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In honour of Edward Seaga
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — Members of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation joined in paying tribute to the late former prime minister and leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Edward Seaga at the corporation's monthly meeting last Thursday. Read More
Taxi troubles!
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Mayor of Mandeville Donovan Mitchell is hoping that in “the next couple of months” an additional parking area will be available in this south-central town for transport operators. Read More
PHOTO: Good Going, Elaine!
Much will be expected of double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson at the National Trials (Jamaica National Junior & Senior Championships) later this week, June 20-23. Thompson, who turns 27 on June 28, sizzled at the Rome Diamond League earlier this month, winning the 100 metres in... Read More
For Your Diary
(1) Tuesday, June 18Optimist Club of MandevilleMeetingVilla Gardens RestaurantVilla RoadMandevilleManchester- 5:30 pm (2) Tuesday, June 18Rotary Club of MandevilleDonation Read More
Paying respects to Edward Seaga
Scores of mourners from all walks of life and from across the political divide, many from as far as Westmoreland, braved last Thursday's sweltering heat in the resort town of Montego Bay to pay respects to former Prime Minister Edward Seaga, as his body lay in state at the Montego Bay Cultural... Read More
Trelawny students hail WPM, TMC expo
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Trelawny students have described a recent exposition held at the Falmouth Market in the parish as a great learning experience on how to care for the environment by the separation and recycling of solid waste. Read More
Muchett High stages second Art 'n Wine event
Muschett High School's Visual Arts Department recently staged its second annual fundraiser, Art 'n Wine, which took the form of a 'paint 'n sip', event at Caribatik, Rock in Trelawny. Read More
Sport Diary – June 13
FRIDAYSt James FA/VM Foundation Under-13 finalGranville Primary vs John Rollins Success Primary — UDC field @ 11:30 am Western Basketball Association Elite League quarter-finals Read More
Second best
Shernette Young (third right), a member of the organising committee of the Western Primary Schools' track and field championships event, presents Corinaldi Avenue Primary with the overall second-place trophy at last weekend's Western Primary Schools' track and field championships held at St... Read More
MoBay needs one more fire station — Stewart
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, says with the current spate of development in St James, there is the need for the construction of at least one more fire station in Montego Bay, the parish's capital. Read More
TOWARD better hearing
Juliet Holness (left), patron, Starkey Hearing Foundation, is being assisted by Tamiann Young, regional coordinator, Starkey Hearing Foundation, to outfit Akeel Foster with hearing aids, as part of the foundation's latest mission at the Montego Bay Convention Centre recently. During the mission,... Read More
Barr's Spice 'flavours' JIE
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Barr's Spice, a new spice-making company based in Maroon Town, St James, was one of the nearly 300 participants in the recent three-day 2019 Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (JMEA) Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) at the Montego Bay Convention... Read More
Slim hopes
Former champions Wadadah FC will go into Sunday's final set of matches in the Jamaica Football Federation Premier League qualifying competition with mathematical hopes of returning to the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) this season, after back-to-back big wins... Read More
Under Review
BY HORACE HINES Observer West reporterBY HORACE HINES Observer West reporter | Thursday, June, 13 2019
TROY, Trelawny — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he is reviewing the concerns of various stakeholders over the anticipated mining near the protected Cockpit Country area, following representation from Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marissa... Read More
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