EAST PORTLAND: East Portland Member of Parliament (MP), Ann Marie Vaz, told Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters at a meeting Sunday night that two school buses have been procured to ease the burden on students travelling long distances to school...
Through a private/public partnership between the Ministry of Education, Promethean, Creative Tech and Source Technology, Titchfield High School received a smartboard to assist in effective teaching. The Internet board was unveiled last Friday at...
PORT MARIA, St Mary With the increase in rainfall being experienced islandwide, Dr Tamara Bailey, medical officer of health for the eastern region, is cautioning that anspike in mosquito-borne diseases could be on the horizon. Bailey, who was...
Port Antonio, Portland THE PORT Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) said it will be embarking on a major development project which will, among other things, result in the expansion of the berthing capacity of its port in Port Antonio, Portland. In a...
Several administrators leading the more than 200 early childhood institutions (ECIs) in Portland, St Mary, and St Thomas that scored below 50 per cent in an industry review have blamed inadequate resources for the unfavourable ratings. Nearly 80...
Published:Monday | March 18, 2019 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
By: Gareth Davis Sr. Port Antonio, Portland: Disappointed in what she claimed was a failure on the part of the Office of the Political Ombudsman to repond to slanderous social media posts against herself and family, Ann-Marie Vaz, the Jamaica...
Published:Thursday | March 15, 2018 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
The Portland Police say they have started the routine searching students for guns based on intelligence that some of them are carrying offensive weapons. The Commanding Officer for the Portland division, Dwayne Wellington, says the police have also...
Published:Wednesday | February 21, 2018 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
Residents at Berrydale in Portland are expressing fear that the continuous use of trucks and other heavy-duty equipment by sand mining operators to transfer aggregate from the Rio Grande, could compromise the integrity of the roadway. The mounting...
Published:Wednesday | January 10, 2018 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
Residents of some communities that were ravaged following three days of intense torrential rainfall in East and West Portland have been provided with emergency relief supplies. The relief effort was spearheaded by Minister without portfolio in the...
Published:Wednesday | January 3, 2018 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
PORT ANTONIO, Portland:Christopher Crooks has made a bold move in staging family-oriented events, with the latest being the inaugural 'Christmas in the Park', held recently at the Neville Antonio Park in Port Antonio.Crooks, who is the chief...
Published:Thursday | December 14, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
Boundbrook, Portland:He grew up in a Christian home where his parents were committed to the Seventh-day Adventist faith, and Lloyd Wynter is continuing that rich family tradition.Now a grown man in his golden years, Wynter, who has served in...
Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
A Portland man, who is suspected to have killed a man early Monday morning, was rescued by the police from an angry mob, but not before he was badly beaten. The man, who is believed to be a drug addict, reportedly fled the crime scene after...
Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
A Portland man, who is suspected to have killed a man early this morning, was rescued by the police from an angry mob, but not before he was badly beaten. The man, who is believed to be a drug addict, reportedly fled the crime scene after bashing...
Published:Tuesday | December 5, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
A Portland man, who was on the run for two days after he allegedly stabbed and killed a male resident in Portland, is suspected to have committed suicide. He is Garfield McDonald a taxi driver and former employee at the National Solid Waste...
Published:Thursday | October 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
PORT ANTONIO, Portland A rare white marlin catch was the highlight on day two of the inaugural West Indies Petroleum-sponsored ‘Super Stars of Port Antonio’ International Marlin Tournament yesterday. Angler John Myers aboard the boat...
Published:Tuesday | October 17, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
PORT ANTONIO, Portland:The inaugural West Indies Petroleum-sponsored 'Super Stars of Port Antonio' International Marlin Tournament will begin this morning at the Errol Flynn Marina in Portland.The tournament, which was launched yesterday, will see 18...
Published:Monday | October 2, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
Annotto Bay, St Mary: Prime Minister Andrew Holness last night announced an October 9 nomination day and October 30 election day for by-elections in three vacant parliamentary seats during a mass meeting in Annotto Bay, St...
Published:Sunday | October 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
A policeman remains in hospital after being injured in a road crash early yesterday morning in Portland. The incident happened along the Breastwork main road in the parish. The police say about 2:00 yesterday morning, the police ...
Published:Monday | September 18, 2017 | 12:10 PMGareth Davis
Residents of Portland are being urged to be vigilant in detecting migrating criminals, especially those coming from St James where a Zone of Special Operations has been declared in Mount Salem. Commanding Officer in charge of the Portland...
Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
PORT ANTONIO, Portland:Retired teachers Angela Smith Bryan and Beverly Dinnall, who share a combined period of 89 years of invaluable service to education, were awarded at a special function held at Cliff Hanger restaurant and lounge in Portland.The...
Published:Wednesday | August 23, 2017 | 11:05 AMGareth Davis
The Portland police are to resume the search today for the head of decapitated man. The headless corpse was discovered in bushes at Fern Hill in the parish, about 6:30 p.m. The police were alerted by a group of residents who smelled...
Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis
Operations have resumed at the Rio Grande rafting facility in Portland following an emergency meeting yesterday between the Destination Assurance Council (DAC) and raft captains. On Friday, raft captains withdrew their services after...
