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4-H Club helps unemployed Hanover mom

ORANGE BAY, Hanover — Verna Robinson, an unemployed Hanover mother whose seven-year-old daughter is living with lupus, recently received 50 baby chicks and 10 bags of feed from the Jamaica 4-H Club to start a poultry farm business.

Justice on hold

MONTEGO BAY, St James – Attorneys in this parish have vowed to postpone their cases that are before the court until effective COVID-19 preventative measures are put in place. They have also called for court cases to be conducted via Zoom as is being done in other sections of the...

Bail extended for accused trio in businesswoman's murder

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The three people who were charged with murder in relation to the November 26, 2020 stabbing death of 63-year-old businesswoman Marcia Chin-you had their bail extended when they appeared in the Manchester Parish Court, yesterday.

Brandon's dream

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — A Westmoreland teen, who dreams of one day becoming an electrical engineer, is turning to the public for financial aid to continue his education and, ultimately, become the first of his immediate family to attend university.

Four chase nationals

Four former West Champs stars will be chasing national titles this weekend when they compete in the US National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) indoor track and field championships at the Pittsburgh State University's Robert W Plaster Center in Concordia,...

Western winners!

Five former County of Cornwall Athletics Association (COCAA) Western Champs gold medallists were crowned champions at their respective US college indoor track and field championships last weekend, four in new personal best performances.

Cabbies furious!

MONTEGO BAY, St James — A number of taxi operators in western Jamaica have described the move to have public sector employees work from home as the latest “devastating blow” to a sector already reeling from the ravages of COVID-19. There has been increased competition...

Port Maria Market vendors complain

A new market has been built in Port Maria, St Mary, at a cost of $56 million to accommodate all vendors, including those who were selling illegally on the streets of the town.However, vendors have complained that the location is not good for business as not many buyers have been visiting...

67 St James residents receive land titles

MINISTER of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr on Thursday handed out land titles to 67 residents from six communities across St James.

Petroleum sector suffering from high gas prices

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association President Dianne Parram says the continued increase in gas prices is having a “devastating impact” on petroleum retailers.

Duanvale produces yet another centenarian

DUANVALE, Trelawny -�When former People's National Party (PNP) councillor for the Sherwood Content Division David Hubert Brown, affectionately called Blue Boots, celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this month, he became the latest centenarian emerging from the...

Riu's Executive Chef O'Neil Vernon shares journey as hotel marks 20 years in Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Hanover native O'Neil Vernon attributes the culinary skills he acquired in his mother's kitchen to his meteoric rise from an assistant cook at Riu Palace Tropical Bay in Negril — where he started 20 years ago when the Spanish hotel chain set up shop in...

Education ministry gets full support from western Jamaica educators

LUCEA, Hanover — Some school principals in western Jamaica have given the Ministry of Education's adjustment to face-to-face classes their full support.

Overwhelming endorsement for new Trelawny custos

FALMOUTH, Trelawny -�After being instrumental in staging one of the most successful Hague Agricultural shows last year, Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern Tova Hamilton is disheartened that the novel coronavirus pandemic ruled out this year's staging of the annual show, which is...

Distin ready for SEC

The timing of the South Eastern Conference (SEC) indoor track and field championships could not have come at a better time for former Rusea's High School jumper Lamara Distin who now attends Texas A&M University on an athletics scholarship.