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Hankinson Out
Montego Bay United will be searching for yet another head coach when the 2018-19 season of the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) kicks off later this year as current coach Timothy Hankinson says he will not be back. Read More
MoBay Comm College cops 3rd in CCCJ
CATHERINE HALL, St James —Montego Bay Community College placed a creditable third in last Saturday's third staging of the Council of Community College of Jamaica's (CCCJ) track and field and cheerleading championships that was held at the Montego Bay Sports Complex. Read More
Past students assist St Mary High School with computers
Past students of St Mary High School, the 'Batch of 1997', recently presented eight computers to their alma mater in a bid to improve the academic standing of present day students and to provide much needed technology for the school. In addition, exercise mats and running spikes were... Read More
Injured policeman Lorenzo McLeggon gets more help
Lorenzo McLeggon, the former policeman who was shot in the head while on duty in 1976, four years after joining the Jamaica Constable Force, has received more help from compassionate Jamaicans. Read More
We have been forgotten
Residents of the remote district of Long Road, close to Annotto Bay in St Mary, fear that they have been forgotten by their local government representatives. Read More
St Thomas celebrates Observer 25
As the Jamaica Observer celebrates its 25th anniversary, vendors and sales representatives are on the road in St Thomas promoting this special moment for the newspaper. Read More
Ready, Set — GSAT
Despite the recent sick-out by teachers across the island, it was business as usual for most Grade Six Achievement (GSAT) students in St Mary, who will be sitting their exams on Thursday and Friday of this week. Read More
Mandeville Rotary toasts retired educator, midwife
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Retired educator Reverend Dr Kenneth Thaxter and former midwife Delores Pitter are the recipients of this year's Vocational Service Award of the Rotary Club here. Read More
Ready for GSAT
This year is the final year for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), and the excitement that usually comes along with the sitting of the examination is no different. Read More
Linton Park All Age seeks sponsorship to improve facilities
For principal Arlene Clarke-Dunbar and the staff of Linton Park All Age School in St Ann, their role as educators is not only about teaching students in classrooms. Read More
Tourism boost set for Falmouth
FALMOUTH, Trelawny— Hotel room stock in Trelawny is projected to grow by 12,000 in the next three years, which places the parish on track to boast the most hotel rooms in the region, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. Read More
Boys in alleged bus conductor attack remanded
THE three teenagers who allegedly attacked a bus conductor in Hanover last week were yesterday remanded when they appeared in the Children's Court Division of the Hanover Parish Court. Read More
Jaguars roar to top spot in NBL-Western
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Defending champions Granville Jaguars secured the top spot in the semi-finals of the NBL-Western Conference on Thursday after blowing away last-placed Inner-City Avalanche by 33 points (74-41) in their second-round game at the Montego Bay Cricket... Read More
Sandals Negril's cook Royno Ricketts reveals growth recipe
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — “It doesn't matter where you start. What matters is where you end up, and that is up to you, ” said Royno Ricketts, a 27-year-old cook at Sandals Negril. Read More
Students donate $100,000 to Cornwall Regional Hospital
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The children's ward at the ailing Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) received a shot in the arm from a $100,000-donation from Unique Events. Unique Events represents the management class of the University of the West Indies, Open Campus in Montego Bay. The... Read More
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