- JPS 'direct contact' seeking to assist customers in several communities 4:45 pm
- UPDATE: Occupants in 'fruit van' crash on Spur Tree Hill hospitalised 4:30 pm
- Teachers to receive tablets beginning December 4:20 pm
- Perfect opening for Jamaica at Pan-American Champs 3:47 pm
- Florida city blaring 'Baby Shark' to deter homeless people 3:31 pm
- Manchester murder suspect surrenders to police 2:30 pm
Regional
Hurdles fiasco mars National champs
Just when we thought we were going to get through a major track and field championships at the National Stadium and go home happy, with less than half hour to go and just two races left, the bubble burst, and once again we have a major incident that spoiled what was a... Read More
Sav- Elite Titans, Boys Club Warriors clash for semi-final spot in WBA Elite League
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The fourth semi-finalist in the Western Basketball Association Elite League will be known on Saturday when Sav-Elite Titans and MoBay Boys Club Warriors meet in Game Three of their best-of- three quarter-final series at... Read More
Flanker-based YM Family impacts entertainment across the west
MONTEGO BAY, St James — There has been a resurgence of artistes from across western Jamaica dominating the dancehall scene. Read More
Five teams advance to Hanover FA KO second round
LUCEA, Hanover— Western Confederation Super League team Hopewell United advanced to the second round of the Hanover Football Association Knockout competition along with four other teams after the first round was completed over the weekend. Read More
VIDEO: Should the Government legalise obeah?
Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck earlier this month announced that he would be taking a submission to Cabinet which would outline the reasons the 1898 Obeah Act should be repealed. Read More
'I am of God'
For 35 years, a St Thomas woman says she has been healing the sick in and around the parish. Read More
PHOTO: NERHA's gift
The North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) recently donated a new Nissan panel van to the Port Antonio Hospital in Portland. Earlier this month, NERHA donated two new ambulances. (Photo: Everard Owen) Read More
Sandals team members donate on World Blood Day
Team members from Sandals Ochi Beach Resort and Sandals Royal Plantation were out in their numbers to donate blood in observance of World Blood Donor Day, recently. Read More
Video: Obeah hypocrisy!
ONE obeah man in Yallahs, St Thomas, is chiding civil society for what he says is its double standard in dealing with the issue of o beah — a system of spiritual and healing practices developed among enslaved... Read More
The west backs Byles as BOJ governor
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Richard Byles' recent appointment as the next governor of the Bank of Jamaica has been met with a strong stamp of approval from members of the business community in western Jamaica. Read More
Lilliput residents to access Adventist health fair
LILLIPUT, St James — Residents of Lilliput and adjoining communities are to benefit from a free health fair on Sunday, July 7. Read More
Something is wrong in Hanover — Samuda
MONTEGO BAY St James - Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information Karl Samuda says “something is wrong in Hanover”, after it was revealed that in the ministry's Region Four, the parish performed dismally in the core subject areas of English and... Read More
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