The Pauline Beecher Christmas Charity on Sunday brought smiles to 47 students of five primary schools in St Catherine. During a ceremony, which took place at the Charlemont Open Bible Church, students, parents and teachers said thanks for the $270,...
Seeking to foster good police-community relations, law enforcement personnel from several rural stations in the St Catherine North Police Division recently instituted an open house policy that has engaged the communities via schools....
Cheers and jubilation filled Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine last Thursday as 300 students were honoured for their academic achievements. The day’s activities, organised by the Dinthill Technical Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) in...
Scores of patrons journeyed to Brooklyn Park ,Thompson Pen, St Catherine on November 2 for the 18th staging of the Lauriston Stew Festival and Farmers’ Market. The food fair, which was endorsed a success by Member of Parliament Denise Daley,...
It was an early Christmas for scores of residents from communities around Hellshire, St. Catherine on National Heroes Day as they flocked to the Sand Hills Vista sports field for a day of fun and fellowship. Recreational activities like football,...
President of the Jamaica Cocoa Growers Association Clayton Williams has endorsed the input of resource personnel to impart knowledge and technical competence to farmers for growth of the disease-plagued industry. “The Government’s thrust is good,...
At least 47 students from various primary schools across rural St Catherine have benefitted from donations of tablets courtesy of the St Catherine Justices of the Peace Association. The association made its contribution to education through the...
Held under the Police on Patrol Uplifting People (POPUP) initiative, members of the St Catherine North Police Division last week continued their stakeholders intervention in Guy’s Hill, St Catherine. The occasion saw the police, in...
The Crofts Hill community in Northern Clarendon came alive on August 6 with the 13th staging of the annual Donkey Carnival. In addition to having the beasts of burden racing down a 100m track, there was the added attraction of a donkey fashion...
Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine has embarked upon a proactive approach to strengthening the resolve and determination of its male student population. The 86-year-old institution was abuzz with activity on March 6, as past students...
The roster of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation will have 13 additional members, who were sworn in on Thursday as newly elected councillors, to serve their constituents. Among the newbies is Correll Davis of the Mount Industry division in...
Despite his strong and robust demeanour for his age, centenarian Sydney Francis remains a shadow of himself as the strength of his existence and life partner is gone forever. “We worked as a team. I do the farming, and she would sell the goods....
A section of Williams Lane, Old Harbour Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine was on Friday transformed to accommodate the celebration of the 101st birthday of Clarissa Marston, affectionately called ‘Mama Marcus’. Marston, who is visually impaired...
Nine of 10 candidates will be standard-bearers for their respective parties in the February 26 Local Government Elections for three seats in St Catherine North Eastern after one nomination was yesterday rendered null and void. Speaking with The...
Several taxi operators were on Sunday recognised for their contributions to the public transportation sector during an awards ceremony held at the Linstead Transportation Centre in St Catherine. The ceremony was held through the joint efforts of...
The grounds of Guy’s Hill Primary and Infant School in St Catherine were abuzz last Thursday as several students were awarded for academic achievements. During the red carpet celebration, the students received plaques and trophies for doing well in...
Centenarian Sydney Francis’ long life has been and remains a Christmas blessing to the Springfield community of Guy’s Hill in St Catherine. Born December 25, 1923 to farmers James Francis and Agatha Francis, the affable Sydney still keeps up the...
Detectives from the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse in St Catherine North last Wednesday brought an early Christmas to the Strathmore Gardens Children’s Home. The crimefighters put down their guns, batons, handcuffs and...
The Poor Relief Department of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation on Saturday honoured a number of students who are beneficiaries of its educational programme. During a ceremony held at Emancipation Square in Spanish Town, the recipients were...
Twenty persons were awarded for their contributions to the development of Portmore in St Catherine as the municipality held its National Heroes Day Civic and Awards ceremony on Monday. Among the awardees was Councillor Alric Campbell, of the...
With two students still hospitalised after being struck by lightning on Tuesday, a sense of gloom and anxiety swept across Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine yesterday. When The Gleaner visited the institution in the morning,...
An intelligence-driven operation by police operatives has resulted in a breakthrough in Tuesday morning’s triple murder of a family in Waterloo District, St Catherine. The man killed has been identified by his aliases, ‘Gaza’ or ‘Gaza Man’, of...
Ninety-nine-year-old Sydney Francis is thankful, but not surprised at his near-centenarian status. He says that he comes from a family of long-lived persons, with his mother, Agatha Francis having lived to 107 years old. The nonagenarian,...
Residents of the community of Guy’s Hill and surrounding areas in St Catherine North Eastern now have access to free public Internet and Wi-Fi service, courtesy of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The hotspot system was launched on Friday, May 5...
The Redwood Primary School in St Catherine is set to benefit from the donation of a computer laboratory courtesy of the Sky’s the Limit Foundation. President of the foundation RoujoK Wilson, a former resident of Redwood, said the aim is to fully...
