In the face of increased crime and violence across the island, the Jamaica Police Federation is urging members to step up the fight against criminal elements with the assurance that the organisation will protect their rights. In a release late on...
Each year at Christmas time, the Holiday Helpers of the Highgate, St Mary-based Marymount High School spread joy to the elderly, presenting them with gift baskets and singing carols. This year, the Holiday Helpers chose to visit Annotto Bay, and...
Playa Hotels and Resorts has given up the management of the Runaway Bay Golf Course in St Ann after just one year after assuming responsibility because of weak guest interest and the poor state of the course. The company will cease operating the...
Eighteen-year-old Ritvik Chatani has once again excelled academically, this time accepted to Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League institution in the Philadelphia, United States of America. Wharton is...
It was the perfect combination of fashion, food and music, as First in Line Entertainment’s day party, Revue – Wake Me up for Brunch, pulled out the crowd at Pearly Beach in Ocho Rios last weekend. The annual event featured music from DJ Ashile,...
When gospel artiste Prince Hall, along with Doreen Crowther and other members of the We Believe Foundation, with the support of several others, handed over a new house to Levy Neath, popularly known as ‘Shakey Bunny’, on the occasion of his 67th...
Amid criticisms regarding the police’s response to the general public, commandant for St Ann, SSP Calvin Small, has revealed that come early next year, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) members in St Ann will undergo training in customer service....
District Constables (DCs) are dissatisfied with the treatment meted out to them by the members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to whom they report, and they are demanding that Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson address the...
Nine major sporting organisations in St Ann have recognised Noranda Bauxite for its contribution to sports in the parish over the years. Noranda is the leading sponsor and supporter of sports in St Ann, with its sponsorship touching nearly a dozen...
Chief executive officer (CEO) of the St Mary Municipal Corporation, Ethlyn Douglas, has dismissed bureaucratic red tape for the slow pace in approving subdivision applications and insists that a shortage of hands at the corporation is the cause....
In what the police suspect to have been an illicit deal gone sour, three men of St James addresses died in St Ann on Saturday night, while one is in police custody and a firearm recovered. One man was shot dead in the car park of a popular St Ann...
The Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Donnington, St Mary, and the Donnington Primary School celebrated their 110th anniversary on Sunday with a full church hearing the homily presented by Archbishop of Kingston the Most Reverend Kenneth D....
Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II will upgrade aspects of the company’s present land-rehabilitation methods commencing in the first quarter of 2020, according to Vice-President and General Manager Delroy Dell. Speaking at a recent meeting at the...
Most preteen students might not have yet decided on a career, but for 11-year-old Sonilia McLean of Beecher Town Primary School in St Ann, fate may have already decided for her. Already an owner of three goats, the student was one of several who...
Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President Lenworth Fulton, has said the government agencies should make better use of opportunities presented at the Minard Livestock Show and Beef Festival to educate young people. Speaking with The Gleaner...
The Gleaner’s Youthlink/Honey Bun tour stopped at Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St Ann’s Bay on Tuesday, bringing out scores of students from both the Mansfield and the main campuses, spanning grades seven to 13. It was a day of fun for...
St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis is dismissing a resolution to be tabled at Thursday’s general meeting by the minority councillors of the People’s National Party (PNP) to boot Brown’s Town Councillor Kim Brown-Lawrence, who is facing charges in...
People’s National Party (PNP) President and Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips on Friday donated $100,000 to his former primary school, Moneague, in St Ann. The funds will go towards the school’s efforts to build ramps and other equipment to...
The Major Investigation Division (MID) appealed to the public on Saturday for information that could help solve the murder of attorney-at-law Sashakay Fairclough, who was shot and killed on September 13 in Ocho Rios, St Ann Fairclough, 31, was...
Residents in St Ann have reacted with anger at news that a 93-year-old woman was raped at her home in Keith district in the parish on Wednesday night. The St Ann police, who confirmed the incident, said the woman is undergoing treatment at the St...
Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has reiterated his commitment to local governance by once again pledging help for communities affected by water problems. Speaking at the national launch of Local Government and Community Month at Turtle...
The St Ann police are searching for a woman who allegedly dumped her newborn in an outdoor toilet in Esson Castle district, near Alexandria, St Ann, and disappeared. The baby, a girl, is now at the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital. Following the...
The baby dubbed ‘Moses’ who was found in a pit latrine in Cox Piece, St Mary, last week remains at the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital under medical care, with the case being monitored by the Child Development Agency (CDA). CDA regional director,...
Driven by her passion to serve children, Donna Coombs joined the Kiwanis movement in St Ann 16 years ago. Last year, she was elected to the key leadership position of Lieutenant Governor (LG) for Kiwanis International Division 24, which consists of...
