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Wine is a mocker and strong drink is raging, says pastor

Published:Thursday | January 14, 2016 | 12:14 PMGareth Davis

BOUNDBROOK, Portland:Surviving the many challenges of 2015 was no easy task for many, but Pastor of the Boundbrook Seventh-day Adventist district of churches, Damion Clarke, told members of his flock that it was only the saving grace of Jesus Christ...

Think outside box on crime - Mayor

Published:Sunday | December 27, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The problem of crime, which continues to affect residents and other interests islandwide, is just one of the concerns highlighted by two sector leaders in Portland that needs to be fixed in 2016.According to mayor of Port...

Bamboo King - Portland father carves livelihood from tall, tree-like, woody grass

Published:Wednesday | December 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:HIS LOVE for bamboo came about by chance, but for Wilburne King, his newly found livelihood is a part of his everyday life, which has allowed him to invest and grow in the local tourism sector.King, who spent the better part...

14 homeless after rains pelt Portland

Published:Wednesday | December 2, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Four houses were destroyed and 14 people left homeless after more than six hours of intense rainfall in the eastern parish of Portland.The heavy rains, which started at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, pounded the eastern side of the parish. The situation was...

East Portland unsettled

Published:Sunday | November 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Port Antonio, Portland:Confusion, chaotic, and instability are just some of the words being used to describe the troubling situation now facing the People's National Party (PNP) in East Portland ahead of the impending parliamentary election.The...

Small boat lands big marlin

Published:Thursday | October 22, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO:The local canoe tournament, the highlight for local residents in the Port Antonio Blue Marlin tournament, lived up to its expectations on Wednesday with the landing of a Blue Marlin by Caiphas McLeggon, captain of the boat Conqueror....

Rest day for marlin tourney

Published:Tuesday | October 20, 2015 | 8:37 PMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO:The Port Antonio Blue Marlin tournament takes a break this morning to make way for the one-day canoe competition, which has attracted approximately 70 local fishermen.After two gruelling days of competition, nine marlins have been...

PNP delegates overruled?... Hierarchy could name Bloomfied over Moore as standard-bearer

Published:Monday | October 12, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis, Gleaner Writer

It appears the People's National Party (PNP) is considering to overrule the results of the September 7 internal elections, which saw Attorney Andrea Moore beating the incumbent Dr Lynvale Bloomfield by eight votes. Some members of the party...

Three hospitalised in early morning crash

Published:Sunday | October 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Three persons have been hospitalised following a crash along the Castle main road in east Portland early this morning. The police say the driver of a white Toyota Corolla station wagon travelling from Fair Prospect to Port Antonio lost control of...

Former Port Antonio mayor quits JLP, willing to represent PNP, NDM or independent

Published:Thursday | October 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis, Gleaner Writer

Former mayor of Port Antonio, Floyd Patterson has signaled his intention to cross the floor to the People's National Party. Patterson, a two term councilor, who first won on a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) ticket in 2008, reportedly fell out of...

Titchfield Hig School mourns student

Published:Tuesday | September 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:The Titchfield High School family has been plunged into mourning following the death of a female student, who was killed during a hit-and-run incident at Flat Grass, Portland, Sundaymorning.A fifth-form student, 18-year-old...

Newton Lewis is turned off by church leaders

Published:Friday | September 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

STONY HILL, Portland:Newton Lewis, a construction worker, who has admitted that there is a need to serve Jesus Christ has said the behaviour of some members of the clergy is a deterrent for him.Affectionately known as 'Pressa', the 61-year-old...

Coconut galore

Published:Tuesday | September 15, 2015 | 12:24 PMGareth Davis

budding coconut businessFAIR PROSPECT, Portland:Fulfilling a lifelong dream with the intention of offering better health choices to the populace is the motivating factor for Jennifer Jones, a Portland resident, who is on a quest to re-ignite the...

East Portland delegates want Moore - Buchanan survives in St Bess

Published:Sunday | September 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Incumbent member of parliament for East Portland, Lynvale Bloomfield, suffered a massive blow yesterday, losing out to challenger Andrea Moore in a nail-biting, intra-party selection exercise in the constituency.Bloomfield polled 133 votes to Moore'...

Fruitful Vale residents rearing chicks

Published:Wednesday | August 26, 2015 | 11:32 AMGareth Davis

FRUITFUL VALE, Portland:Oswald Rochester is spearheading a chicken-rearing project in Fruitful Vale, Portland, designed to assist residents in the various adjoining communities.Rochester, who oversees the rearing of day-old chicks to maturity, is...

MP to assist school

Published:Tuesday | August 18, 2015 | 12:25 PMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:With the Ministry of Education providing a paltry grant of $30,000 annually, which serves as the total sum allocated for the maintenance of the Mount Pleasant Primary school's infrastructure, Member of Parliament (MP) Daryl...

Boulders rain on Portland community, residents fearful

Published:Saturday | August 15, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis, Gleaner Writer

Nervous residents of Buff Bay Valley in Portland are again on edge. This after scores of huge boulders came raining down on the community of Charles Town yesterday. Residents told The Gleaner/Power106 News Centre that the frightening experience...

Leroy Gray - Blind but still seeing the light

Published:Thursday | August 13, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:Despite being visually impaired, Leroy Gray, a devoted Christian, has not lost sight of God. And while many have fallen by the wayside, he remains committed and determined that he will gain his place in the heavenly Kingdom....

Portland woman dies after being shot in eye with spear gun

Published:Wednesday | August 12, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Stony Hill, Portland:A Portland woman is dead following an alleged dispute on Tuesday between two men at Ransa, Stony Hill, in Portland.The woman has been identified as Angella Jackson, unemployed, who is believed to be in her mid-50s.According to a...

Portland reading competition develop young minds

Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2015 | 10:56 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:The Portland Parish Library Reading competition climaxed last Tuesday with a special prize-giving ceremony at that branch, which saw the top finishers moving on to the national finals.The gruelling three months of competition...

Rio Grande gets road rehab

Published:Monday | July 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Portland:AFTER DECADES of neglect, Rio Grande Valley residents in Portland can now breathe a collective sigh of relief as approximately $143 million will be spent to rehabilitate 7.83 kilometres of roadway through the varied...

Fun, success for Celebrity Cook-Off

Published:Tuesday | June 23, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

The inaugural Portland Celebrity Cook-off, from all indication, was a huge success. Business operators and other interests are already eagerly anticipating the next leg.Held on Sunday in the car park at TAJ Pharmacy in Port Antonio, the event...

Boundbrook Primary banking on high achiever

Published:Wednesday | June 17, 2015 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Port Antonio, Portland:The entire school population at Boundbrook Primary in Port Antonio, Portland, is now eagerly awaiting word from the Ministry of Education as to whether or not their top-performing student, Roshantia Bramwell, will be awarded a...

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