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Mandeville to Spur Tree main road a pain for motorists
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — There is growing concern about safety on the roadway embracing Mandeville through Kingsland to Spur Tree, as well as the steep, winding, accident-prone Spur Tree Hill, because of the deteriorating surface. Read More
MoBay's Cornwall Court welcomes COVID-19 curfew
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Residents of Cornwall Court in this western Jamaica parish have, for the most part, welcomed the special area curfew that was imposed in their community starting at 6:00 pm until 5:00 am from Friday, October 23 to Friday, November 6, in the wake of the...... Read More
Flooding headache in Mandeville
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Some residents were left marooned in their homes, and several roads in this south-central town were inundated by floodwaters following heavy and persistent rain yesterday. ... Read More
D R Foote Construction donates 10 tablets to Grange Pen students
GRANGE PEN, St James - When Cornwall College grade seven student Joniai Gayle received one of the 10 tablets that D R Foote Construction donated to students in this community on Saturday, his mother, Nickesha Lawrence Mingoes, was very ecstatic.... Read More
Le Antonio's Foundation cops mayor's award for work in MoBay's innercities
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Many may know him as the CEO of McKoy News, an online news outlet, or as a building contractor. But Antonio McKoy is also a philanthropist who has created his non-profit organisation — Le Antonio's Foundation— to positively steer the children and young... Read More
Lucky Dollar donates bunk bed to Negril All-Age
NEGRIL, Westmoreland - The Savanna-la-Mar branch of Lucky Dollar Furniture and Appliance Store, recently donated a bunk bed to the Negril All-Age School in Westmoreland. Read More
Albert Town High past students donate 32 smartphones for online learning
ALBERT TOWN, Trelawny -The Albert Town High School last week received 32 smartphones valued at roughly $280,000, courtesy of the past students from the 1998-1999 class cohort, under the institution's 'Device Drive,' aimed at ensuring that all students at the... Read More
'LONG OVERDUE'
MARTHA BRAE, Trelawny - Stakeholder s in Trelawny have expressed delight that the birthplace of former Jamaica Prime Minister Hugh Lawson Shearer in Martha Brae, the former capital of Trelawny, is to be declared as a heritage site, arguing that the move could strengthen... Read More
Gang-violence victim launches tree-planting project in western Jamaica
CANTERBURY, St James - Seventy-three-year old St James businessman Carl Hill, who has been marred by the infamous Montego Bay tribal war in the 1970s, recently launched a tree-planting project, aimed at giving children hope. Read More
We anxiously await the details for the staging of CARIFTA Games, Mr Sands
Many track and field fans were caught completely by surprise last weekend when the president of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC), Mike Sands, said they were going ahead with preparation for the CARIFTA Games to be held in... Read More
NO SEPARATION!
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Most track and field coaches across the western region agree that if an extra day is added to the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships (Champs), it could help to minimise the... Read More
Grave concern
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Respected funeral home operator Calvin Lyn has given the assurance that unmarked graves, in a section of Melrose Cemetery, which had been badly damaged — with coffins exposed in some cases — are being repaired. Read More
Still not safe!
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Eight months after chief executive officer (CEO) of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), Shane Dalling raised concerns about licensed firearm holders being exposed to security risks at the FLA's Mandeville Regional Office, there is yet to be a relocation. Read More
Water supply brings added energy to Junction
BY GARFIELD MYERS Editor at Large South Central Bureau myersg@jamaicaobserver.com | Sunday, October, 18 2020
JUNCTION, St Elizabeth — Frank Witter knows that as was the case for other Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) winners in the September 3 General Election, the popularity of Prime Minister Andrew Holness contributed immensely to his success. Read More
Another first for St James woman firefighter
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Divisional commander for St James Fire Department, acting Superintendent Winsome Grant boasts a few important firsts for women in her field of work. Read More
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