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Published:Thursday | June 15, 2023 | 1:11 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

CHRISTIANA, Manchester: More than 20 students from the Christiana High and Christiana Moravian Primary and Infant schools were affirmed as peace ambassadors, following the launch of the Manchester School Peace Initiative recently. Conceptualised...

Published:Tuesday | June 13, 2023 | 12:34 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, MANCHESTER: What started out as hope that she would receive a return on the invested time and effort ended in the most favourable outcome for 23-year-old Donale Bryan, who copped the crown and title of Miss Manchester Festival Queen...

Published:Monday | June 12, 2023 | 12:37 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Mandeville, Manchester: A trough across the Western Caribbean last week impacted flood-prone communities in Manchester, leading to intensified calls from local representatives for more funding to be allocated toward disaster preparedness. “My...

Published:Friday | June 9, 2023 | 12:13 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, MANCHESTER THE PUBLIC’S failure to properly containerise its garbage, continues to pose a challenge, despite improved collection efforts by the Southern Parks and Markets (SPM) waste management Limited, administrators say. The SPM is...

Published:Wednesday | June 7, 2023 | 12:49 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Member of Parliament for North East Manchester Audley Shaw joined with residents of the community of Christiana and its environs to mourn the passing of Lennox ‘Peter’ Powell, a man who many say dedicated his life to national development and...

Published:Friday | June 2, 2023 | 12:46 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

For those who had prayed earnestly for a favourable outcome, the two-day search for missing acting deputy commissioner of rehabilitation and probation aftercare services at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Reverend Orville Moore,...

Published:Tuesday | May 30, 2023 | 12:39 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

The Northeastern Manchester community of Robins Hall should begin to see greater police presence and a stronger public partnership with the lawmen, following the launch of the parish’s first primary school police youth club, in the area. The 40-...

Published:Wednesday | May 24, 2023 | 12:29 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: A waiting list at the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH), of more than 100 renal patients, with 12 dialysis stations operating on two and a half shifts and for emergency cases daily, has prompted Custos of Manchester...

Published:Sunday | May 21, 2023 | 1:55 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Mandeville, Manchester: Amid talks of low public engagement and consultation in the first phase of the constitutional reform process, Marlene Malahoo Forte, minister of legal and constitutional affairs, has sought to assure the public that...

Published:Tuesday | May 16, 2023 | 1:05 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: There are mixed feelings among some residents of Manchester who are questioning the practicality of several changes to the current traffic flow in Mandeville under a new traffic management development plan. The project,...

Published:Tuesday | May 16, 2023 | 1:01 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

CHRISTIANA, MANCHESTER: Traffic congestion caused by inadequate parking facilities for taxi drivers could become a thing of the past in Christiana, Manchester, following the announcement of an expansion of the existing transportation centre....

Published:Monday | May 15, 2023 | 12:48 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: COUNCILLORS AT the Manchester Municipal Corporation have taken the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to task for what they consider the light and power company's inadequate service and a lack of representation. The...

Published:Wednesday | May 10, 2023 | 12:26 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: AN URGENT call for adults to take a proactive approach to prioritising the holistic care of each child continues to be made by advocates, who are championing this year’s Child Month theme that is focused on active...

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 1:08 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Curfew restrictions are on for the community of Greenvale which has been flagged as a crime hotspot area in the parish. The curfew was scheduled to begin on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and end on Wednesday, May 3 at 6 p.m. The affected areas include: the...

Published:Tuesday | May 2, 2023 | 1:14 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Declaring his intention to represent the People’s National Party (PNP) in the next general election, Mandeville Mayor Donovan Mitchell believes he can return the Manchester Central seat to the party’s winning column. On...

Published:Thursday | April 27, 2023 | 1:03 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Almost two months after her daughter was stabbed to death, Donna Walker-Ellis says a permanent void remains in her heart, and she believes only justice can begin to fill it. Twenty-eight-year-old Shadae Shari Brown, of Daleys Grove in Newport,...

Published:Tuesday | April 25, 2023 | 1:10 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

The dark realities of a battle with progressive rheumatic heart disease that has now developed into severe mitral valve stenosis have left David Martin in a quandary, with a waning hope that his life will return to some normalcy. A technology...

Published:Tuesday | April 25, 2023 | 12:46 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

CHRISTIANA, Manchester: WITH A mandate of satisfying the needs of those it serves, not just spiritually, but against the backdrop of biblical principles, the Christiana District of Seventh-day Adventist Churches has undertaken projects geared at...

Published:Thursday | April 20, 2023 | 12:37 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Authentic dishes infused with all the right Jamaican flavours and served in a space that represents the core of brand Jamaica is an experience the Taste of the Caribbean and Red Lounge has been bringing to Seattle, Washington, USA, for the past ten...

Published:Wednesday | April 19, 2023 | 1:27 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Regional director of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent, has welcomed a donation of six beds and 15 wheelchairs – retrofitted with bed pans for the immobile – which was made to the Mandeville...

Published:Saturday | April 15, 2023 | 12:11 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: What started out as a love for food and experimenting with different fruit and food blends has now become a successful business for Kris-San Bailey, owner of Builders’ Power Punch. Inspired by her grandmother’s prowess in...

Published:Tuesday | April 11, 2023 | 12:51 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Annette Salmon, CEO of 20Twenty Strategies and founder of the Made in Manchester expo, is calling for greater support to maximise the exposure of small female-owned businesses and the products and services they offer in the...

Published:Saturday | April 1, 2023 | 12:28 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, MANCHESTER : Corruption and inefficiencies will continue to thwart the efforts of the court systems, if investments are not made to digitise their functions through an established integrated software management system, says Chief...

Published:Thursday | March 23, 2023 | 12:10 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Mandeville, Manchester Two institutions of care are to benefit from the proceeds of the sixth staging of the Mandeville Police Youth Club (MPYC) 5K Run set for Sunday, March 26. President of the MPYC, Anna-Lisa Roach, told The Gleaner that the...

Published:Wednesday | March 22, 2023 | 1:30 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

ASIA, Manchester: From as early as age one, little Jullania Morris began exhibiting behaviours that caused her mom to pay keen attention to significant advancements in her development. As she grew older, Stacy-Ann Thomas started recognising how...

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