FAIRY HILL, Portland: Irate residents protesting what they described as a prolonged dust nuisance and bad road conditions, which are further compounded by the absence of piped water throughout Fairy Hill and other adjoining areas, mounted multiple...
Buff Bay, Portland: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lifespan Jamaica limited, Nayana Williams, is urging other private entities to partner with the Government in order to create levels of educational opportunities for students. The CEO of the...
ST MARGARET’S BAY, Portland: Rio Grande Rafting, Portland’s premier tourist’s attraction, is once again under threat from pollution caused by sand mining. President of the Raft Captains Association at Rio Grande Rafting, Lawrence Chisholm, has...
Although admitting that remedial work being done to improve the drainage system in the flood-prone area of French Avenue and its environs in Port Antonio, Portland, is well needed, some residents have raised concerns about the digging up of that...
Chief executive officer (CEO) of Lifespan Spring Water Company Limited, Nayana Williams, said that post COVID-19 will see the company taking aim at tapping into the overseas market, while restoring its local connections, which were disrupted....
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Cuban Ambassador Fermin Gabriel Quiñones Sánchez has said that Cuba is ready to strengthen relations with Port Antonio, Portland, and the country at large as it is one way of fostering growth. Quiñones Sánchez was addressing...
PORT MARIA, St Mary: Norma ‘Peaches’ Folkes was overcome with emotions last Friday after the St Mary native was handed the keys to her new home by Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Folkes cried openly as she thanked all parties who worked so that she...
Junction, St Mary: Motorists who were forced to traverse the treacherous roadway from Junction in St Mary to Kingston will now be able to enjoy a smooth road surface following the completion of improvement works along that corridor. Major patching...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: After two years of COVID-19 restrictions impacted sales during the Yuletide season, vendors at the Musgrave Market in Port Antonio, Portland, were looking forward to the customary pre-pandemic rush of holiday shoppers this...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Despite a downward trend in incidences of major crimes, Superintendent of Police for Portland, Lloyd Darby, is urging commercial operators against complacency and routine, especially with night lodgements, as they could...
Port Maria Mayor Richard Creary has expressed concern for Jamaica, arguing that the nation is facing a serious conflict resolution crisis, after a 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed following a dispute at a football game in St Mary on the weekend...
BLUE LAGOON, Portland: Portland Municipal Corporation CEO Jennifer Brown-Cunningham is maintaining that the decision to halt all commercial activities at the popular Blue Lagoon attraction is justified in restoring law and order. She was responding...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: President of the Jamaica Union of Travelers Association (JUTA) Portland chapter, Louiston Gooden, is hopeful that the resort town of Port Antonio will get its fair-share of cruise ship for the upcoming winter tourists season...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The Alumni Association of Titchfield High School (TAATHS), South Florida Chapter, continues to impact the lives of students at its alma mater, with its latest initiative being the donation of US$12,000 towards scholarship....
A SUITABLE location for a new police station in Port Maria, St Mary, has been found and construction is to begin pending the completion of the property acquisition process and finalisation of the structure’s design. Minister of National Security Dr...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The resort town of Port Antonio received its first cruise vessel since February as Seven Seas Navigator docked at the Ken Wright Pier with a little over 500 passengers last Friday. The arrival of the cruise ship was a...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Mayor of Port Antonio Paul Thompson is to engage stakeholders to address the overwhelming number of mentally ill persons on the streets of the resort town, and craft a plan to care for their basic needs. Thompson said that...
St Mary Central Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Morais Guy has given himself a pat on the back for his investments in education through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Guy, who was making his contribution to the State of the Constituency...
The fishing boat Bad Market, which won the Mayberry Investments-sponsored Superstars of Port Antonio Marlin Tournament on Saturday, has received an invitation and will be Jamaica’s entry to the Offshore World Championship fishing tournament in...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: When the 13 boats sailed out from the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio yesterday, anglers on the respective fishing vessels were clearly focusing on one thing, and that is to catch a 600lb Blue Marlin, which would enable...
BOUNDBROOK, Portland: A pregnant woman and her Portland family narrowly escaped death after a large tree crashed into their three-bedroom board house at Janga Gully road in Boundbrook on Sunday, smashing furniture and electrical appliances. It was...
Two students of Titchfield High School, Ariel Wright and Riami Richards, are the top-performing girl and boy, respectively, in the Caribbean Education Secondary Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Both students said they had to overcome a lot of...
BUFF BAY, Portland: The Optimist Club of West Portland, along with the local arm of Lions International, conducted a major clean-up of the Blue Berry beach in Buff Bay recently to rid the area of plastic bottles, Styrofoam boxes, single-use plastic...
HIGHGATE, St Mary: A St Mary mother is appealing for financial assistance to get the necessary follow-up treatment for her 13-year-old son, who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy and global developmental delay, which restrict his physical movements...
Lorenzo Hume, the chief public health inspector for Portland, has said that the amount of uncollected garbage in several communities across the northeastern parish is now a source of major concern. Making his contribution to the monthly sitting of...
