- O-Wrap: Road fatalities up 19%... Minor quake felt in Jamaica... Commissioner orders probe into Dunrobin Ave stunt driving 5:50 pm
- Police seeking man who disarmed Cross Roads cop 7:55 pm
- Technology minister says youth are getting crucial skills 7:33 pm
- US man with gun cache charged for threatening to shoot up hotel 6:40 pm
- UPDATE: India 203-6 at stumps in first Test 6:19 pm
- Pipeline repairs disrupt water supply to Cornwall Court, Montego Bay — NWC 6:13 pm
North & East
'I hope he will never die'
Family and friends gathered at Dalvey Primary School, in St Thomas, to celebrate with centenarian Albert George 'Mass Cappy' Lynch. Read More
PAN 2019 Regional 1 set for Folly Oval
Twenty pan chicken vendors from North and Eastern parishes will be among 35 competing in PAN 2019 Regional 1 at Folly Oval in Portland, which kicks off the annual series this Saturday.... Read More
$1.5 million in scholarship for St Mary students
Six St Mary students pursuing tertiary education in the upcoming academic year will benefit from scholarships amounting to $1.5 million from the Sydney A Phillips Scholarship Trust Fund.... Read More
BMX riding and skate park coming to Boston
A new BMX riding and skatepark is set to open next month in Boston, Portland, the first of its kind in the eastern end of the island, organiser and former professional BMX rider Darryl Munroe has said. ... Read More
Blind cop rises
WHEN Rohan Brown met in a motor vehicle accident in 1995, life as he knew it would change.The injuries he sustained, at the time, were minor with occasional headaches. Read More
Drummer Nelson Miller sent home in musical style
Port Antonio — Music was always a big part of the life Nelson Beaverbrook Miller and fittingly paid a major part in his final send-off at the Port Antonio Baptist Church recently. Read More
NATURAL BEAUTY - THE BLUE LAGOON
Marvin Oldacre, better known as Captain Marvin has been working at the Blue Lagoon in Portland for 27 years and has made a livelihood there. Read More
Sandals butlers inducted into Guild of Professional English Butlers
Ninety-two butlers from Sandals Royal Plantation and Sandals Ochi Beach Resort were recently presented with their certificates and pins signifying their induction to the Guild of Professional English Butlers following a five-day training session at Sandals Ochi. Read More
David Lane mourns slain teacher
The police have arrested the main suspect in last Tuesday's killing of schoolteacher Latoya Hill in David Lane, Portland, but that has not eased the pain for the family and friends who are continuing to mourn. Read More
'Sisterhood of a Second Chance'
Scores of teenage mothers are now back in the formal school system, or doing skills training through the support of the Port Antonio and Highgate women's centres. Read More
PHOTO: WATER SEARCH
Desperate for water “Calvin” set off in search of the precious commodity in Portland last week with his donkey “Rude Boy” to carry the load. Read More
We were losing
Chief executive officer (CEO) of Seprod Limited, Richard Pandohie says the company has paid out $55 million in redundancy packages to workers at Golden Grove Sugar Factory in Duckenfield, St Thomas. Read More
VIDEO: We can't eat
THERE is growing tension among residents in Duckenfield, St Thomas, following the decision to close the Seprod-controlled Golden Grove Sugar Factory later this week. Read More
An Evening of Excellence with Port Antonio Theatre Group
The Port Antonio Theatre Group last Saturday hosted its 13th Evening of Excellence at Linnette Williams Multi-Purpose Hall in Port Antonio, Portland.The function featured speech, dance, and drama productions. Read More
VIDEO: 'We are suffering'
Three years after the official opening of the Caymanas to Mammee Bay leg of the north-south stretch of Highway 2000, craft vendors in Fern Gully, St Ann are still reeling from its effects. Read More
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