Buff Bay Valley, Portland: Mullet Hall has become the first community in Portland to benefit from free WI-Fi Internet service, through a joint initiative between the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology and the Chris Dehring-led ReadyTV. The...
Buff Bay, Portland: A Portland family has been left heartbroken as what they said was a nearly two-decades-long abusive relationship ended in tragedy Tuesday night, leaving the matriarch dead, her common-law husband on the run, and other members of...
Port Antonio, Portland: Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has charged that the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has led the country into a state of poverty, which has resulted in the poorest people bearing the greatest share of the taxation...
Portland: Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Branch in Port Antonio, Portland, have charged undertaker Rohan Martin with the July 30 murder of a female teacher in the northeastern seaside town. After several interviews, detectives charged...
David Lane, Portland: The Portland police have arrested a male suspect in connection with Tuesday’s killing of schoolteacher Latoya Hill at David Lane in the parish. The suspect, an undertaker, was handed over to the police in Kingston by a friend...
David Lane, Portland: The Portland police are searching for a male suspect who is believed to have murdered his girlfriend following a domestic dispute at David Lane in Portland yesterday morning. The deceased has been identified as 29-year-old...
Ann-Marie Vaz says she has achieved her infrastructural targets set for her first 100 days in office as member of parliament (MP) for Eastern Portland. Vaz, who found favour with electors during the April 4 by-election, told The Gleaner last week...
Norwich District, Portland: A Portland man is in shock after the remains found last week were confirmed to be those of his 29-year-old niece, Andreen McDonald of a San Antonio, Texas, address in the United States. Bobo Anderson says the family has...
The Alligator Head Foundation, that has successfully established a fish sanctuary in east Portland, is reaping huge success in its quest to restore marine life. Founded six years ago by Franscesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, the foundation has been...
Port Maria, St Mary: Mayor of Port Maria, Richard Creary, has lashed out at the practice of illegal vending, which he claimed is plaguing the streets of the parish capital of St Mary, resulting in the breakdown of law and order. An obviously...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Discharged from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) eight years after a motor vehicle accident left him visually impaired, Rohan Dwight Brown has defied the odds by successfully re-enlisting, and today he occupies the post...
Port Antonio, Portland: The eastern parish of Portland is arming itself to tackle a rat-infestation problem that has taken root especially in the seaside town of Port Antonio, the parish’s capital. “They are just about everywhere. You hear them...
Deplorable roads, unemployment, and the lack of water were some of the concerns raised by business operators, other stakeholders, and residents at a Constituency Development Fund (CDF) constituency consultation meeting in East Portland on Thursday...
Port Antonio, Portland: Eastern Portland residents, business operators and other stakeholders listed poor roads, unemployment and lack of water as the main priorities they want Member of Parliament (MP) Ann-Marie Vaz to tackle at the Constituency...
Port Antonio, Portland: Hours before 13-year-old Titchfield High School student Pranjal Jasti perished in an accident on Monday, the eighth-grader was harbouring high hopes as he attended an interview seeking to join the quiz team. Yesterday,...
A massive increase in rodents in Port Antonio has triggered an emergency response from the Portland Municipal Corporation, which is partnering with Kirk Distributors to rid the parish capital of rats and other pests. The rats and roaches, which...
BLACK HILL, Portland: A Titchfield High schoolboy was killed and 23 children hospitalised when a 15-seater bus with almost double its capacity plunged over a precipice along the Black Hill main road in Portland yesterday afternoon. A female...
Port Antonio, Portland: The Portland Municipal Corporation is now in the process of disseminating information to the public as it relates to building fees standardisation, which became effective on May 1. The new increase was made public during...
Port Antonio, Portland: Opposition senator and People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for Eastern Portland, Damion Crawford, devoted his time on the weekend to teach dozens of students from different high schools in the parish who are preparing to...
Hectors River, Portland: Quick action by residents of Hill Top in Hectors River, Portland, saved two lives as a man reportedly attacked his wife in the dead of the night on Wednesday. At about 2 a.m., residents were jolted out of their sleep as...
Port Antonio, Portland: Embattled People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for Portland Eastern Damion Crawford has dispelled rumours that he is on the move by assuring Comrades that he will remain in the constituency. Crawford, who was beaten by...
Portland: Businesses in eastern Portland are urging Member of Parliament-elect Ann-Marie Vaz to get cracking on addressing the issues of bad roads, water shortage and unemployment during her first 100 days. The expectations come against the...
Port Antonio, Portland: Vuvuzuelas blared in the northeastern seaside town of Port Antonio last night as Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters celebrated snapping the People’s National Party (PNP) 30-year reign in East Portland. As soon as it...
SHERWOOD FOREST, East Portland: While constituents in East Portland were gearing up to cast their ballots in yesterday’s by-election, Sandra Dale, a frustrated resident of Sherwood Forest in the parish, was making a miserable three-mile trudge to...
Today’s high-stakes by-election in East Portland could cause tremors as pundits and party officials will judge whether the result could be a weathervane of the political fortunes of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party and the Opposition People’s...
