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- Windies hoping to execute vs Bangladesh in ODIs 4:25 pm
- 'I couldn't look at a football' after the World Cup — Neymar 4:17 pm
- Independence Festival Village August 1-5 3:37 pm
- Tyquendo Tracey joins Jamaica's 100m sub-10 club 3:09 pm
- Cuba's new constitution would allow same-sex marriages 2:31 pm
North & East
New-look Ocho Rios Fishing Village now listed as a major attraction
THE Ocho Rios Fishing Village — now referred to as the Ultimate Chill Spot — at Sailor Hole, Main Street, Ocho Rios, St Ann, was officially opened last week Thursday at a fun-filled ceremony at the facility that attracted directors, managers and staff of the Port Authority of... Read More
GG awardee among five newly minted pastors
ST MARY, Jamaica — Recent governor general awardee for the parish of St Mary, Pastor Gordon Lindsay was among five Adventist ministers ordained into service last Saturday.... Read More
Ocho Rios Fishing Village no longer 'unsightly'
OCHO RIOS, St Ann — The transformed Ocho Rios Fishing Village was officially opened on Thursday, with scores of people describing the new look as world-class.... Read More
Alligator Head to the rescue
A large number of marine mammals, sea turtles, fish and sea birds often become entangled in marine debris —derelict fishing nets, crab pots, packing bands — and suffer injury or death.... Read More
PHOTO: Bromley's top student
Top student at Bromley Primary School in St Mary, Shevaun-Eve Harris, says the Grade Six Achievement Test was a bit challenging, although she managed to score a 96 per cent average. Harris will attend St Mary High School in September. Read More
Flow 'Ball & Blaze' thrills St Thomas with World Cup mania
Last Friday all roads led to Walkers' Plaza in St Thomas, where telecommunications firm Flow hosted a viewing session of the quarter-final match between Brazil and Belgium in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2018. Read More
More PEP concerns
A St Mary school is expressing concern about the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination and is calling on the Ministry of Education to revise sections of the placement test following complaints from students who sat the June mock examination. Read More
World Cup mania
Proud even in defeat, this Brazil fan waves his flag while being flanked by two Belgium supporters at Walkers' Plaza in St Thomas, where FLOW hosted its Blaze & Ball viewing session of the World Cup quarter-final match between Belgium and Brazil. Belgium won 2-1. Read More
Keeping Garvey alive in St Ann
The St Ann Homecoming & Heritage Foundation earlier this month held its seventh annual Marcus Garvey Lecture at the St Ann Parish Library. Read More
Poor roads take bite out of 'Kruncy Nuts' in St Mary
AT least one family in Tremolesworth, St Mary, is speaking out about the poor condition of the main road there, arguing that the thoroughfare has been “extremely” bad for business. Read More
Annotto Bay residents, taxi operators welcome curfew
RESIDENTS in Annotto Bay, St Mary, last week welcomed a curfew imposed by the Jamaica Constabulary Force on the area, following a series of murders and shootings that have now disrupted activities in the parish. Read More
Friends of St Ann's Bay Hospital donate vital signs machines
The Friends of the St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital, a charity group which has been making donations to the facility since the early 1970s, continued its contribution by donating four vital signs machines. Read More
Canadian to invest $12 million in early childhood development
CANADIAN Mike Pickersgill is passionate about early childhood education. As a result, he has committed to investing $12 million in early childhood development across Portland. Read More
PHOTO: RELIEF
Members of the security forces patrol the streets of Annotto Bay in St Mary, where a curfew was imposed last Wednesday. (Photo: Garfield Robinson) Read More
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