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Mandeville Rotary Club installs sixth female president

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Dental surgeon Dr Kimberly Freeman has been installed as president of the Rotary Club of Mandeville for 2021-2022. She succeeded veteran educator Dr Garth Anderson.

Mayor withdraws resignation after PNP consultation

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Donovan Mitchell withdrew his resignation as mayor of Mandeville and chairman of the Manchester Municipal Corporation, reportedly at the urging of at least one senior member of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP).

Clarendon cop aims to 'transform boys into better men' in Sandy Bay

Sandy Bay, Clarendon — Disappointed by the negative impact the involvement of young men in crime is having on the community, Theo McLaughlin has decided to flip the script. He introduced a mentorship programme in Sandy Bay to change the...

Changing of the guard in Manchester Police Division

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — As he prepares to depart after leading the Manchester Police Division for 20 months, Superintendent Gary Francis is expressing satisfaction for a marked reduction in crime during his tenure.

Micah wants to go to a school for special children... like him

NEW BOWENS, Clarendon — In some ways, four-year-old Micah Morgan is advanced for his years. He bests his mother at identifying complex shapes, knows the names of unusual shades of colour that elude many adults and can rattle off the names of different types of vehicles on the road.

Manchester community in limbo as no one takes responsibility for needed road repairs

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — For at least five years, residents of College View, a community located south of the Mandeville town centre, have been facing the deteriorating condition of their main road with no indication of when it will be repaired.

Fix May Pen drains, urge councillors

MAY PEN, Clarendon — The National Works Agency's (NWA) failure to effectively clean and maintain drains is undermining work being done by local representatives trying to prevent flooding in their divisions, says former mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell. Member of...

Manchester resident wins $2.1m through Izizzi 4Play

After months of diligently purchasing the same four numbers in the Izizzi 4Play lottery, one lucky Manchester resident and his family are celebrating a big win of $2.1 million.

Over 1,000 residents to benefit from Clarendon water tank

COXWAIN, Clarendon — More than 1,000 residents are set to benefit from a 10,000-gallon water catchment facility in north-central Clarendon once the $9-million system is fully up and running.

VIDEO: Three shot dead, one injured at illegal party in Elim, St Elizabeth

ELIM, St Elizabeth – An unborn child, a 10-year-old boy, and two girls, ages 10 and 12, have been left without their fathers after a gunman shot dead three men at a party in Newtown in Elim District, Tuesday night.

How adversity spawned a business

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Jacquneil Spooner gesticulated animatedly and her eyes sparkled as she spoke about her fledgling nature-based business, Havilah Organics, which produces skin-friendly soaps and scrubs.

Another Road Safety Unit push to reduce crashes, deaths

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — With Jamaica recording 234 road fatalities as of June 30, director at the Road Safety Unit (RSU) Deidre Hudson-Sinclair is pushing for a safe systems approach to reduce serious injury and death resulting from crashes.

Emergencies only at health facilities in south-central parishes

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Health services at facilities in three south-central parishes were severely impacted yesterday with almost half of the scheduled doctors calling in sick, reducing operations to emergencies only.

Stakeholders in Manchester bank on 'special touch of Jesus'

MANDEVILLE, Manchester – Stakeholders in this south-central parish say divine help is needed to resolve social ills and issues of violence, with the hope of becoming a model parish.

Salt River Mineral Spa gets an upgrade

SALT RIVER, Clarendon — Concrete buildings have now replaced many of the board structures that have for years been used as bathrooms and changing rooms by visitors to the popular Salt River Mineral Spa in Clarendon.