NEW GREEN, Manchester: People’s National Party (PNP) Senator Damion Crawford has called out the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)-led Government for what he says is their role in enabling the system to work against the Jamaican people instead of for them...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: On Sunday, Shanice Walters’ childhood dream of entering and walking away with the crown in the Miss Manchester Festival Queen Competition became a reality. From the small town of Litchfield, Grove Place, Manchester, the 23...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: While a number of stakeholders in Manchester continue to eye city status for the parish’s capital and lobby for the consideration of this title, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said Mandeville must first complete a master...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Economic activity in the parish of Manchester is expected to gain momentum in the coming months following the completion of the newest business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Bloomfield, Mandeville, which is set to...
WILLIAMSFIELD, Manchester: Residents of Hope Village, which is located near Williamsfield in Manchester, have now joined those from other districts in voicing their displeasure at the effects of ongoing work on the Williamsfield to May Pen leg of...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: With his head bowed, Andre Bromfield’s posture evoked defeat as he was sentenced to 18 years and five months in prison for killing his lover, 24-year-old Shantell Whyte, more than two years ago. The former delivery...
Manchester North Western Member of Parliament (MP) Mikael Phillips has accused the Jamaica Labour Party-led Government of continuously mishandling the country’s affairs, which, he said, has directly affected the poor. Phillips, speaking at the...
The autopsy of 62-year-old Chieften Campbell, who died shortly after being attacked by a mob in Mandeville earlier this month, has been reportedly pushed back to Saturday. The autopsy was originally scheduled for Tuesday. Campbell was attacked and...
Opposition Spokesperson on Education, Angela Brown Burke, is calling on the Government to introduce more tangible solutions to helping teachers meet qualification requirements stipulated in the Jamaica Teaching Council bill. Her recommendation...
Community involvement for Labour Day projects scheduled across the parish this year were considered underwhelming by stakeholders who believe the spirit of the day is dwindling. The beautification of the greens, general cleaning, cutting of the...
MANCHESTER: Mining Minister Audley Shaw is again calling for focus to be placed on the diversification of mining and extraction activities in the island, to sustain the industry beyond the bauxite era, which is projected to come to an end in the...
A Manchester father has been left disappointed in the island’s justice system after the murder charge against a man accused of killing his daughter was reduced to manslaughter. Alton Whyte told The Gleaner that the development has not made the two...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Deputy Superintendent Rohan Powell of the Manchester Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade believes that installing speed traps along accident-prone roadways in the parish could help to reduce cases of reckless driving and...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the Mandeville Regional Hospital has secured 40 pieces of clinical supplies and equipment at a cost of $7 million, to boost patient care at the facility. Among the items handed...
VICTORIA TOWN, Manchester: Family, friends and members of Victoria Town community in south Manchester remain in heavy mourning over the tragic death of a resident, 62-year-old Chieftin Campbell, who they said looked out for the interests of...
Former member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and cognitive behaviour psychotherapist in London, England, Ontonio Dawson, is seeking to create mentorship programmes across the island, particularly for men, with the hope of destigmatising...
In the next five months, 22-year-old Torian Elliott would have graduated from Knox Community College with a bachelor’s degree in primary education, but that dream was crushed on Sunday when she and her unborn child died in a traffic crash. Family...
Residents in the community of Victoria Town in Manchester are disputing allegations that a man who was mobbed and killed in Mandeville was a robber. The residents strongly believe it was a case of mistaken identity as Chieften Campbell, who lived...
NEWPORT, Manchester: It is less than three months away from her 100th birthday and Dorothy Sconce is as full of life as they come, hardly ever missing a beat as she electrifies Bethabara Moravian Church every Sunday with sounds from the piano she...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Dozens of residents and beneficiaries at the Candle in the Dark Homeless shelter in Mandeville can now look forward to the erection of a gazebo for dining, following a donation by students in the Humanities and Social...
CHUDLEIGH, Manchester: The bellows of a woman’s anguish was the last thing Joy Jones heard as the conversation she was having with her daughter ended abruptly and the news she wished not to hear was later confirmed. At approximately 1:40 p.m. on...
Heads of commerce and parish development in Manchester are calling on entrepreneurs and visionaries to look beyond short-term inconveniences of road construction and diversify offerings across industries, to meet anticipated demands ahead of the...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Approximately 60 homeless persons in Mandeville received care packages of bun and cheese, juice, and clothing from the Mandeville Police Youth Club and Community Safety and Security Branch on Sunday. As part of its mandate...
Health services at the Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre have been relocated to accommodate an over $200-million renovation to retrofit the existing space over the next nine months. The project, created and funded by the Pan American Health...
MANCHESTER: With nightly curfew restrictions introduced two years ago to limit movement and slow COVID-19 transmission lifted last month, the Manchester Police Division is warning that some communities which have seen an uptick in crimes will not...
