Primary-level students in St Ann and St Mary could be heading for a spirited debating showdown come next year, if educators and other stakeholders in both parishes have their way. This comes following a recent one-off debate between students at the...
Port Antonio, Portland: Seventy-four Portland residents on Wednesday received grants from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to assist with the reconstruction of their homes as part of the Government’s Rebuild Jamaica initiative,...
Portland: More than four hours of heavy rainfall pounded the northeastern parish of Portland on Wednesday, forcing the closure of several businesses while inundating the main thoroughfare in some areas. The inclement weather also delayed the start...
PORT ANTONIO, PORTLAND: Administrators of the Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Portland, have been forced to reschedule cohorts as repair work is still being carried out to several classrooms. The situation, they say, will not allow for a...
Folly Road, Portland At least six single mothers are commending organisers of a back-to-school treat held last Friday at a complex in Folly, Portland. Among those hailing the treat, which was aimed at assisting needy students, was 45-year-old...
Mason Hall, St Mary: Thousands of residents living in Mason, St Mary, are poised to receive potable water for the very first time in December, after pipe laying works undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC) in partnership with Rural Water...
Islington, St Mary Approximately 200 children benefited from The On Di Go for Christ feeding programme and Back-to-School Treat held on Saturday in the depressed community of Islington in St Mary. The event, which had its inception in 2020, is the...
Boundbrook, East Portland Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday broke ground to pave the way for the construction of a $4.2-billion urban centre at Boundbrook, near Bryan’s Bay, which will house government facilities and private entities. Holness...
Carder Park, Portland: The Portland Paradise Weekend (PPW) annual back-to-school treat held Sunday on the lawns of the newly upgraded sporting facility Carder Park was, by all indications, a huge success. The event, now in its ninth staging, this...
Buff Bay, Portland Fifty-three youths from 24 schools are the recipients of the 2024-2025 Special Achievement Award, initiated by government minister Daryl Vaz and aimed at providing financial assistance to needy students who performed well in the...
Portland: Port Antonio in Portland is experiencing a major challenge in providing Airbnb services to visitors from overseas who have been arriving in droves to the resort town on trips organised by Basil Burke, a native of the parish. Burke, who...
Kensington, Portland Founder of Freedom Imaginaries Malene Alleyne is urging the Government to allow what she describes as a basic due-process guarantee to take place wherein Haitian migrants would be screened to determine whether they are asylum...
Junction, St Mary: The Junction main road in St Mary, which was the centre of a massive 10-mile roadblock mounted by irate residents protesting the absence of electrical power, was cleared yesterday afternoon by firefighters with assistance from...
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Portland: Residents in Cornwall Barracks and Ginger House in the Rio Grande Valley of Portland are at risk of being marooned as a result of two massive landslides that occurred during the passage of Hurricane Beryl nearly two...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Portland businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall is offering 35 students on summer break the opportunity to work at his business place, Roots 21, a fine-dining restaurant located along West Palm Avenue in Port Antonio, Porland. Hall...
MANCHIONEAL, Portland: Hard-hit by at least five previous hurricanes, including Gilbert, which dealt him tremendous losses, fisherman Kenneth ‘Shorty’ Carr of Manchioneal in Portland was taking no chances with Beryl. Thirty-six years of fishing...
PORTLAND: “Nine hours of hell” is how one Portland resident described the ferocious onslaught during the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday. Cyrus Bell, a 69-year-old resident of Bryan’s Bay, referred to the gusty winds from Beryl as being...
A local human rights lobby has raised concerns over what is being described as the deplorable state of a facility in St Mary that is currently housing 21 Haitian males who were recently transferred there. Carla Gullotta, director of Stand Up For...
BUFF BAY, Portland: Principal of Buff Bay Primary School Jacqueline Edwards has commended the effort of Portland-based spring water company Lifespan for what she described as their unwavering commitment towards education. Edwards shared her...
Trouble is brewing in the country’s transport sector following a decision by the Island Traffic Authority to suspend the driver’s licences of some public transport operators who have accumulated 10 demerit points as a result of traffic violations....
ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary: A decision is to be made this morning as to whether students scheduled to sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) five exams at Baxter’s Primary in St Mary will be able to do so amid inclement weather affecting the area. On Tuesday...
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday proved the value of wearing a helmet while biking, if even in the most inconvenient way. The health minister, while on one of his regular Sunday morning rides, was hit from his bicycle by a motor...
DOLPHIN BAY, Portland: Asylum requests have reportedly been made for two women who were among a group of Haitians who were intercepted along the Dolphin Bay main road in Portland on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Portland police apprehended about 16...
Hectors River, Portland: Up to last night it was not yet clear what decision would be made on the fate of the eight Haitians who landed in the dead of night at a beach in Hectors River, Portland, on Sunday. The eight Haitian nationals were picked...
BUFF BAY, Portland: Grieving students, with tears flowing freely down their cheeks, reflected the mood at Titchfield High School in Portland yesterday as the school population searched desperately for answers to the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ about the...
