PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Dozens of students from communities in Portland benefited from a special treat hosted by a team of volunteers from the United States. Saturday’s treat, now an annual event, was started in 2019. The initiative became a...
Lyssons, St Thomas Administrators at Lyssons Kindergarten School in St Thomas were elated after receiving a refrigerator, along with a 650-gallon water storage tank, last Tuesday, which was donated by members of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS)...
PORTLAND: SINCE ESTABLISHING a partnership arrangement with the Human Employment and Resource Training Trust/National Service Training Agency Trust (HEART/NSTA Trust), along with the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), Portland...
St Mary: Tourism operators and stakeholders would be better served engaging and involving workers who live within the communities in which they do business, according to Deputy Executive Chairman of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, John Byles. Byles,...
Business and tourism stakeholders across northeastern Jamaica are now rejoicing after the United States (US) government lowered its travel advisory for Jamaica from Level Three to a more favourable Level Two. According to the US State Department, “...
East and West Portland: Portland’s parish Labour Day project, which involved the beautification of the approach into Port Antonio and the clearing of vegetation, has been deemed a success. The project attracted teams from various state agencies,...
Annotto Bay, St Mary: Following the completion of the $244-million Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Project in St Mary, there is now greater protection for that town against shoreline erosion and storm surge, which has been affecting the area since...
Ross Craig, East Portland: Founder of Freedom Imaginaries Malene Alleyne, who is advocating for the rights of Haitians fleeing their war-torn homeland to Jamaica, says she is hoping the Government will give consideration to the civil unrest in...
Norwich, East Portland: Despite growing up in one of the most depressed communities in Portland, 34-year-old Christopher Ricardo Williams, who is better known as ‘Bigga 5’, has miraculously excelled as a result of his musical talent. Williams, who...
Fourteen-year-old student Ronika Silveria, who is still experiencing nightmares after being involved in a fatal accident last year, was among a group that boarded a designated school bus which started operating on Monday from Buff Bay into Port...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Junior Spokesperson on Health and Wellness Jesse James Clarke has praised the cleanliness and dedicated staff at the Port Antonio Hospital, but emphasised the urgent need to upgrade the ageing facility to meet the growing...
East Portland: The inaugural electrification fair, hosted by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in collaboration with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), and which sought to educate and sensitise residents about saving energy and the importance...
Port Antonio, Portland: Although reeling from losses caused by a May 2023 fire, which gutted his business establishments including a supermarket, a storehouse, and cambio, chief executive officer (CEO) of G...
Hundreds of people turned out at the Mount Pleasant Primary School in west Portland on Wednesday for a health fair put on by Juliet Nelson, a returning resident who is also a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in the United States (US)....
Tributes and gifts rained on members of the winning 2025 TVJ Schools’ Challenge Quiz team, Titchfield High School, along with their coaches, during a hyped-up ceremony on Monday at the Portland-located institution. It was Daryl Vaz, minister with...
Faced with the high prices for leafy vegetables purchased from higglers at the Musgrave Market in Port Antonio, Portland, businesswoman Melissa Hall has now turned to hydroponic farming in order to guarantee that she will always have access to a...
St Thomas: Former Morant Bay Mayor Hubert ‘Ryan’ Williams was on Sunday night presented as the People’s National Party (PNP) standard-bearer for Western St Thomas ahead of the next general election due by September. It was the party’s president,...
Rural students struggling with high transportation costs and an unreliable public transit system are set to benefit from a new school bus programme launching in September, according to Transport Minister Daryl Vaz. Speaking with The Gleaner...
EAST PORTLAND: Cheers of joy echoed through Norwich Heights Housing Scheme in East Portland last week, as residents celebrated the long-awaited commencement of road repairs in their community. For decades, more than 412 homeowners have endured...
The RJRGLEANER Communications Group’s Cross Country Invasion Region 3 got off to a spirited and successful start with a church service at Shiloh Apostolic Church on Manning Avenue in Port Antonio, Portland, yesterday. From the outset, it was...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Senator Delano Seiveright has hinted that Port Antonio, Portland, is poised to attract additional luxury boutique vessels, as the Ministry of Tourism seeks to establish the resort town as a favourite destination for...
Blue Lagoon, East Portland Operations at Blue Lagoon, one of Portland’s premier tourist attractions, are ongoing amid a court battle in which locals and interest groups have claimed that to the facility has been restricted. During a visit to the...
CRAIG MILL, P ortland : On a day when Minister with responsibility for Local Government matters, Desmond McKenzie, declared the abandoned Craig Mill Bridge structure in West Portland a disaster area, residents are anticipating the construction of...
ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary Government Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has hinted that he believes the next general election will be called by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness by June or July. The election is constitutionally due by September. While...
Folly Road, Portland Businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall and his team from Roots 21 fine-dining restaurant at lower West Street, Port Antonio, have donated $100,000 to the Portland Rehabilitation Centre to assist with their day-to-day operations. Hall...
