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

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...

A Match Made…

NEGRIL, Westmoreland — New Jersey residents Leah Keiser and Nichelous “Nick” Caparaso are fun and carefree individuals whose beautiful love story was sealed in matrimonial bliss at Beaches Negril recently.

15-y-o Jakim Kirk-Nicholas Campbell aims to make his name

GRANGE HILL, Westmoreland - At 15 years old, Grange Hill native Jakim Kirk-Nicholas Campbell is an artiste, music producer, composer, arranger and recording studio owner who believes his destiny is to “bring victory to the people through...

Rastafari movement to celebrate 55th anniversary of Haile Selassie's visit to Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY, St James- Plans are in high gear to celebrate the 55th anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie's visit to Jamaica, according to chairman of the Rastafari Nyahbinghi Administrative Council, Ras Iyah V.

WRONG CONNECTION?

SPRING MOUNT, St James - The St James police are theorising that Tuesday's killing of a female taxi operator by a gunman posing as a passenger could have been triggered by her lifestyle or her alleged association with a gang operating...

Jonhoi Clarke throws personal best at Chanticleer Classic

Former Cornwall College ISSA Champs finalist Jonhoi Clarke won his first event of the NCAA Division 1 season last weekend when he took the men's discus throw at the Chanticleer Classic at Coastal Carolina University in a new personal best of 49.94m.

Champs Jitters

MONTEGO BAY, St James - There are mixed views among western Jamaica-based track and field coaches over whether the junior track and field season will continue following the latest interruption in late March due to a surge in COVID-19...

Culinary Skills on Show

Emulate Rastafari values, Chang urges families

MONTEGO BAY, St James – As the nation grapples with the gruesome murder of accounting clerk Khanice Jackson, Minister of Security Dr Horace Chang argues that the heinous acts of violence meted out to women would be eliminated if the wider society replicates the respect that...

Moving up the ranks

FORMER Western Champs gold medal-winning athletes Brithon Senior, Owayne Owens, Roschell Clayton and Lamara Distin have been moving up on their schools' all-time top 10 rankings.

At last!

ORANGE BAY, Hanover - Motorists who traverse the previously dark and dangerous stretch of roadway between Orange Bay in Hanover and the resort town of Negril in Westmoreland have welcomed the installation of 10 LED street lights along the thoroughfare. After years of failed attempts, the...

UWI students help the elderly

MONTEGO BAY, St James — When a team of 210 first-year medical and dental students from University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona's Class of 2025 set out to help residents in three nursing homes across the country, they had no idea the outpouring of support they would get from...

'Sewing has kept me sane'

MONTEGO BAY, St James — “Every single product that I create is special because I do this with love. I really love what I do. I have been doing this since high school,” said Asheka Headley as she explained the joy she gets from every needle threaded, each seam sewn. Five...

Petersfield High celebrates its 50th… a year later

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - With celebrations to mark the school's 50th anniversary derailed last year because of COVID-19, the virtual activities rolled out this year have taken on added significance.

Chinese give Trelawny health- care workers $3m in gifts

ULSTER SPRING, Trelawny - The Jamaica Guangdong Association, a group of Chinese business operators, has partnered with Trelawny Southern Member of Parliament Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert to donate more than $3 million worth of gifts to health-care workers...