Wires run four miles in St James electricity theft 6:57 PM
13-y-o St James student stabbed to death 6:17 PM
Quarter of the JCF members will soon have degrees 5:26 PM
MOCA to spearhead crime reduction — Bunting 5:01 PM
Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast 2:50 PM
Police seek witness in St Ann court case 2:50 PM
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Phillips: We are mindful of the challenges of the depreciating dollar, but...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
ROSE HALL, St James — Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Peter Phillips says Government is mindful of the hardships which the sliding dollar is causing for Jamaicans, but noted that all is being done to maintain a competitive exchange rate. The Jamaican currency has depreciated by more than nine per c ...more
Hotels report high bookings from diaspora conference
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Several north coast hotels yesterday reported occupancy levels in the high 90s, due mainly to the staging of the 5th Biennial Diaspora Conference now under way in the resort city of Montego Bay.
Sherri-Ann Leslie, reser ...more
'The power of love'
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Seventy ministers and their spouses recently participated in a weekend retreat at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios aimed at underscoring the significance of a strong relationship to the health of a churc ...more
Marketplace facilitates business interactions at Diaspora conference
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A Diaspora Marketplace was opened yesterday at the Fifth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. The Diaspora Marketplace, a new aspect of the conference, is aimed at creat ...more
Negril Health Centre gets new examination rooms
Monday, June 17, 2013
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — The scores of people who visit the Negril Health Centre will now access consultations and medical examinations in a comfortable environment with increased privacy as the public facility is now outfitted with two new, furn ...more
Mandeville Regional Hospital targets Type A status
Monday, June 17, 2013
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — South Central Jamaica's long-standing dream of its own Type A hospital has come closer to reality with the recent formal opening of the renovated Block J at the Mandeville Regional Hospital.
The National Health Fund (N ...more
Farmers making the best of dasheen in Braes River
Monday, June 17, 2013
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — In the marshlands and along the waterways of Braes River in North East St Elizabeth, some small farmers are making a good living producing dasheen for the domestic and export market.
Keith Facey, who has been planti ...more
Diaspora backs VCB; Calls for facts before condemnation
Monday, June 17, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — the Jamaican Diaspora last night reacted with shock to the positive drug test of Olympic champion Veronica Campbell Brown, but gave her support with the hope her name would be cleared.
Meeting here in Montego Bay for th ...more
Best of St Bess!
Monday, June 17, 2013
Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth — Black Star FC was crowned champions of the St Elizabeth Football Association Wray & Nephew Major League after completing an 8-3 aggregate victory over Newell FC .
Black Star actually lost the second leg of the tw ...more
Reward for St Elizabeth cricket
Monday, June 17, 2013
Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth - The decision to host the 2013 West Indies Under-15 cricket tournament in St Elizabeth, July 11-26, is being hailed as recognition of the strength of the game in this part of the island.
"Cricket is part of St Elizabeth," s ...more
Esther Lyle makes a difference at Sunshine Auto Parts Mandeville
Monday, June 17, 2013
Mandeville, Manchester- An agriculturist and environmentalist by training, 28 year -old Esther Lyle's passion for her areas of study can easily be spotted.
However, when a door of opportunity opened to work as Human Resource and Marketing Manager at ...more
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