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Published:Monday | May 2, 2022 | 12:06 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Encouraged by two massive drugs and cash busts last week, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says the Government’s investment in the security forces is bearing fruit. Within days apart last week, the security forces seized $88 million...

Published:Wednesday | April 20, 2022 | 12:10 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

THOUGH FORMULA Woman driver Sara Misir was unable to compete after her engine blew during practice on Sunday, it was a welcome return to racing at the Dover Raceway on Easter Monday, with Senna Summerbell taking the spotlight. The Jamaica Race...

Published:Monday | April 18, 2022 | 12:10 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Following an emergency meeting between stakeholders at the St Ann Municipal Corporation on Sunday, a ban has been placed on permits for events at Pearly Beach, which has been cited as the main cause of Saturday’s gridlock in St Ann. “Immediately...

Published:Monday | April 18, 2022 | 12:08 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

A team from local robotics champions York Castle High School will depart for Texas on Monday to participate in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Championship. York Castle will compete in the grades nine...

Published:Monday | April 18, 2022 | 12:06 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Not content with the world-renowned Dunn’s River Falls and Park (DRFP) in Ocho Rios being the top tourist attraction in Jamaica and the Caribbean, the management of the state-owned facility has introduced yet another drawing card in its ever-...

Published:Monday | April 18, 2022 | 12:06 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

As Marcus Garvey Technical High School marks its golden anniversary this academic year, the St Ann-based institution is seeking to retain 100 students for its sixth-form programme, but it is in dire need of additional classroom spaces. “Help us....

Published:Saturday | April 16, 2022 | 12:07 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) on Tuesday handed over a cheque for $600,000 to the St Ann Infirmary to assist with the operation of the facility. Part of the funds will be used to effect much-needed repairs to sections of the infirmary...

Published:Wednesday | April 13, 2022 | 12:06 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

St Ann North West Member of Parliament (MP) Krystal Lee has expressed surprise at Monday’s protest by taxi operators and residents over the poor road condition between Brown’s Town and Runaway Bay, and extending to Discovery Bay. “I am actually...

Published:Monday | April 11, 2022 | 12:09 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

In one of the biggest housing development projects to be announced for local shores by foreign investors, the London-based Wots Hot Energy is to pump $4.5 billion into the Mahogany Hill development in Chester, St Ann. Founder of Wots Hot, Craig...

Published:Monday | April 11, 2022 | 12:08 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Chester Primary and Infant School is benefiting from a multibillion-dollar housing development planned for that northwestern St Ann community by Wots Hot Energy, a London based construction company. The school currently has 138 students enrolled...

Published:Monday | April 11, 2022 | 12:05 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Born in St Mary, 24 year-0ld Lacey Williams recalls spending her teenage years at Iona High School in Tower Isle, where she won the Miss Iona title in 2013. She says that her first love at that time were dance and poetry. Fast-forward to 2019 and...

Published:Wednesday | April 6, 2022 | 12:06 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

WOODPARK IN St Mary Western became the first community in that constituency to receive the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) community Wi-Fi, with Member of Parliament Robert Montague hailing the “fastest” speed that the service offers. At the...

Published:Monday | April 4, 2022 | 12:10 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

With most hotels reporting full or near-maximum occupancy, the shortage of workers in the tourism sector remains critical, with outreach being made with overseas work programme directors to help ramp up training locally. In the meantime, two of St...

Published:Saturday | April 2, 2022 | 12:07 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Noranda Jamaica Bauxite, in its effort to reach its target of planting 200,000 trees, on Thursday broke ground to officially launch its Operation Discovery tree-planting nursery in Water Valley, St Ann. The goal of planting 200,000 trees was set...

Published:Thursday | March 31, 2022 | 12:10 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Inmates will soon be forced to participate in rehabilitation programmes within the prison system when the review of the Corrections Act is completed, says State Minister Zavia Mayne. That is likely to be welcome news for stakeholders overseeing...

Published:Thursday | March 31, 2022 | 12:08 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Executive Chef Randie Anderson is urging the building of awareness of the importance of gastronomy so that Jamaica may benefit even more from its culinary offerings. Anderson, who is also a culinary evaluator, certified culinary administrator,...

Published:Thursday | March 31, 2022 | 12:05 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Thirteen students from St Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz, with their focus firmly set on hospitality and tourism management, journeyed to Jamaica’s north coast with two teachers to attend the first-ever Culinary Arts and Gastronomy...

Published:Saturday | March 26, 2022 | 12:07 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Her story is one of a changed woman with an unwavering faith in God who is reaching out for help to assist her two kids, a bright 10-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy who has never been to school. In her first year at Kemps Hill High School...

Published:Wednesday | March 23, 2022 | 12:11 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

On December 24 last year, Andrea Riley of Rural Retreat, Claremont, posted on Facebook: “Three things that await me next year: 1. A new house. 2. A happy family. 3. More blessings.” Last Friday, March 18, on her 42nd birthday, all three things...

Published:Thursday | March 17, 2022 | 12:06 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

After years of complaints from the public about the noise nuisance caused by loud motorbikes, the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) says it will be moving to address the issue. ITA Director Kenute Hare, speaking to The Gleaner, said the authority,...

Published:Friday | March 11, 2022 | 12:06 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

ST ANN historian Dr Frank Lawrence is among several parishioners who have expressed disappointment that St Ann native, reggae legend Robert ‘Bob’ Marley, is not represented on any of the new notes the Government is set to introduce to the country...

Published:Wednesday | March 9, 2022 | 12:07 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

A LARGE turnout marked the St Ann Agri-Tourism Business Symposium at Seville Heritage Park in St Ann last Friday, but it was the display by Eastern Exotic Pets Jamaica (EEPJ) out of Kingston that really caught the eyes of most patrons. The team...

Published:Wednesday | March 9, 2022 | 12:06 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Fire destroyed a four-bedroom house in Lucky Hill, Retreat, in St Mary, early last Thursday morning, leaving six persons, including three children, homeless and damage estimated at approximately $1.5 million. Reports from the Retreat police are...

Published:Tuesday | March 1, 2022 | 12:05 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

A cosmetic business that began in 2020 during and because of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown received a $150,000 cash boost at the St Ann Agri-Tourism Business Symposium on Friday at Seville Heritage Park in St Ann. When the pandemic interrupted...

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2022 | 4:51 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Residents of Colegate in St Ann, located just above Fern Gully, are complaining about the lack of water in their pipes and are appealing to the National Water Commission (NWC) to rectify the situation. In the meantime, some residents have had to...

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