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Portland man ran over, killed by garbage truck

Saturday, November 30, 2013


Police at the scene where Ramon Davis was killed by a garbage truck early yesterday morning. (PHOTO: EVERARD OWEN)

RAMON Davis, 20, of Walks Lane in Orange Bay, Portland, was killed yesterday morning when a garbage truck ran over him on the Orange Bay main road in the parish. The Port Antonio Police Traffic Department reported that about 4:15 am Davis was allegedly lying in the road when a garbage truck drove over him and dragged ...more





Protect brand Ocho Rios

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Newly appointed spokesperson on tourism Shahine Robinson said the resort town of Ocho Rios is in a deplorable condition and needs immediate attention. Similar sentiments were voiced by stakeholders at the recently held St A ...more

The educating duo

Monday, November 25, 2013

NORMAN Nevers and his wife Netta have given a combined 81 years to the teaching profession, educating hundreds of Jamaicans over the years. Guided by the philosophy that "a human being is not in any proper sense a human being until he is educated", ...more

It's all in the taste

Monday, November 25, 2013

As chef de partie for the French restaurant at Sandals Royal Plantation, Gian Stewart has been making quite an impression with his creative French cuisine. The 27-year-old chef's passion to excel is motivated by a desire to move from being a certifi ...more

Junior councillors push for development of St Mary

Monday, November 25, 2013

WHEN the St Mary junior councillors met for a recent sitting at the St Mary Parish Council it was not just a ceremonial occasion, as the young people had the parish councillors and stakeholders from various state agencies in the parish taking serious ...more

Judith Finnikin's wow moment

Monday, November 25, 2013

JUDITH Finnikin was never convinced she had the ability to pass all eight subjects she sat in the 2013 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations hence the reason for her surprise when the Aabuthnott Gallimore High School student w ...more

Rural routes - November 25

Monday, November 25, 2013

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Spike in murders have St Thomas residents cowering in fear

Monday, November 25, 2013

THE recent murder of four people, including a fifth form student, in separate incidents within 72 hours in St Thomas is driving fear in the residents of this rural parish which usually has one of the lowest crime rates in Jamaica. So much so that th ...more

Mosquito fogging blamed for mass fainting at Ocho Rios High

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Chaos reigned at Ocho Rios High School in St Ann yesterday as students and teachers experienced fainting spells blamed on an early morning fogging, authorised by the Ministry of Health, to rid the premises of mosquitoes. Ju ...more

Woman charged with murder, burglary and abduction

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — A 25-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the recent murder of retired postmistress Nathlee Hamilton and the abduction of her six-week-old grandchild in Beecher Town here in St Ann. The accused, Dianna Pinnock ...more

College launches work programme to help students with fees

Monday, November 18, 2013

BROWN'S TOWN, St Ann — Education Minister Rev Ronald Thwaites has praised an initiative by Brown's Town Community College to establish a work programme to assist students who are excelling academically but are experiencing difficulty paying the ...more




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