipating a favourable response from stakeholders and other interests in Portland to the Destination Assurance Framework Strategy (DAFS), which he says will greatly enhance the island’s tourism product.The...
