Regional

Expansion planned for Melrose Yam Park 7:30 pm

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Melrose Hill Yam Park, popularly known for roast yam and salt fish sold by vendors, is expected to undergo major renovation and expansion following the signing of a management contract on Friday.

Driver shortage hobbles garbage collection in St Thomas 3:20 am
MORANT BAY, St Thomas — With drivers they are trying to hire failing to pass the driving test and mechanical issues hitting trucks hired from the private sector, Metropolitan Parks and Markets (MPM) Waste Management Limited is having a hard time granting councillors of this parish...

Knox College aiming to build new sixth-form block in 18 months 3:20 am
SPALDING, Clarendon — Knox College has fast-tracked plans to construct a $200-million state-of-the-art building due to an increase in demand for its sixth-form programme, according to Principal Alexander Bourne.

Knock them down!

Monday, March 14, 2022

PORT MARIA, St Mary — St Mary Municipal Corporation Chairman Councillor Richard Creary has instructed his team to start demolishing illegal buildings at an early stage of construction, instead of merely serving notices on the owners.

Creary bats for Otram River bridge

Monday, March 14, 2022

PORT MARIA, St Mary — There's another attempt being made to have a footbridge swinging once again across the Otram River, which runs through this coastal town and sometimes contributes to widespread flooding.

PNP councillors walk out of parish council meeting in Clarendon

Monday, March 14, 2022

MAY PEN, Clarendon — After an unsuccessful attempt to pass a resolution that would see central Government withholding payments to the State-run National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), People's National Party (PNP) councillors walked out of the monthly meeting of the...

Major crimes up in Manchester, police say

Monday, March 14, 2022

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Police here are reporting a 32 per cent increase in major crimes committed in this south-central parish between January 1 and March 9 when compared to the corresponding period last year.

Screen annually for kidney disease, Jamaicans urged

Monday, March 14, 2022

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Jamaicans are being encouraged to do yearly screenings as part of a regime to maintain awareness of their risk of getting kidney disease.

Fire razes Trelawny church, but spirit remains high

Sunday, March 13, 2022

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Despite the total destruction of the Faith International Harvest Church in this town by fire Thursday morning, Bishop Delton Collins is adamant that the institution will still meet for worship service this (Sunday) morning.

Woman seeks support to do life-saving surgery

Sunday, March 13, 2022

MONTEGO BAY, St James — A malicious acid attack has seen a Kingston woman, Stacy-Ann Brown, undergoing countless surgeries to save her life.

Bellefield High unified at getting off shift system

Sunday, March 13, 2022

MANDEVILLE , Manchester — Stakeholders at the Bellefield High School, a few miles north east of here, are eagerly awaiting the removal of the school from the shift system following a commitment that development work will begin for 20 new classrooms to be built.

Garbage backlog in 29 St James communities

Saturday, March 12, 2022

MONTEGO BAY, St James — If you live in St James and haven't had your garbage collected in a while, you're not alone. Seven of the 17 garbage trucks in the Western Parks and Market Waste Management Limited's (WPM) fleet are down, at one point leaving a pile-up of garbage in 50...

Agony

Friday, March 11, 2022

IRWIN, St James — When Denise Kelly rushed inside her house after hearing a barrage of gunshots Wednesday evening, she found her one-year-old grandson Ranoy Cooke gently caressing the face of her wounded 11-year-old daughter, Peta-Gaye Cooke. Kel ly's 19-year-old...

No building permits unless plans have access for disabled

Friday, March 11, 2022

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Montego Bay's acting mayor, Councillor Richard Vernon, has put applicants for building permits on notice that their structures will not be approved by the St James Municipal Corporation unless they are in line with requirements outlined under the...

Smooth start to full resumption of classes in Manchester, St Elizabeth

Friday, March 11, 2022

MANDEVILLE, Manchester – School leaders in Manchester and St Elizabeth were on Monday overjoyed at the full resumption of face-to-face classes, two years following the onset of the novel coronavirus, which halted physical learning, affecting scores of students in deep remote...

Historic day for Duanvale

Thursday, March 10, 2022

FALMOUTH, Trelawny -�In a move to cement the legacy of Violet Moss Brown, who was affectionately called Aunt V, Minister of Entertainment, Culture and Sports Olivia Grange and mayor of Falmouth Councillor C Junior Gager will today unveil the bust of the late super...

Fresh start for Port Maria Infant School

Thursday, March 10, 2022

ST MARY, Jamaica — The high turnout of students on Monday breathed new life into Port Maria Infant School, which had been virtually deserted since February 1 when a massive flood inundated the entire coastal town of Port Maria.

3 more years for CRH

Thursday, March 10, 2022

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The completion date for the delay-plagued Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) has been pushed back by another three years. But minister with responsibility for coordinating special projects and major developments in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Homer...