The Old Harbour Chamber of Commerce has taken on new life under its new name – South St Catherine Chamber of Commerce – which was launched last Wednesday at the Old Harbour Baptist Church in Marlie Acres Speaking at the launch, president of the...
At 103 years old, Roslyn Stephens’ hearing is almost perfect. She also speaks clearly and has a good sense of humour, making known her total commitment and devotion to the Lord. Now blind, the Spaldings, Clarendon, resident shared that she made a...
Jamaican Nurse Kashina McLean has been giving it her all, even to the point of risking her own life in the fight against the dreaded COVID-19 virus. After working in the Jamaican healthcare system for almost nine years, McLean, in 2018, migrated to...
Medical Officer of Health for Clarendon Dr Kimberly Campbell is expressing concern with what is happening in the parish in relation to COVID-19 cases. During her report at the monthly sitting of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation yesterday, Dr...
DENBIGH HIGH School sixth-form student Jhada Cohen has had a long struggle with dyslexia. She was diagnosed when she was in grade three. Today, she has come a far way from the third-grader who struggled to read. Dyslexia is a learning disorder...
Seventy-three-year-old Christine Gayle Ranger has been a member of the 4-H Club since she was a child attending primary school. Today, she spends her time training other club members at the Hayes Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon, and...
Linda Harris, 78, from Pennantwood in Clarendon, is not quite ready to call it quits on her favourite pastime. The senior, who has an enviable collection of certificates, awards and trophies, brags about her domino prowess which has earned her a...
One year and two months after she lost the love of her life and father of her two children in a freak accident, Tanisha Reid has learnt to deal with the pain while she continues the legacy they started together. Gerief Phillips, aka ‘Chicky’, was...
Two teachers at a St Catherine-based high school are warning Jamaicans to think carefully before acting as guarantors for loans taken out by associates, as a fellow co-worker has left them with a hefty bill after filing for bankruptcy, even as they...
Despite the battering the sector has taken from the COVID-19 pandemic and torrential rains in October and November, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Floyd Green is expressing confidence in the farmers’ ability to bounce back for a better 2021. In...
Pointing out that aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing fields in agriculture globally, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Floyd Green said that Jamaica cannot afford to be left behind. Speaking yesterday as he toured the Longville Park Farm in...
Laurel Livingston has been maintaining the Christmas tradition of feeding the less fortunate and some shut-ins in her community of Cockpit in Clarendon, and Friday was no different. Preparing scrumptious delights of chicken, fish, curried goat, as...
The church of the United Brethren in Christ, Content, Clarendon, since Monday has been treating shut-ins from the church with the sweet sounds of Christmas carols in the evenings. Paula Walker, a member of the choir team, said it was the norm for...
The Free Town Church of God of Prophecy Outreach Foundation brought smiles to the faces of both children, seniors and shut-ins last week Friday. The Reverent Dr Zebulah Aiken expressed regret at not being able to go ‘full-scale’ as is the norm for...
The rural community of Green Bottom in Sandy Bay was jolted Monday evening by the bizarre murder of a disabled teenage girl who was savagely stabbed while her stepmother reportedly slept in an adjoining room of their Clarendon home. Shelly-Ann...
Emanuel Azan, founder of the charity Kingdom Outreach International, arrived in the island last week Wednesday armed with 11 tablets which he was hesitant about shipping in the barrels. Azan, who was born and grew up in Farm, Clarendon, said he...
The Centre for Language and Culture (CLC) has been transforming lives since it first opened its doors in 2006. The best thing about the institution is that it has no age limits. As director of the institution, Aline Luna Less, also known as ‘Aunty...
For Portmore mother of seven Natasha Jones, there is only one thing that would make her happy this Christmas: to have all her children under her roof. Jones is hoping that by some miracle the roof, literally, will become a reality as five of her...
Business interests in central Clarendon are projecting a positive sales outlook in the lead-up to Christmas despite a rash of murders triggering a major police-military operation since last Friday. The epicentre of the midweek violence was...
The community of Kraal is most noted for the May 7, 2003 incident that saw four persons being fatally shot and killed by the Reneto Adams-led now-defunct Crime Management Unit (CMU). For residents, it is a stigma they do not think they will be able...
Sixth-form Vere Technical High School student Jasett Johnson has said she is elated to being back in the formal classroom settings. Johnson told The Gleaner that it was costly to purchase data to facilitate online learning. “When I am at home, I...
Shut-ins and the homeless in and around the communities of Old Harbour in St Catherine, as well as Church Pen and Sandy Bay in Clarendon, were treated to a warm meal and care packages on Thursday, courtesy of the Women’s Ministry of the Church of...
Some 10 fathers from Clarendon were recently recognised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) for their involvement in their children’s lives. Commenting on the initiative, Antonette Brooks, CPFSA team leader in Clarendon, said...
Don’t let the COVID-19 Grinch steal the Christmas joy of children in state care. That’s the plea made by Rosalee Gage-Grey, chief executive officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), who urged charities and individuals to...
Resettled Jamaicans in Clarendon are reportedly terrified after a 72-year-old returned resident was shot and killed in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Chapelton. Heather Reid, president of the Clarendon Association of Returning Residents,...
