Wires run four miles in St James electricity theft 6:57 PM
13-y-o St James student stabbed to death 6:17 PM
Quarter of the JCF members will soon have degrees 5:26 PM
MOCA to spearhead crime reduction — Bunting 5:01 PM
Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast 2:50 PM
Police seek witness in St Ann court case 2:50 PM
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Lucea gets fish market
Thursday, June 20, 2013
LUCEA, Hanover — Fish vendors at the Cleveland Stanhope Market in Lucea can now conduct business with shoppers in a more comfortable and modern environment. Last week, the Hanover Parish Council officially opened a fish market at a section of the facility, at a cost of $1million. The fish market which can ...more
‘Public nuisance’ - St James PC moves to sell worrisome properties
Thursday, June 20, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The St James Parish Council is moving to sell several properties in this resort city, which it had declared public nuisances several years ago.
One of the properties, located at 7 Leader Avenue in the upscale Montego Ba ...more
‘Put the politicking aside’
Thursday, June 20, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — MAYOR of Montego Bay Glendon Harris is urging St James councillors to work harmoniously for the betterment of the parish.
"It's time for us to put the politicking aside. The election (local government) has come and gone ...more
Title on the line!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — NORTH Gully Ambassadors (NGA) and Montego Bay Boys' Club will commence their quest for club football supremacy in St James and a place in the Western Confederation Super League next season, when they meet in the first -l ...more
Catherine Hall Basic School gets facelift
Thursday, June 20, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — THE Catherine Hall Basic School in Montego Bay got a well needed facelift recently, thanks to a group of US and Canada- based meeting planners and senior managers of the Secrets Resorts and Spas.
The work undertaken by ...more
'Be patient'
Thursday, June 20, 2013
ROSE HALL, St James — IMMEDIATE past-president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Davon Crump has cautioned that the 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, which ended at the Rose Hall Convention Centre yesterday, will ...more
PM lauds female musicians
Thursday, June 20, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller has saluted female Jamaican artistes for their outstanding contributions to the music industry, which have resulted in some of them becoming prosperous.
Simpson Miller was delivering ...more
PHOTO: Corgrats, Todd
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Odail Todd of Green Island High (left) on his way to winning the Under 20 boys 200m at last weekend's JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships at the National Stadium. Todd won in 21.12 seconds, while Jevaughn Minzie of Racers TC (at right ...more
PHOTO: Cornwall queen
Thursday, June 20, 2013
A radiant Natashia Bryan (centre) wears her crown after winning the Miss Jamaica World Cornwall 2013 title at Pier One, Montego Bay, last Saturday night. The 23-year-old queen is flanked by first runners-up, Bria-Symore Lewis (left), and second runn ...more
PHOTO: JISA/CPJ Champs
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Garriel White of St John's Prep of St Ann (second left) and Torian Wynter (third left) of St James Prep collect the JISA/CPJ trophy from Wayne Robinson of JISA after their respective schools tied for first place in the first JISA/CPJ Invitational Fri ...more
Montego Bay's track and field organisers to officiate at CAC Age champs in Curacao
Thursday, June 20, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Two of Montego Bay's track and field organisers are among a cadre of officials from around the world who will officiate at the 2013 staging of the Central American and the Caribbean (CAC) Age Group Championships, schedul ...more
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