- KSAC to begin delayed review of applications for Property Tax relief 7:50 PM
- Transport operators threaten withdrawal of service 6:04 PM
- Opposition presents nine-point 'prescription for growth' 5:15 PM
- Penn Relays programme-cover celebrates 50 years of Jamaican high schools competing 4:51 PM
- Forex: J$109.94 to one US dollar 4:46 PM
- Toyota sets 10 million-vehicle sales record 4:28 PM
- Increased tax on rum will affect tourism sector — Shaw 3:54 PM
- Film on Bob’s rise to fame in the works 3:21 PM
- Access case adjourned until next Wednesday 3:01 PM
- UPDATE: Body of drowned teen recovered 2:49 PM
- Gas price down 25 cents, diesel up 43 cents 2:45 PM
- Caribbean conch, lobster trade under threat, officials say 2:30 PM
- Guyanese journalist granted bail on theft charges 1:51 PM
- Wear black on Friday in protest against withdrawal tax, civic group urges 12:29 PM
- No joke! Sammy Question converts to Christianity 12:03 PM
- St James woman missing 11:55 AM
- St Kitts attorney calls for reform in island’s justice system 11:02 AM
- US congressman to re-introduce legislation to study reparations 10:12 AM
- Phillips misled House, Shaw says 9:52 AM
- T&T govt concerned over child beating on social network, mother stands by her decision 8:28 AM
- Shaw calls for higher NHT loan ceilings 8:11 AM
North & East
Smiles all around as Islington Post Office reopens
ISLINGTON, St Mary - The smiles on their faces revealed the joy that the residents of Islington felt on Thursday, April 17 when the post office in the community was reopened after an 18-month closure, following the passage of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The structure, which was destroyed durin ... Read More
Successful US-based Jamaican gives back to his roots
IT was a celebratory atmosphere at the Mount Waddy Primary School in Friendship, Moneague, St Ann la ... Read More
Million-dollar problem
BUFF BAY, Portland — The family of Shereece White, the 21-year-old who was shot dead in Barbad ... Read More
Dancing for health
WITH a large number of children worldwide developing lifestyle diseases, the St Mary Health Services ... Read More
URGENT!
COUNCILLOR for the Boscobel Division Fitzroy Wilson said nothing has yet been done to prevent a recurrence of the flooding in Boscobel, St Mary, which affected residents earlier this year. Some homes were flooded out in January and the residents blamed it on a new development being undertaken by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ). Addressing the St Mary Parish Council last Thursday, Wilson pointed out that flooding has occurred in the Boscobel area twice already but nothing has been done by ... Read More
Rural routes
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Dr Wykeham McNeill (right) and his junior minister Damion Crawford plays tourist for a day as they enjoy a short raft ride on the Rio Grande River, expertly guided by rafter Leroy Miller. The occasion was the handing over of the newly renovated Berrydale Jetty, which is the embarkation point for Rio Grande River rafting. This breakaway in Font Hill, St Thomas poses great danger to motorists. Residents in Font Hill, St Thomas find an ingenious way of creat ... Read More
PHOTOS: Math stars
Tahjaye Edwards of Norwich Primary School is the winner of this year's staging of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education/Rotary Club of Port Antonio Mathematics Competition held at the institution last Thursday. Second place winner was Rayne Molloy of Avacot Primary and Junior High while third place went to Fenclian Pollock of Boundbrook Primary. Students from 19 primary schools across the parish vied for the title. Math stars --> Read More
Vision fulfilled at Brighter Dreams
IT has only been in operation for a year but already the Brighter Dreams Preparatory School in Beverley, Runaway Bay, St Ann, is making a name for itself, as its students won four medals in the recent staging of the parish finals of the 4-H competition. Since it opened its doors in April 2013 the school has grown significantly under the leadership of principal and founder Chelsian Pyne. Persons, she said, can expect to hear of many more positives coming out of the school in the near future. " ... Read More
Bridge to a better life
BY INGRID BROWN Associate editor — special assignment browni@jamaicaobserver.com | Monday, April 14, 2014
A project being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is empowering several impoverished families in St Thomas and Portland to improve their standard of living. Beneficiaries of the programme said not only have they been motivated to dream big but they are already taking steps to learn a skill or start their own small businesses. Thirty families — 10 each from St Thomas, Portland and Trelawny — were selected to benefit from training, housing assistance and income- ... Read More
Water crisis worsens in St Ann communities
Residents in several communities in South West St Ann have been without adequate supply of water for weeks, as the drought conditions worsens across the island. Among the affected communities are Alexandria, Inverness, Watt Town and Nine Miles. With some of these communities not served by the National Water Commission, the residents are forced to rely solely on rain which is harvested in drums and tanks in their yards. However, many of these sources have gone dry and the residents say they a ... Read More
Providing Safe Pasture
BY INGRID BROWN Associate editor — special assignment browni@jamaicaobserver.com | Monday, April 14, 2014
MEMBERS of the American Christian group Safe Pasture International have made it their life's mission to spend a week in St Thomas each year catering to the spiritual and physical needs of residents in the parish. Director of the group and senior pastor at White Oak Baptist Church in Tennessee Dr Tony Wilson, who has not missed a trip to Jamaica in the last 21 years, said the mission first started 30 years ago when the organisation's founder, Dr Billy Brown, was led by God to visit the island. ... Read More
Portland tourism receives major boost
Portland is on its way to regaining pride of place as a sought-after tourist resort area as the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) recently allocated $48.5 million to improve tourism assets in the parish capital. This has now enabled Port Antonio to have a rehabilitated park and a designated craft village for craft traders to peddle their wares. Additionally, the drive into the Rio Grande Valley via Berrydale Road is much more comfortable due to improvements under the joint initiative. Spearheaded ... Read More
Young chef Daneann Minto pursuing her passion
Pay a visit to Bamboo Beach Club in St Mary and one is sure to encounter Daneann Minto, the chef extraordinaire who brings creativity to all the dishes she prepares. The 28-year-old from Runaway Bay, St Ann, says she enjoys nothing more than feeding the many patrons who visit the hideaway attraction daily. Although not always good in the kitchen, Minto was willing to learn and later developed a passion for cooking. "It was something I loved, but honestly I could not do it for a while," she s ... Read More
Dancing up a storm at Sandals
OCHO RIOS, St Ann — A group of journalists from the United Kingdom joined professional dancers Ola and James Jordan, also from the UK, for a four-day dance workshop at the Sandals Grande Riviera in Ocho Rios recently. The popular dancers, who are also part of the popular UK dance show, Strictly Come Dancing, spent time teaching UK journalists as well as others who were interested in the art of ballroom dancing, as well as Latin dance. They also learnt some of Jamaica's popular dances. W ... Read More
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