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...
Port Antonio, Portland The Portland Rehabilitation Centre, which is currently undergoing a transformation, is still grappling with the stigma around a view that its primary focus is to house persons of unsound mind even though the success rate in...
Claverty Cottage, West Portland: A section of the roadway at Claverty Cottage in West Portland, which was rendered impassable due to multiple landslides, has been cleared through a joint initiative between the Portland Municipal Corporation (PMC)...
The College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland has been urged to undertake a new challenge, which could position it as the epicentre for training in the Caribbean while expanding as a global university powerhouse. The call was...
Port Antonio, Portland The annual Portland Paradise Weekend of activities has received a major boost following confirmation that the honorary consul of Jamaica in Atlanta, Dr Elaine Grant Bryan, will be the keynote speaker at the “festival in the...
Portland businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall is calling for more to be done to promote the parish as an entertainment hub for both tourists and locals. Hall, who operates Roots 21 restaurant and Cristal nightclub, says that the move could create or...
Passley Gardens, Portland: Relatives are 19-year-old Demario Jones, a second-year student of the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) in Portland, are struggling to come to grips with his passing after he drowned on Tuesday. Jones,...
Windsor Forest, east Portland In a bid to ensure that early childhood education is provided to children living in a remote community in eastern Portland, a group of volunteers are trying to rehabilitate the 70-year-old Windsor Forest Basic School....
Portland: The annual Wagglas Foundation Health Fair and Symposium, which attracted hundreds of residents seeking healthcare in Port Antonio, Portland, and its environs, was from all indications a huge success. Held last Thursday on the grounds of...
Windsor Castle, West Portland: A legal battle is looming between the purported owner of a property at Windsor Castle in West Portland and two state-run agencies – the Portland Municipal Corporation and the National Works Agency (NWA) – over who...
Blue Lagoon, Portland: All parties involved in the controversy surrounding beach-access rights to the Blue Lagoon, one of Portland’s premiere tourist attractions, are to return to court on June 17, when the matter will be presented. In the Portland...
KEN WRIGHT PIER, Port Antonio: THE 59 Haitian children with varying disabilities, along with their 13 caregivers, left Portland yesterday after undergoing screening and medical check-ups conducted by the Ministry of Health. The children, along with...
Port Maria, St Mary: Tacky High School Principal Errol Bascoe, who is charged with buggery in relation to an incident at his home on February 29, was on Tuesday offered bail in the sum of $600,000 when he appeared in the St Mary Parish Court Bascoe...
