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- US judge recommends partial ban on iPhone imports to US 7:28 pm
- Partnerships must be maintained to prevent major Zika outbreak — Health minister 7:21 pm
- Gloucester Avenue to be renamed Jimmy Cliff Blvd on Thursday 6:55 pm
- Forex: J$125.79 to one US dollar 3:32 pm
- Education ministry requests status of Central High chairman court case 5:21 pm
North & East
Holness says Portland Eastern ready for change
THE Jamaica Labour Party has won the Portland Eastern constituency three of 16 times in parliamentary elections. Read More
St Mary High dominate 2019 Eastern Champs
St Mary High School dominated the 2019 Eastern Championships at National Stadium from March 4-5, to retain their hold on that leg of the Digicel Grand Prix series.... Read More
Phillips says two futures before East Portland constituents
THE Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has been successful in 11 of the 16 contested parliamentary elections in Portland Eastern.... Read More
PHOTO: St Mary rule
St Mary High School's track & field team poses with Digicel Jamaica's Elon Parkinson (left) after emerging champions in the Digicel Grand Prix Eastern Championships. (Photo: Everard Owen)... Read More
'Sexist comments'
JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) standard-bearer for the Portland Eastern by-election, Ann Marie Vaz says comments questioning her ability to represent the rural constituency are sexist. Read More
Damion's regret
PEOPLE'S National Party candidate for the Portland Eastern by-election Senator Damion Crawford says he regrets telling constituents in St Andrew East Rural that he tricked them. Read More
Beaches Ocho Rios celebrates Safer Sex Week
Facials, manicures, foot massages, haircuts, and other spa treatments were extended to team members of Beaches Ocho Rios recently, during the resort's celebration of Safer Sex Week. The event, which was put on by Beaches Ocho Rios in association with the Ministry of... Read More
Sandals Foundation celebrates Jamaica Day with students
JAMAICA Day was this year celebrated across the country on February 22. Teachers and children wore Jamaican colours to celebrate our culture and traditions — especially our food and music. Read More
Eye specialists treat 1,000 in Portland
THE Port Antonio Rotary Club and a team of eye care specialists linked to the Rotary Club of Detroit Lakes, in the United States, last week treated approximately 1,000 persons at a special clinic set up in Portland. The team was headed by Dr Larry Morrison and included 29 volunteers. Read More
'Give us jobs'
WITH all eyes on Portland Eastern where a by-election to replace slain People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Dr Lynvale is scheduled for March 25, residents are reiterating the issues that have plagued the rural constituency for years. Read More
PHOTO: Water woes?
These two trucks spotted in Portland last week, were being filled at a National Water Commission outstation. The island continues to experience a month-long water shortage which, it is hoped, will soon be solved. Read More
Suicide, injury in Castleton
A St Mary woman is believed to have committed suicide and is said to have seriously injured her three-year-old son before committing the act. Read More
'VICIOUS SHOCK'
WHEN Tyrone Bryan woke up in the Port Antonio Hospital in Portland last August he had only a hand and a foot. Read More
Ocho Rios Primary students train in online safety
Forty students from Ocho Rios Primary School in St Ann have been trained to act as online safety monitors, both at school and in their respective communities. Read More
St Ann, St Mary schools celebrate World Read Aloud Day
Every year, on World Read Aloud Day people all around the world read aloud together and share stories to advocate for literacy as a human right that belongs to all people. Read More
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