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Car wash operator shot dead hours after party killing 8:30 pm

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — The police theorise that yesterday's murder of a 48-year-old man was in reprisal for Saturday night's gun slaying of Andrew Campbell, popularly called Kid, at an illegal offshore party.

Young men hail articulated truck driving programme 2:50 pm
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Participants enrolled in the inaugural articulated truck driving programme being offered by the Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) in Flanker, St James, say the initiative will provide an opportunity for young men to eke out a...

Three die in Grange Hill gun attack 8:20 pm
GRANGE HILL, Westmoreland – Police have launched a manhunt for heavily armed men who shot and killed three men in this community Wednesday night.The dead men, all of Westmoreland, have been identified as:

Do More! PNP councillor slams Mount Salem ZOSO

Thursday, April 15, 2021

MONTEGO BAY, St James - People's National Party (PNP) councillor for the Mount Salem Division, Kerry Thomas says the zones of special operations (ZOSOs) implemented in sections of the division “has become significantly complacent”.

Leighton Johnson to vie for JTA president-elect

Thursday, April 15, 2021

WAKEFIELD, Trelawny - Principal of the Muschett High School, Leighton Johnson, has thrown his hat in the ring for the post of president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) for the 2021-2022 administrative year.

Child preacher leads souls to Christ in St James

Thursday, April 15, 2021

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Child preacher Caleil Campbell, a grade 8 student at Harrison Memorial Preparatory School in Mount Salem, St James has become a chief servant of God by leading souls to His kingdom.

Negril Chamber vows to continue lobbying for market

Thursday, April 15, 2021

NEGRIL, WESTMORELAND -�The Negril business community has vowed to sustain its fight for the construction of a building to house a fruit and vegetable market in the resort town, which it has been lobbying for more than 20 years.

Delay tactics? Time to make a decision on Champs, Gov't

Thursday, April 15, 2021

At the time of writing this column on Tuesday evening, the deadline given for the Government to indicate whether the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) National Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships will take place this year had passed.

DYER BLASTS NWA

Thursday, April 15, 2021

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Godfrey Dyer has blasted the National Works Agency (NWA) for turning to the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to repair street lights on Montego Bay's elegant corridor, which were damaged in road crashes, instead of filing insurance...

Kennesaw State University bound!

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Former Petersfield High thrower Courtney Lawrence on Monday announced that he will attend Kennesaw State University after he graduates from Cloud County Community College later this year.

Sandals Foundation, Flanker Primary and Junior High collaborate to distribute care packages

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Sandals Foundation, in collaboration with Flanker Primary and Junior High School, recently distributed more than 40 care packages to families of students of the learning institution as part COVID-19 relief efforts and support to the education...

American Friends of Jamaica inoculation drive targets 8,000

Monday, April 12, 2021

HOPEWELL, Hanover — Over 8,000 individuals are being targeted to benefit from a COVID-19 vaccination programme being staged by American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) at Hopewell Sports Centre football field in Hanover,...

'Don't procrastinate, vaccinate'

Monday, April 12, 2021

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Tourism officials in western Jamaica are imploring workers in the sector to get vaccinated in the Government's COVID-19 inoculation programme as a strong rebound in the sector is expected.

Bartlett, Seiveright praise Frontier Airlines' addition of flights to Jamaica

Sunday, April 11, 2021

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett views Frontier Airlines' recent decision to add three new weekly non-stop flights between Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Miami, USA, starting next month as another strong signal that the sector is on the...

Falmouth's 'drag line' gets $20-million upgrade

Thursday, April 8, 2021

FALMOUTH, Trelawny - The Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) has undertaken a $20-million project, which involves the dredging and cleaning of Falmouth's 'drag line'— a massive earth drain that runs across sections of town to the sea — in a bid to mitigate the impact of...