In 2014, Fiona Simpson, a plumber employed to the National Water Commission’s (NWC) May Pen branch, was assigned to repair a pipe at a house in the Clarendon capital. Little did she know that the visit would open the spigot of love as the homeowner...
Clarendon political representatives are split on the effectiveness of states of emergency (SOE) in the wake of Tuesday’s imposition of a fresh clampdown in the central Jamaica parish. SOEs were also declared in the St Ann and Kingston Western...
Jody Perkins considered it odd when she did not get her regular wake-up phone call at 4 a.m. from her boyfriend, Brandon Small, on December 12. Perkins told The Gleaner that subsequent calls to Small went unanswered, but she presumed he may have...
Despite multibillion-dollar investments in the procurement of service vehicles over the past seven years, the Frankfield police are currently forced to hail taxicabs to respond to emergencies. The resource shortage has delivered a black eye to the...
Despite his association’s non-participation in Monday’s taxi strike action by public passenger vehicle operators in sections of the island, Fredrick Bryan said members of the Vere Taxi Operators Association in Clarendon are also not pleased with...
The name Danzi Kitchen has been on the tongues of many food enthusiasts across May Pen in Clarendon. Danzi Kitchen’s owner, restaurateur, 28-year-old Shericka Lewinson, told The Gleaner that after completing her degree in media and communication at...
The Clarendon police are investigating the connection between the murder of two men in the Rhymesbury and Comfort communities in the parish last Friday and an alleged plot to kill accused praedial thieves in the area. The disclosure was made by...
Clarendon College daCosta Cup manager Richard Palmer said last Friday’s homegoing service for the team’s beloved assistant manager, Neville ‘Manny’ Peart, was the school’s celebration of its daCosta Cup and Olivier Shield wins. Peart died in a...
Patricia White is hoping to help more people understand Down’s syndrome through her book, which chronicles the life journey of her only child, Bradley, who died from the genetic disorder at four years old in 2001. The book is titled My...
The Clarendon Health Department has surpassed its target of administering free prostate, cholesterol, HIV checks, among other tests at its 1000 Man Strong health fair, a collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), which was held on...
Andrei Roper, brand manager of Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), operator of KFC and Pizza Hut, says the donation of 1,300 meals to the Food for the Poor’s (FFTP) Angels of Hope Christmas Outreach programme represents the brand’s gratitude for Jamaica...
The perfect Christmas is how Violet Johnson described the moment she was handed the keys to a three-bedroom house in Comfort Hall on Friday. The home was constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), a component of the Housing,...
The family of crash victim Dahomie Ford is blaming deplorable road conditions for Saturday’s fatal collision along the Milk River main thoroughfare in Clarendon. Reports are that about 1:30 p.m., the 24-year-old was driving a Yeng Yeng motorcycle...
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has expressed disappointment that the $100 million raised by the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation (SMADF) from a 2018 benefit concert in aid of Jamaica’s only paediatric hospital is still in limbo. The...
When the Chapelton Community Hospital was shuttered three years ago, 67-year-old Pancheta Russell rued having to seek care 19km (11.8 miles) away in the Clarendon capital of May Pen. But her ties to Chapelton are beyond mere sentimentality, as she...
Farmers are expecting to reap great benefits from the soil doctor programme which was launched by the Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The event was held at the Ebony Park Heart Academy...
Fifty-eight-year-old artist Jeffrey Perry is on a mission to paint a more colourful narrative of the art industry. Perry said he is perturbed by what he described as a “starving artist culture” in Jamaica. According to him, for decades the field...
Melissa Andrea Preddie has channelled her love for the environment and sustainable living into a eco-friendly business. Preddie is the owner of Aviola Accessories, a brand that supplies handmade jewellery, paintings and home décor pieces from her...
Fourteen-year-old Sydney Wong is not only baking up sweet treats, but she is also displaying her literary prowess through her cookie business. Wong is the owner of Sugar Gone Wong – a Kingston-based cookie business. She was among some 35...
Discrepancies with records are being blamed for the disruption of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) lunch programme at the Edwin Allen High School in Clarendon. That is according to Barrington Richardson, regional...
Twenty-three-year-old Camese Wright’s childhood dream blossomed into reality on November 11 when she graduated from the University of Technology, Jamaica with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree – a path she took with her mother’s encouragement. It was a...
Streets across Clarendon were painted green on Sunday as hundreds of bell-tolling Labourites congregated before venturing off to the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) 79th annual conference at the National Arena in St Andrew. Scores of supporters, clad...
People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has slammed Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Area Council Two Chairman Everald Warmington for controversial racial comments, arguing that Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s electability...
Seventy-two-year-old People’s National Party (PNP) councillor candidate Clement Lewis has vowed to make history in the next local government elections when he is voted in as councillor for the Rocky Point division in Clarendon South Eastern. Lewis...
Six months of disaster and pain is how Jameal Mendez Sr describes the uncertainties surrounding the whereabouts of his two-year-old son, Jameal Jr, who has been missing since May 12.
