The 67th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon came to a climax on Independence night with some exciting stage performances, the highlight of which was a heart-rending performance from singer George Nooks. Going...
Clive Christopher Campbell is a man on a mission, and it is to eradicate many illnesses, which, he says, don’t have to lead to someone dying. His brother-in-law, Tony Young, died from complications of diabetes, and he said that his dream is to...
Out on the ocean sailin’ away I can hardly wait to see you come of age But I guess, we’ll both just have to be patient ‘Cause it’s a long way to go, a hard row to hoe Yes, it’s a long way to go but in the meantime Beautiful Boy – John Lennon In...
Human resource consultant and transformational speaker, Marcia Skervin, is all about empowering others to live their best lives. Through her company, Connect Your Dots, she mentors, motivates and does life coaching and stress-management talks in...
Dr Roxanne Brown is all about service. The Glenmuir High School past student said she developed the passion from observing her own parents for years. She said that her mother’s tremendous work ethic and her father’s involvement in various civic...
Here I am to worship, Here I am to bow down, Here I am to say that you’re my God you’re altogether lovely Altogether worthy, Altogether wonderful to me Here I am to Worship – Tim Hughes In April, eyebrows were raised at an advertisement in The...
I can only imagine What my eyes would see When your face is before me I can only imagine I can only imagine – I Can Only Imagine – Mercy Me Some churches in Jamaica have a day set aside for a fasting service. For many it has become a...
Ninety-seven doctors, pharmacists, registered nurses, other medical personnel and support staff descended on the island on June 9, and for seven days they impacted many in the parishes of St Ann, St Mary, Kingston, and St Catherine. At the Port...
“ It’s like holding on When my grip is lost I still feed my insecurity when I know the cost Is it taking over? Will it bury me? Or will clarity become the cure for my disease?” – Disease – Beartooth He looks sane, he acts sane, but...
Pilmar Powell is no ordinary policewoman. While she dutifully carries out her mandate to ‘protect and reassure’, she is driven by a far greater passion, and that is her faith in God and the desire to make a difference – not just as a cop, but as a...
My real old man he got killed in the war And she knows she and seven kids couldn’t have got very far She said she thought that she could never love again And then there he stood with that big wide grin He married my mother and he took us...
With stakeholders citing poverty as a major driver of crime in Clarendon, the HEART Trust/NTA is vigorously promoting training programmes to redirect at-risk youth in the central Jamaica parish, says Zeco Brown, recruitment coordinator of the...
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgement seat; Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet; Our God is marching on. Battle Hymn of the Republic Julia...
The high incidence of violent crime in the May Pen business and market district has sent jitters through business operators and shoppers in usually crowded streets, causing many to stay away altogether from the Clarendon capital. One business...
Marsha Bowen is all about service. Motivated by a desire to care for people who are suffering, she pursued a career in nursing. But that wasn’t enough for her as she wanted to impact lives outside of the nursing station. Bowen said it was her...
On June 22, Arlene Brown will be burying her father, but now she will also have to factor in funeral arrangements for her son, 33-year-old Rajay Allen, who was shot and killed early Tuesday morning in Palmers Cross, Clarendon. Seventeen-year-old...
Business operators in Clarendon are being urged to review how they store and transport cash to deter criminals from launching brazen attacks such as the one which unfolded in the parish capital on Sunday, in which hoodlums made of with $3 million...
“Everything happened so fast. I can’t recall the road, the rain, The bag, the blood, the splash. Tell me everything’s fine, tell me that she’s alright. But she’s not. I see you now, only in pieces.” Angels in Top Hats – House of Heroes...
A missing teenage girl has been found dead in Clarendon, bringing to four the number of children killed within the last month. As her school community was getting ready to mobilise a search with her father yesterday, confirmation of news that the...
Had Antonette Bernard heeded the warnings of the police to leave a community drink-up in York Town, Clarendon, on Saturday night, she might have lived to enjoy Mother’s Day with her daughters yesterday. Tears streamed down the cheeks of Bernard’s...
When it comes to teaching, Denbigh Primary School acting vice-principal and grade-six teacher Kemeila Ewers will tell you she was born for it. From primary to tertiary-level education, she has not once wavered from the path as, she told The...
Somebody cries in the middle Of the night, The neighbours hear, but they turn Out the lights. A fragile soul caught in the hands Of fate, When morning comes It’ll be too late. Concrete Angel – Martina McBride It is a scary world for children...
A $73-million air-conditioning upgrade at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon will result in the health facility’s annual electricity bill being slashed by 20 per cent, or $5.2 million. The hospital AC upgrade is part of the Government’s plan to...
Nine students were admitted to Percy Junor Hospital and two transferred to Kingston Public Hospital after a taxi in which they were travelling careered off the Grantham Bridge and plunged into the river below after colliding with another vehicle....
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT of Police Damion Manderson used a special meeting called with Old Harbour taxi operators to send a strong warning to robot taxi operators in the division. Manderson, who has been at the helm at the subdivision for little...
