BOUNDBROOK, Portland: With the new school year fast approaching, Boundbrook Primary School in Portland is struggling to pick up the pieces, literally, as heavy termite infestation has resulted in sections of the roof and portions of furniture...
BUFF BAY, Portland: More than 200 students have benefited from a special back-to-school treat put on by Councillor Caretaker for the Buff Bay division in West Portland, Desmond Lewis, as part of an initiative to ease what he described as “the...
All commercial activities are to be temporarily halted at Portland’s Blue Lagoon, which has been plagued by incidents of drug peddling, extortion, and illegal rafting, to allow for a more structured management system to be implemented. The decision...
A MURAL depicting iconic Portlanders, such as late heavyweight boxer Trevor Berbick and the Jolly Boys Mento Band, has been met with strong criticisms and rejection from some residents who are upset about the location of the portrait. The mural,...
CHARLES TOWN, Portland: Charles Town Maroons Colonel Marcia Douglas says the residents of her enclave are joining in the island’s celebration of Independence just as they celebrated on Emancipation Day. Douglas told The Gleaner that the Maroons...
Twelve-year-old Joey-Ann Phillips, who amassed 389.8 points including 99 in the ability test, has emerged as the top performer for Norwich Primary School in Portland in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exam. Phillips, who spoke to The Gleaner...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: PRESIDENT OF the Change A Life Foundation in Portland, Sharon Harris, says the breakdown of moral standards in the Jamaican society is as a direct result of parenting. She stressed that unless careful consideration and...
FAIRY HILL, Portland: There is always a big smile on the face of Marcia Cecile Lawrence, which could very well be the magnet that draws residents from the varied adjoining communities to her place of business in Fairy Hill, Portland, where the...
HIGHGATE, St Mary: A LOCATION for the construction of a new market in Highgate, St Mary, to replace the old structure, which was gutted by fire last Saturday, has been identified. The new location, which was previously used as a car park, was...
HIGHGATE, St Mary: Chairman of the St Mary Municipal Corporation, Richard Creary, said that the more than 50 vendors who lost goods and other possessions during Saturday’s predawn fire that gutted the Highgate Market are not covered by insurance....
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Two past students of Titchfield High School donated equipment valued at US$12,000 to the science lab and also to the football team at their alma mater on Wednesday. The donations, which included a microscope, two industrial...
BOSTON, PORTLAND: It was a day of celebration of art, culture and food at the Boston Jerk Festival held at Boston Beach in East Portland on Sunday, as patrons crammed into the venue to enjoy the various meals on offer. With the scorching sun upping...
HOPE BAY, Portland: Councillor-caretaker for the Buff Bay division in West Portland, Desmond Lewis, has told People’s National Party (PNP) supporters that it will be difficult to regain the Hope Bay division unless they unite. Lewis’ assessment...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: An early-morning fire destroyed the iconic old Jamaica Railway Corporation building housing the Portland Art Gallery on Saturday, along with important aspects of Jamaica’s rich creative and cultural heritage. The loss of the...
When 22-year-old Renae Thibaud won the Miss Portland Festival Queen competition on June 25, little did she know that her success would restore some level of hope for other young ladies living in Long Bay, an area which is regarded as one of the...
There is growing tension between sand miners and the operators of Rio Grande Rafting, with the latter complaining that mining activities are threatening to disrupt business at Portland’s premier tourist attraction. Accompanied by representatives...
BELFIELD, St Mary: Opposition Leader Mark Golding on Sunday chastised the Government for what he deemed its failure to protect Jamaicans from the spiralling cost of living, including escalating food and gas prices. He said that despite urging Prime...
Port Antonio, Portland: Mayor of Port Antonio Paul Thompson is urging restaurants and other food establishments to ensure that waste from their business places is properly disposed of, so as to eliminate the unbearable stench emanating from food...
PORT MARIA, St Mary: Several schools, the police station, and a library are now able to tap free Wi-Fi after a public hotspot was established in Port Maria, widening the Internet highway for the St Mary capital and adjoining communities. Science,...
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Portland: The Portland police are on high alert as Moore Town Colonel Wallace Sterling has expressed fear that his life has been threatened, having received a chilling phone call that not only would he lose the election in the...
Describing the conditions on the main thoroughfare leading from Folly Road in Port Antonio to Manchioneal in east Portland as the worst road that he has ever driven on, Opposition Leader Mark Golding is appealing for more to be done to improve the...
WHITE RIVER, St Mary: A former Cabinet minister is calling on the Government to end what seems to be a free-for-all in the river rafting industry, saying that any mishap resulting from unregulated operations could spell disaster for the island’s...
It was pure joy on the faces of attendees at the inaugural St Mary Kite and Food Festival on Sunday at Buccaneer’s Jerk and Juice Lawn in St Mary. The event, which was billed as a family-oriented entertainment function, was, from all indications, a...
BUFF BAY, Portland: It was honesty on the part of grade nine student, Rodaine Green of Buff Bay High School in Portland, who found and returned an android phone to a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), even though he was in dire need of...
Opposition Leader Mark Golding said that he is encouraged by the turnout of People’s National Party (PNP) supporters and business interests during a ‘Power of the Dream tour’ of West and East Portland last Friday. Golding, accompanied by general...
