- NWC working to restore water in St Mary and Portland 3:29 PM
- Pakistan score 160-4 in second Twenty20 2:29 PM
- Time to clear Marcus Garvey’s name, Grange says 2:06 PM
- Two killed after gunmen invade Portland home 12:35 PM
- Corbyn re-elected as UK Labour leader after bitter fight 12:04 PM
- St Vincent PM blames ‘old insularities’ for loss of globalisation promise 11:35 AM
- West Indies bowl against Pakistan in second Twenty20 11:10 AM
- 3 killed as bloodletting continues in St James 10:46 AM
- UN workers robbed in Guyana 10:31 AM
- Britain's Prince William and Kate visit Canada 10:05 AM
- PM proposes plan to assist highly indebted middle-income countries 9:26 AM
- Five dead in US mall shooting, gunman on the run 9:19 AM
- Weekly Round-up: 7 shot in MoBay…Schoolboy footballer dies... Rita Marley hospitalised 9:00 AM
- CARICOM not a failure — Bruce Golding 8:21 PM
- Windies simply mis-fired, laments Brathwaite 8:05 PM
- Schools reminded not to bar students for non-payment of fees 7:30 PM
- Springsteen calls Trump 'great embarrassment' to US 7:20 PM
- Jamaica wants debt-for-climate-change swap 5:54 PM
- More resources for police in St James 5:31 PM
- Forex: J$127.99 to one US dollar 5:21 PM
- Parents of footballer Dominic James ask for 'sensitivity' 4:56 PM
- Obama vetoes bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi 4:25 PM
- Gov't to host dialogue on sport in schools 4:17 PM
- Gov't committed to improving living conditions in resort areas 3:56 PM
Regional
Mom, baby die in Hanover crash
POINT HILL, Hanover – Tragedy struck along the Point Hill main road in Hanover yesterday evening when a mother and her baby daughter died after suffering multiple injuries in a motor vehicle crash. Up to press time last night, the police did not disclose the identity of the deceased. Police ... Read More
Montego Bay Convention Centre wins sixth consecutive World Travel Award
The picturesque Montego Bay Convention Centre recently copped its sixth consecutive World Travel Awa ... Read More
Wanted: Traffic lights
ROCK, Trelawny — Emphasising the need for traffic signals to be installed at two critical inte ... Read More
HOPE up and running across the western region
MONTEGO BAY, St James — There is a buzz of activity in several rural communities across the we ... Read More
International Clean-up Day working in the west
LUCEA, Hanover — Project manager at the Rotary Club of Lucea Mervin Spence says it appears that residents of Lucea and its environs are becoming more conscious about the need for a clean environment. “People are getting more educated about garbage and, speaking to the community, they are more passionate about keeping the community clean because they realise the health risk, especially with the Zika virus. A lot of them are talking about that they don’t want their baby to bor ... Read More
Talent on show
WHITEHOUSE, Westmoreland — There was no shortage of star-studded performances inside the Le Caberet theatre at Sandals Whitehouse last Wednesday, as the resorts in the west — Sandals Whitehouse, Sandals Negril and Beaches Negril — presented their regional finalists in the Sandals and Beaches Resorts Festival of the Arts Talent and Model Search Competition. As the night unfolded, a fully engaged audience shared in the passion, views and remarkable gifts of the region’s ... Read More
55th Montego Bay Marlin Tournament underway
Angler Lawrence Taylor of the Stewfish boat yesterday landed the first marlin catch as day one of the fishing competition in the 55th Annual Montego Bay International Marlin Tournament got under way. Some 40 boats with competitors from Jamaica and the Caribbean are participating in the competition, which will end tomorrow. The tournament officially kicked off on Tuesday with a short presentation by marine-biologist and conservationist Guy Harvey. Commodore of the Montego Bay Yacht Club, ... Read More
Western derby
Surprise leaders FC Reno and defending champions Montego Bay United will meet in the first of three western derbies in the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) at Frome on Sunday, starting at 3:30pm. Both teams have won their last two games. FC Reno, who have struggled the last two seasons to stay in the league, are coming off back-to-back 1-0 wins to lead the table with seven points after three games. Montego Bay United are a point behind in a tightly bunched top half of the table, as after losi ... Read More
All set for CUMI 5K/10 K Run
More than 700 people have already signed up for the 8th annual CUMI Come Run, set for this Saturday, at the Tryall Club in Hanover. “All is in place for the event and we look forward to a great race day. We are grateful to all who have registered and the number of sponsors who have come on board this year,” said Junior Taylor, chairman of the organising committee of CUMI (Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill). Since 2008, the 5K/10K Run and 5K Walk have been the primar ... Read More
Hip Strip - Sept 22, 2016
DOING JUSTICE - From left: Sandria Wong-Small, senior judge of the St James Parish Court, Sandra Miller-Hall and Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck got in a photo op at the installation ceremony for Justices of Peace for St James at the Montego Bay Convention Centre recently. HANGING WITH THE CEO - Business account manager at Digicel Business, Steffan-Chad Haughton (left), and colleague Audia Lawrence (right) hang out with Adam Stewart, CEO of Sandals Resorts International, at the Montego Bay Ya ... Read More
Thank you, gentlemen!
Inspector Everton Henry (left) of Montego Bay Freeport Police Station gladly receives paints from Berger Paints sales representative Patrick Lawson (centre), and Glenroy Myers, western regional marketing officer for Kris an Charles Investments, during a refurbishing exercise at the station’s CIB offices recently. Spearheaded by Chris an Charles, the project, which was undertaken at a cost of roughly $500,000, included the installation of two air conditioning units; installation of four gla ... Read More
Teams vie for St James CA T20 semi-final spots
The semi-finalists in the St James Cricket Association’s TEF T20 cricket competition will be known this weekend following the playing of the quarter-finals at Barnett Oval. On Saturday, Gutters and Police will meet in the first game, set to start at 10:00am, followed by Elgin Town against Full 100 starting at 2:00 pm. Another two games will be played on Sunday at the same venue: Green Pond against Rose Heights and Farm Heights taking on Orange. The winners of the four games will advanc ... Read More
ISSA to rule on Spot Valley’s controversial D’Cup games today
Spot Valley High’s position in Zone C of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association/Flow daCosta Cup schoolboy football competition could be affected after today’s meeting of the management committee of the competition in Kingston. Spot Valley leads Zone C with seven points from three games — on goal difference over Cedric Titus High who have played four games — but depending on the result of the meeting, the St James team could increase their lead by three points or ... Read More
PHOTO: For your invaluable service
As part of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay 50th anniversary celebrations, four members of the Montego Bay community were honoured for their service and contribution to the development of St James during the club’s dinner banquet at the Grandiosa Hotel in Montego Bay last Thursday. The awardees were: (from left) Anthony Pearson, managing director of Lloyds Department Store (Business Leader); Ernest Sterling, proprietor of Verney House Hotel (Spirit of Service); Vilma Campbell, principal of ... Read More
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