Regional

Manchester group showcasing good fathers in 18 communities

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Eighteen at-risk communities in this south-central parish are being targeted by the Manchester Peace Coalition in an effort to showcase good fathers this Sunday, which is celebrated as Father's Day.

Fight to protect St Mary environment

PORT MARIA, St Mary — A student in search of bottle caps to complete a project may not be able to find 100 bottle caps at home, but he or she would have found 167 at the Pagee Beach clean-up in Port Maria earlier this week.

Young volunteers provide help for St Thomas

MORANT BAY, St Thomas — Over the next two weeks a group of 36 volunteers from Utah, USA, will work on several projects that will increase security at a local school, help preserve vital aspects of the parish's culture and provide short-term jobs for some community members.

Sandals, Beaches Negril join forces with NEET to help needy families

NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Fifty families across the parishes of Hanover and Westmoreland recently benefited from a generous donation of food items and care packages courtesy of Sandals and Beaches Negril in collaboration with the Negril Education and Environment Trust...

Chambers Pen welcomes Govt's plans to develop the deep rural community

CHAMBERS PEN, Hanover — Residents and stakeholders in the deep rural community of Chambers Pen in Hanover have welcomed Government's recent announcement that it intends to develop the district into the first model community under its roughly $700-million Rural Development Programme...

PNP councillor wants meeting with NWA, developers about deteriorating road conditions

SANTOY, Hanover — People's National Party (PNP) councillor for the Green Island Division, Marvel Sewell, has called for a meeting with the National Works Agency (NWA), the developers of Princess Hotels, and a housing scheme to discuss deteriorating road conditions in the division,...

Bluefields Beach still

BLUEFIELDS, Westmoreland - Those who fish and swim at the popular Bluefields Beach are questioning why it remains padlocked despite a recent Government order for the country's beaches and rivers to be reopened.

Major recycling plant planned for Trelawny

HAGUE, Trelawny — Western Jamaica businessman Gordon Baldie has revealed plans to transform a warehouse, which formerly housed a garment factory in Hague, Trelawny, into a massive one-stop recycling plant.

GOOD PERFORMANCE

'Delay toll increase until after COVID'

MAN DEVILLE, Manchester — Some operators of public passenger vehicles in this south-central town who rely heavily on the eas t-west legs of Highway 2000 for their daily commute are appealing for a delay in the proposed toll...

'IT HURTS'

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Members of the clergy across western Jamaica say they are hurting from the latest sex scandal to rock the church following the arrest of 39-year-old Jason Rose, pastor of New Life Apostolic Church in Montego Bay, charged for raping a 15-year-old...

Bambi Lifeboss believes in making positive music

MONTEGO BAY, St James — With the belief that the local entertainment industry needs more positive and uplifting music, upcoming Montegonian artiste Claude “Bambi Lifeboss” Morris is optimistic that his choice to provide positivity with his conscious lyrics will serve as...

Welcoming back live sports

Last weekend's glut of sports is what sports fans live for as we were stuck in front of the television, practically from morning until night, watching the smorgasbord of world-class sports that was served up.

Pastor's bail revoked; wife and mother of complainant in custody

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The 39-year-old St James pastor, Jason Rose, who was given bail on charges of raping a 15-year-old girl on Monday is back behind bars after his bail was revoked yesterday.

Shawnie876 returns home to pursue music

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Eighteen years after migrating to the United States of America from Jamaica, upcoming dancehall artiste and businessman Roniel “Shawnie876” Lewis has decided to take a leap of faith by moving back home to pursue his passion for...