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St Mary Infirmary residents pampered as building gets facelift
Friday, May 24, 2013
PORT MARIA, St Mary — It was more than just about improving the appearance of the St Mary Infirmary yesterday when scores of volunteers turned out to assist in refurbishing the facility -- the National Labour Day project. The day saw representatives of various organisations and community members turning o ...more
St Ann vendors oppose hike in market fees
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
ST ANN'S BAY, St Ann — The St Ann Parish Council is facing opposition from market vendors across the parish who are against pending increases in fees.
Vendors from the St Ann's Bay Market staged a public demonstration against the pending fee h ...more
Bunting offers sweeteners to cops in exchange for wage freeze
Monday, May 20, 2013
RUNAWAY Bay, St Ann — Minister of National Security Peter Bunting, pressing cops to accept a wage freeze, promised he would advocate for several benefits for the lawmen and their families.
Speaking at the 70th Jamaica Police Federation Confere ...more
Nobody saw death of Islington woman coming
Sunday, May 19, 2013
ISLINGTON, St Mary — Just over two years ago, one woman from this north-eastern Jamaican parish survived being shot by her policeman husband, to tell the story of their rocky relationship.
Joan Brown, then 38 years old, was shot by her husband ...more
Devastating - Student in coma 9 months after bus crash
Monday, May 13, 2013
ATALLIA Williams should have been sitting nine subjects in the 2013 Caribbean Secondary Examinations but instead she is lying unconscious in a hospital bed nine months after being involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Williams was among several stud ...more
Mother denies abandoning disabled son
Monday, May 13, 2013
The mother of a severely malnourished St Mary man whose impoverished condition was highlighted in a recent newscast said she is being wrongfully judged by people who have accused her of abandoning her disabled son.
Laurel Thomas of Oracabessa, St M ...more
Albion residents on intense letter campaign to address problems
Monday, May 13, 2013
Some Albion residents have refused to simply sit and wait for the authorities to notice their plight. Instead, the determined homeowners have formed an action group to constantly write letters, which are hand-delivered, e-mailed and sent via register ...more
The story of Judgement Cliff
Monday, May 13, 2013
The looming mountain high above the Mount Sinai community in St Thomas, at first glance, appears to be just like several others overlooking this eastern parish.
But a second look and a nearby monument add some validity to the story passed down throu ...more
A passion for poetry
Monday, May 13, 2013
Orantez Brown dreams of one day becoming a renowned Jamaican poet, but the only roadmap he has for accomplishing this goal is his hope, aspiration and a well-used notebook of some of his most poignant pieces of poetry.
The need to care for himself a ...more
He stared death in the face
Monday, May 13, 2013
An ex-cop with more than three decades of service is today bemoaning the fact that he was forced to retire early from the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) after he lost the use of a finger and had a bullet lodged in his foot during an attack ...more
North East Regional Health Authority lauds staff
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
REGIONAL Director of the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Suzette Morris has lauded the staff for the quality health care they provide for residents in the region and the commitment shown in times of emergency.
Addressing a staff award ...more
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