MANDEVILLE, Manchester:In the community of Hope Village, sandwiched between its larger neighbours, Porus and Williamsfield, three miles to the east of Mandeville, resides Melissa...
ROWLANDSFIELD, St Thomas: Digicel Foundation handed over a Multi-purpose Community Centre to the Rowlandsfield community in St Thomas on Saturday, July 2 .
WESTERN BUREAU:Two men arrested at the Coral Cliff Resort in Montego Bay for possession of Greendot Visa debit cards and combined cash of US$710 were offered bail in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court.
The Bureau of Women's Affairs (BWA) in association with the Social Development Commission (SDC) on Tuesday held a Masculinity Training/Workshop at the Falmouth Fire Station.
COMMISSIONER OF Customs, Danville Walker, says the police are now trying to determine if a local importer was behind the illegal removal of six barrels from the ports on Thursday.
WESTERN BUREAU: In a bid to enhance the customer experience offered by bar owners and impart lifelong learning skills, the Red Stripe Bartending Academy graduated 160 participants from its programme in western and central Jamaica.
WESTERN BUREAU: A centre of excellence to serve Glendevon and its environs will become a reality by December, six years after member of parliament for North West St James, Dr Horace Chang, mooted the facility to empower unattached youths.
WESTERN BUREAU:Mayor of Falmouth, Collin Gager, says the growth of the Trealwny's attraction products and aggressive marketing from stakeholders are essential to maximising...
SENATORS YESTERDAY depicted the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) as exploitative, burdensome, and extortionist, forcing Leader of Opposition Business Senator A.J. Nicholson to pour oil on troubled waters.
SADIE COMRIE has served more than four decades in the education system and, from all indications, she has no plans to give it up any time soon.Comrie, who was nominated by the May Pen Primary School after serving in the system for 44 years, was among...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland:AFTER DECADES of operating without pension or health insurance benefits, raftsmen who ply their trade along Portland's Rio Grande are being offered a lifeline by the Micro, Small and Medium...
WESTERN BUREAU: The students of Refuge Primary School in Trelawny have received gifts of personal chalkboards and special-educational attention from members of the Praying Pelican Missions from Pennsylvania in the United States.
WESTERN BUREAU:THE GOVERNMENT is working aggressively to meet a September deadline for the opening of a refurbishing plant in Montego Bay, where more than 300 of the 750 damaged Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses will be...
WESTERN BUREAU:MONTEGO BAY-BASED child and family therapist Dr Beverley Scott has taken the bold step towards helping suicidal children in western Jamaica through the staging of a monthlong summer-camp programme.
CROSS KEYS, Manchester:The Cross Keys community, nestled in the hilly terrains of south Manchester, has many hidden treasures according to Hudlyn Pitter, public relations officer for the Cross Keys Area Development...
WESTERN BUREAU:The Calabash International Literary Festival, which was cancelled after its 10th staging last year, is set to make a return for Jamaica's 50th anniversary celebrations in 2012.Organisers pulled the plug on the event, normally held in...
CHARLES TOWN, Portland: SEVERAL SCHOLARS and academics attended and presented papers at the third annual Charles Town Maroon Convention held recently in Portland. The convention also has the potential to be a huge tourist pull based on the turnout this year. The best so far.
GREENFIELD, Trelawny:Many people around the world recite a prayer asking God's kingdom to come, yet they have little idea of what they are asking for.The Jehovah's Witnesses say they will offer a clear and refreshing approach to the topic at their 2011...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has grudgingly accepted the Government's decision to start paying public-sector workers their outstanding seven per cent increase this fiscal year. However, the IMF has made it clear...
Six months after their two-year-old son disappeared without a trace, baby Ralston's parents are still hopeful of seeing him again. Father Neville Mitchell and mother Danna Emmanuel still regularly look out into the front yard...
Lille, France: While on one knee awaiting the starter's instruction to get into the 'set' position, Odail Todd closed his eyes and whispered a soft prayer. "Lord, please help me to win this race. Please, Lord," he prayed....
WESTERN BUREAU: The cash-strapped St James Parish Council says it is looking at a divestment plan for the operations of the municipal abattoir into private hands; nine years after its closure and a $3.8-million...
The main suspect in the killing of Kingston College student, Khajeel Mais, is believed to be the owner of a Glock 9mm pistol, which preliminary investigations suggest was issued in 2003 at a St Andrew police...
