DESPITE SPENDING more than $20 million to expand the capacity of Big Pond and improve the surrounding drainage, flooding remains a nightmare for residents in the community of the same name located in Bannister, St Catherine. When The Gleaner...
Residents of Bannister and surrounding communities in St Catherine are praying that the forecast torrential rain from a weather system set to affect the island this weekend will not result in the infamous Big Pond heaping another round of flooding...
RESIDENTS OF Parl Road in Waterloo district, St Catherine, say they are plagued by perennial flooding whenever there is rainfall. Both business operators and residents in the eastern St Catherine community are lobbying for the authorities to...
There are hopes for the full recovery of a one-year-old infant who was yesterday found in bushes in St Catherine with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the abdomen, close to the body of her deceased father, who is believed to have committed...
THE FOUNDATION established to honour the memory of Captain Rejorn Campbell, who died in a horrific plane accident on May 3, 2018, has become a source of support for many persons who live in communities surrounding Linstead and Ewarton in St...
The Beecher Foundation has pledged to broaden its outreach programmes to include parenting workshops and seminars to improve child-rearing skills. The initiative, geared towards parents in St Catherine, is scheduled to get under way in November....
A HOMELESS mother of three is pleading for assistance to recover from a fire that destroyed her house and belongings. Yvonne Thompson, whose Guy’s Hill, St Catherine, house was gutted by fire on August 8, said that it’s a day that she will never...
The water quality in the Rio Cobre has been declared suitable for domestic and other use more than a week after effluent contaminated the river, killing hundreds of fish. National Water Commission (NWC) field operations manager for St Catherine,...
DESPITE JAMAICA’S failure to improve its Tier Two human-trafficking ranking by the United States, the Holness administration says it is committed to stamping out the “egregious” crime. “It is very sad that our most vulnerable victims are the...
Four students from the Redwood Primary School in northeast St Catherine have been awarded scholarships courtesy of the Sky’s the Limit Foundation, a US-registered non-profit organisation founded by past student Rouje-K Wilson. The students are...
Natalie Garvey, member of parliament for St Catherine North Central, says the 2022 staging of Emancifest will have added significance. This year the organisers have partnered with the Ethiopian consul general and an Ethiopan Orthodox priest will...
Late councillor candidate, and chairman of Spanish Hospital Board Management, Omar Francis, was laid to rest on Saturday, July 17. It was clear that he made an indelible mark in the lives of many. “He was very caring and his death still hurts, we...
AGRICULTURAL PIONEER and founder of St Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies Limited, O’Brien ‘OB’ Johnson, was showered with adulation at a service of memorial and prayer meeting held in his honour in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Tuesday. The occasion...
Having crossed the threshold of 100 years last week, Theodore Brown has almost lost count of his blessings. Almost. As the family tree keeps on growing new shoots and deeper roots, he’s trying to keep track of all his descendants. The old sage had...
The Institute of Protective and Security Services (IPSS) in May Pen, Clarendon and Florida-based SC Protection and Security Agency have forged a relationship to strengthen security training. Both entities signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr said that the Bodles Research Station in St Catherine is critical to the development and delivery of the sector, and all the necessary support is required to allow it to achieve its potential...
At 15 years old, Shenelle Campbell became a teenage mother. Suffering scorn and ridicule and faced with the prospect of dropping out of school, she was determined not to give up on her academic pursuits and sought assistance from the Women’s Centre...
The Ackee Pod Bar in Linstead, St Catherine, was abuzz for the staging of an entertainment event called ‘Bar Par’ recently. There was excitement in the air and patrons were seen enjoying themselves. They were thankful for the opportunity to link up...
St Jago High School alumna Khdrea Jones is setting her sights on the national title after being crowned Miss St Catherine Festival Queen. Jones, a journalist, who was crowned at the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport on Sunday,...
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton said that a school nutrition policy has been sent to lawmakers and is expected to be enacted soon. “The policy is at an advanced stage to help fully regulate the industry,” he said at the June 2...
Sisters Audrey Jackson and Lurline McKenzie emigrated to the United States of America 10 years ago to have a better life. Now married with children, recollections of the hard times they had while living in Glades district, St Catherine, haven’t...
Michelle Downie suffered a stroke to her right arm seven years ago but hasn’t lost the spirit of volunteerism. Downie, 40, was among scores who turned out Monday for the Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) Labour Day project at Blackwood Gardens Basic...
Jamaica’s junior health minister Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn has called for tougher action against the perpetrators of sex crimes against minors, especially interactions with those under 16 - the age of consent. Cuthbert-Flynn said the pursuit of justice...
Sixty-five-year-old Ethel Lawrence has been living in Tawes Meadows for most of her life and has been spending up to $1,000 weekly on cell phone data to pass on to her granddaughter to complete her schoolwork. Fast-forward to Friday, May 13, she...
Located along the Spanish Town bypass in St Catherine is an epicurean oasis with a down-to-earth name, Ah It Man, that has been tantalising the taste buds of its growing clientèle. The well-appointed food stop, located about 50 metres from the Food...
