For more than 15 years, 32-year-old Doniecia Thomas-Senior of Mile End, St Ann, has been affected by various symptoms including heart palpitations followed by chest pain, shortness of breath and fainting spells. “I’ve been affected for 15 years to...
Following the success of the December 15 clean-up of Ocho Rios, the St Ann Chamber of Commerce is reminding its members of the importance of sustained efforts to maintain a clean and welcoming environment. In a memorandum circulated earlier this...
The Moon Palace Foundation reinforced its commitment to health and wellness with an impactful cancer awareness campaign throughout February, observed as Cancer Awareness Month. In addition to its ongoing health initiatives, the foundation also...
A first ever, all-woman presentation during Tuesday’s post-Cabinet press briefing was a clear reflection of the overall achievements of women that Jamaica is set to celebrate this Saturday for International Women’s Day. Senator Dana Morris Dixon,...
Although United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an expansion of its Cuba restrictive policy on Tuesday, it remains unclear whether Jamaica falls among “complicit” third countries in employing medical personnel through its neighbour’...
Dr Ryan Simpson, the People’s National Party’s (PNP) prospective candidate for St Ann North East, on Monday donated two wheelchairs to the Ocho Rios Health Centre in the parish in response to a request. Simpson said he hoped the wheelchairs would...
The 69-year-old Moneague College in St Ann marked its institutional accreditation status from the University Council of Jamaica with two days of activities earlier this week, under the theme: ‘Reflection and Transformation: Celebrating a Journey of...
Post-secondary education in the Caribbean, including Jamaica, continues to fail in adequately preparing students for the job market, a World Bank report on education transformation in the Caribbean has determined. In the report titled Education in...
THE KAI Springs water brand, a new bottled water venture springing out of St Mary, is expected to come on stream within months and is geared at elevating Jamaica’s water to compete with the leading water brands in the world. Kaiyah Springs Limited...
Shadow minister on citizen security and productivity, Senator Peter Bunting has blasted the Dr Andrew Holness Government over its handling of the economy, saying the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration has been “operating a plantation-style...
Mystery surrounds how and why St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis was chopped several times on Monday night and had to seek treatment at the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital. Up to press time last night, the St Mary police were not able to give a...
Omar Newell, deputy shadow minister of trade, investments and global logistics and member of parliament candidate for Central St Mary, has launched an agriculture programme in Port Maria, St Mary. In a release, Newell says the pilot project in...
Since launching his IQH-1 glasses-free 3D smartphone in the United States in 2018, Jamaican businessman Loyal Haylett has continuously pushed the boundaries of innovation. Over the years, the CEO of IQH3D has introduced a range of groundbreaking...
Education Minister Senator Dana Morris Dixon is seeking to strike a balance in the niggling debate over what hairstyles should be accepted in schools, following the flare-up of the issue on Monday at McGrath High School in Treadways, St Catherine....
Grief has engulfed Walkerswood in St Ann after three young siblings perished in a fire that completely destroyed their home in the early hours of Sunday morning. The police have identified the victims as sisters Tashawna Mattis, 7, and Tashawnie...
Mayor of Port Maria Fitzroy Wilson has confirmed that work on the road leading to Port Maria Hospital in St Mary will commence next week after delays caused by prolonged rainfall. The $12-million project, partly funded by the Tourism Enhancement...
Citing 2024 as a good year, Vana Taylor, Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) second vice president, and area chair for JHTA Ocho Rios Runaway Bay Chapter, is hoping for improvement in the attitudes of persons, in aesthetics and customer...
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is expecting huge crowds for its annual Fireworks Festival, set to ring in the new year at three locations across the island tonight, with a roster of popular and upcoming artistes. This is the 21st staging...
On the back of some excellent work that impacted many people from Ocho Rios and its environs over the past year, general manager of the Moon Palace Foundation, Natalie Boreland, has been chosen as the Kiwanis Club of Ocho Rios’ 2023-2024 Citizen of...
Miracles still happen. Just ask Sean Thomas of Port Maria, St Mary. When the detective corporal earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology, with honours, from the International University of the Caribbean in 2019, he became the first member of his...
Luke Ellington, principal of Lukington Productions, says it’s all systems go as his latest comedy drama, Bad Influence, is set for a Boxing Day opening at Clarendon College, Chapelton, in the parish. The play moves to Colonel’s Cove in Morant Bay...
The services at the urology department at St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital have been bolstered with the donation of several pieces of equipment valued over US$10,000 from Sandals Foundation. “Following the successful fund-raising efforts of the...
Thirty-two years after migrating to the United States (US), Andrea Holmes-Seymour still agitates for a return to a Christmas that she had got used to while living in Jamaica. For her, and so many other Jamaicans, Christmas in Jamaica is like...
In what some persons have dubbed an early Christmas at the Turtle River Park, the St Ann Development Company, a subsidiary of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), recently lit a Christmas tree at the park. The unique decor sees the main walkway...
Chairman of the Destination Assurance Council and vice-president of Palace Resorts, Clifton Reader, is pleased with the end result of Sunday’s Ocho Rios clean-up in St Ann that saw several organisations working together to boost the resort town’s...
