WESTERN BUREAU: THE COMMUNITY of Chatham in St James has a landmark that has served its residents for just over 180 years - the Bethtephil Baptist Church.
WAKEFIELD/SAVANNAH: St Catherine: AS SOON as she learnt that a team from The Gleaner had come to visit, Sister Fan, as Francilla Elizabeth Gordon-Francis is affectionately called, with the aid of a walker, made her way slowly to the veranda.
STUDENTS FROM Ascot High School in Portmore, St Catherine, cried openly yesterday after one of their schoolmates died tragically in a motor vehicle accident while another was seriously injured.
BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL colours lit up the streets of the capital city yesterday morning as excited students from St Aloysius Primary School marched around a section of Kingston with pride of spirit in celebration of Jamaica Day.
IN-BETWEEN the main church building and the assembly house is the Bethtephil Basic School, which began in 1976 with six pupils and a committee headed by the then Rev Wesley Green.
PASSLEY GARDENS, Portland:THE RECENT spike in ackee poisoning is being attributed to a lack of adequate sunlight which increases the levels of the toxin hypoglycin, which is found in the fruit.
SOME ESSENTIAL service providers have indicated that they are beginning to feel the ripple effects of the rising petrol prices locally due to mounting tensions in sections of Northern Africa.
TWO DAYS after K.D. Knight, a lawyer representing the opposition People's National Party (PNP) at the commission of enquiry into the Dudus-Manatt affair ..
A children's rally, an exhibition of Jamaican foods, and a luncheon honouring past principals were the main activities staged by the Stella Maris Prep School in Kingston yesterday to commemorate Jamaica Day 2011.
IMMEDIATE PAST chairman of CARICOM, Bruce Golding, has indicated that the regional trading bloc was not functioning as it should and was in danger of losing its relevance.
WESTERN BUREAU: The road leading to the birthplace of Jamaica's first prime minister and national hero, Sir Alexander Bustamante, has become a rough ride and can be treacherous with a precipice on one side. Noticeably neglected for many years by former...
THE NEW cruiseship port in Falmouth is designed to be the home port for a number of cruise ships that are scheduled to call at the facility. Port Authority of Jamaica vice-president for cruise shipping and marine operations...
CITIZENS' ACTION for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) says the reasons given for the postponement of local government elections are not valid and condemned the recurring failure of governments to ensure these elections are held on their due date....
JAMAICA'S AMBASSADOR to the United States, Audrey Marks, has lauded the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for its support extended to Jamaica since its inception in 1981.Among the areas of support noted were the US$450,000 in grants...
NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Dwight Nelson on Wednesday announced that he plans to seek Cabinet's decision on the controversial Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) that have dominated deliberations at the Dudus-Manatt...
THE GOVERNMENT is in the process of divesting Nutrition Products Limited (NPL) - the Ministry of Education's agency responsible for providing milk and nutribun snacks to more than 136,000 students islandwide, through its...
The State continues to take little or no action against public servants who are flouting the law requiring them to file annual declarations with the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption.In its report for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the commission...
A motor-vehicle crash involving four persons in Green Island, Hanover, yesterday left a motorcyclist, a mother and her nephew dead and the her son hospitalised in critical condition.Dead are 39-year-old Yvette Crooks, her seven-year-old nephew...
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: TRELAWNY CANE farmers are calling for an immediate review of the terms and conditions of the agreement reached between Government and Everglades Farms Ltd, operator of Long Pond and Hampden sugar...
New Market, St Elizabeth: The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) stayed true to the promise of Minister of Agriculture Dr Christopher Tufton by providing fertiliser and seeds to more than 100 farmers in New...
The conditions under which the communications of Jamaicans can be intercepted were the subject of a passionate exchange between Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson and Patrick Atkinson, the attorney...
