JUNCTION, St Mary: The National Works Agency (NWA) has cleared a section of the roadway through Junction in the vicinity of the Westmoreland Bridge in St Mary that collapsed on Monday, rendering the corridor impassable to vehicular traffic....
Following an impressive showing at the polls in last Thursday’s general election, Dr Norman Dunn will be returning as member of parliament for the constituency of South East St Mary. Dunn, the incumbent and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate,...
A St Mary family is now mourning the brutal killing of a relative, who was chopped multiple times and his throat slashed during a brazen daylight killing at Forcetrod, Enfield, on Monday. Dead is a 48-year-old farmer, Anthony Edie, who was...
Like a man on a mission, 73-year-old Calvin Robinson has taken it upon himself to tread the rugged, hilly terrain of several communities in St Mary South East to campaign for his candidate, Dr Norman Dunn. Robinson, who made it clear that he was...
Port Maria Mayor Richard Creary has downplayed concerns that his contraction of COVID-19 poses a health risk to staff and clients of the St Mary Municipal Corporation. Creary, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week by local officials of the...
CHARLES TOWN, St Mary: “Goodnight. I will see you later in the week.” Those were the last words a now-grieving Doreen Murray will forever remember saying to her 26-year-old son and promising medical intern, Yakeev Morris. Morris, the youngest of...
WHITE RIVER VALLEY, St Mary: Despite the risks associated with the new coronavirus and painstaking appeals to residents by local health authorities, patrons continue to flock to the popular St Mary attraction, Spanish Bridge, oblivious to safety...
MOORE TOWN, Portland: The Moore Town Maroons in Portland (East) have suspended Emancipation Day celebrations this year owing to health concerns associated with the spread of the coronavirus. Colonel Wallace Sterling of the Moore Town Maroons in...
Describing his administration as the “advocate for change”, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that improving the infrastructure of the country and making better the working conditions of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is a...
SHERWOOD FOREST: Portland businessman Everton McDonald has lost his second wife to murder in just over a decade when the partially burnt body of 31-year-old Tonia McDonald was discovered in a car at Sherwood Forest shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday...
Annotto Bay, St Mary Brushing aside increased speculation in recent times that a general election could be on the horizon, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that restoring the economy and ensuring that people regain employment are high on his...
Annotto Bay, St Mary: Three sisters, along with a combined total of 12 children, who were living in squalor, are now the recipients of the Tenement Upgrade housing development project in Annotto Bay, St Mary, which is part of the Government’s...
Tasked with the responsibility of creating a mural depicting the rich cultural and historical traditions of Portland, Mark Bell and five of his colleague artists are getting high praises for the stories they have told in painting. Bell, who...
Mayor of Port Antonio Paul Thompson said that COVID-19 has triggered changes to the disaster preparedness model in Portland, which now demands additional shelters and other resources to ensure that basic hygienic practices and social distancing are...
Reflecting on her victory over People's National Party (PNP) candidate Damion Crawford in a hotly contested by-election for the constituency of East Portland, Member of Parliament Ann-Marie Vaz has listed road rehabilitation and...
ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary: As residents of the northeast town of Annotto Bay emerged from their homes at the end of a 14-day quarantine, there are calls for caution amid the new-found freedom. Three St Mary communities – Dover, Annotto Bay, and...
Annotto Bay, St Mary: Registered nurse Krista Witter-Edwards is not deterred by the presence of the deadly coronavirus in St Mary even after the Government imposed a 14-day quarantine to contain the spread of the virus in three communities. Witter-...
DOVER, St Mary: Residents of Epsom and Dover in St Mary are on edge, but have accepted quarantine measures imposed by the Government to curtail the spread of the dreaded coronavirus in that parish. Security checkpoints at both ends of the parish...
THE MOVEMENT of people in Spring Bank, Portland, has been restricted as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but according to Claude ‘Bobo’ Daley, by adhering to the restrictions, it is their way of staying safe. Daley explained that...
Port Antonio, Portland: Tension is rising between vendors plying their wares along several streets in Port Antonio, Portland, and the municipal police, who are strenuously trying to restore order in the capital. The vendors, who accuse the...
Spring Bank, Portland The brutal killing of 76-year-old Kitchena Howard of Spring Bank in Portland, Thursday night, has left his 17-year-old granddaughter and residents in the area grief-stricken. Sherika Clarke told The Gleaner that her...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Health authorities in Portland are concerned about the danger of asymptomatic coronavirus carriers as the Government tracks 1,000 residents of the parish who may have come directly or indirectly in contact with COVID-19-...
IN A bid to boost their safety on the job, the North Eastern Parks and Markets (NEPM) Waste Management Limited has given its staff additional protective gear as they collect and dispose of garbage in Portland and St Mary during the coronavirus...
RICHMOND, St Mary: Normality has returned to the Richmond Farm Correctional Centre in St Mary following a fracas involving an inmate and correctional officers on Sunday morning. The clash, which reportedly involved three correctional officers and...
PORT ANTONIO: Mayor of Port Antonio Paul Thompson has urged Portlanders has condemned profiteering by merchants who have jacked up prices as a buying binge sweeps the parish capital. He also urged residents and other stakeholders to follow the...
