- O-Wrap: Four rifles seized, 13 arrested… Gov't aims to reduce NCDs… 13-y-o boy murdered 6:49 pm
- 42 schools to be taken off shift system 8:28 pm
- Commonwealth secretary general says hurricanes underscores need to deal with impact of climate change 8:20 pm
- Vybz Kartel hospitalised 7:30 pm
- Gov't upgrades 14 sporting facilities 7:23 pm
- Chuck's divorce comments demotivates, demoralises court staff — PNP Patriots 6:46 pm
Regional
Barita at forty
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Launched in September 1977, Barita Investments Limited this month marks 40 years in the financial services industry. Read More
Students first
Maggotty, St Elizabeth — It's tough. However, the Glen Stuart Primary School fraternity is fighting its way through following last week's closure of the school doors by health authorities because of a sewage problem. ... Read More
Undaunted!
Maggotty, St Elizabeth — She is totally blind, but 14-year-old Moneajah Elliott is not allowing that to hold her back.... Read More
Photo: Helping hand
Senior medical officer at the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH), Dr Everton McIntosh (second left), accepts a donation of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals valued at $2.6 million from Managing Director of Medical Disposables and Supplies (MDS) Myrtis Boothe. Looking on are Business...... Read More
Photo: My ball!
Leon Stephenson (left) attempts to dribble past Maggotty High School's Lamar Thompson during their ISSA/FLOW daCosta Cup game at the STETHS Sports Complex in Santa Cruz on Saturday. Lacovia High won the game 2-1 with goals from Deshawn Powell in the 27th minute and Oshane Staple in the 70th. Read More
Crime draining the economy, Manchester business leaders told
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The service sector, including business process outsourcing (BPO), mining and agriculture — all key industries for central Jamaica — were identified among areas experiencing serious effects of crime at a forum here... Read More
Trailer crushes mason on Oyster Bay hotel construction site
COOPERS PEN, Trelawny — Tragedy struck at the construction site of Excellence Oyster Bay hotel in Trelawny when a worker, who fell from an 18-wheeler tractor trailer he had hopped on to, was crushed to death yesterday morning. Read More
Battle for places in daCosta Cup second round heats up
LUCEA, Hanover — Zones B and D of the ISSA/ Flow daCosta Cup schoolboys' football competition are shaping up to be a battle to the end for places in the second round, even before they are halfway through. Read More
Bicycle cops to tackle tourist harassment in Falmouth
Some 12 Trelawny cops who recently graduated from a one-month Area One bicycle course are expected to play a significant role in curbing tourist harassment in the historic town of Falmouth. Read More
Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar stages health fair
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Despite recent adverse weather conditions in sections of Jamaica due to the effect of Hurricane Irma, scores of people turned out at the Independence Park here for a back-to-school treat and health fair staged by the Rotary Club of... Read More
Barita celebrates 40th anniversary
Led by chair and founder Rita Humphries-Lewin — a former chair of the Jamaica Stock Exchange — financial service providers Barita Investments, established in 1977, and Barita Unit Trusts, 1993, hosted clients and other stakeholders at a cocktail reception at the historic Bellefield... Read More
Jamaica Bridal Expo for MoBay Convention Centre
ROSE HALL, St James — The sixth staging of Jamaica Bridal Expo, western Jamaica's premier bridal showcase, kicks off tomorrow at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James. Read More
Rotary Club of MoBay East hosts prostate cancer screening
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Rotary Club of Montego Bay East is partnering with the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) to host its seventh staging of prostate cancer screening, set for the Meeting Place in the resort city next Monday, from 6:00 am to 2:00pm. Read More
PHOTO: Let's celebrate
Over 1,000 volunteers participated in International Coastal Clean up Day activities at 10 locations across Montego Bay on Saturday, September 16, collecting 7,471pounds of garbage. Among the sites cleaned by the students and organisations — including the Sandals Foundations, Jamaica... Read More
JPS fights back
MONTEGO BAY, St James — With losses amounting to over US$7 million within the past 12 months due to electricity theft in the parishes of Hanover and St James, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is warning that people involved in the illegal activity will be... Read More
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