Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr said that the Bodles Research Station in St Catherine is critical to the development and delivery of the sector, and all the necessary support is required to allow it to achieve its potential...
At 15 years old, Shenelle Campbell became a teenage mother. Suffering scorn and ridicule and faced with the prospect of dropping out of school, she was determined not to give up on her academic pursuits and sought assistance from the Women’s Centre...
The Ackee Pod Bar in Linstead, St Catherine, was abuzz for the staging of an entertainment event called ‘Bar Par’ recently. There was excitement in the air and patrons were seen enjoying themselves. They were thankful for the opportunity to link up...
St Jago High School alumna Khdrea Jones is setting her sights on the national title after being crowned Miss St Catherine Festival Queen. Jones, a journalist, who was crowned at the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport on Sunday,...
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton said that a school nutrition policy has been sent to lawmakers and is expected to be enacted soon. “The policy is at an advanced stage to help fully regulate the industry,” he said at the June 2...
Sisters Audrey Jackson and Lurline McKenzie emigrated to the United States of America 10 years ago to have a better life. Now married with children, recollections of the hard times they had while living in Glades district, St Catherine, haven’t...
Michelle Downie suffered a stroke to her right arm seven years ago but hasn’t lost the spirit of volunteerism. Downie, 40, was among scores who turned out Monday for the Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) Labour Day project at Blackwood Gardens Basic...
Jamaica’s junior health minister Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn has called for tougher action against the perpetrators of sex crimes against minors, especially interactions with those under 16 - the age of consent. Cuthbert-Flynn said the pursuit of justice...
Sixty-five-year-old Ethel Lawrence has been living in Tawes Meadows for most of her life and has been spending up to $1,000 weekly on cell phone data to pass on to her granddaughter to complete her schoolwork. Fast-forward to Friday, May 13, she...
Located along the Spanish Town bypass in St Catherine is an epicurean oasis with a down-to-earth name, Ah It Man, that has been tantalising the taste buds of its growing clientèle. The well-appointed food stop, located about 50 metres from the Food...
Residents of Harbour View and surrounding communities benefited from a Ministry of National Security-sponsored social intervention programme that offered a number of services to scores who turned up at Donald Quarrie High School recently. The multi...
Justices of the peace have been urged by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck to be more proactive in swaying at-risk youth from crime and to become informants. Chuck made the recent charge against the backdrop of troubling statistics showing that 46 per...
Principal Dahima Small-Francis has said that despite having a sound roof, good cadre of teachers and loyal community support, a recurring flooding problem has been making it difficult to operate an early childhood institution near Hoose Avenue in...
An administrator of the Mustard Seed Communities’ Jerusalem home has praised a diplomatic mission and volunteers after receiving $3 million worth of medical supplies for residents of the 41-year-old institution. But even with the timely...
Constables Alison Johnson-Thomas and Ann-Marie Sutherland earned bragging rights with their winning entry of chicken in coconut sauce, which outdid competitors in a culinary showdown on Easter Monday. Police personnel set aside their guns, tear gas...
The shortage of classroom furniture at the Bermaddy Primary School in St Catherine has been eased with the acquisition of 40 pairs of desks and chairs at a cost of $540,000. The initiative was financed by the parent-teacher association (PTA)....
While many residents and farmers in the rural township of Guy’s Hill, St Catherine, welcome the rain, the darkening clouds and roll of thunder drive fear into 70-year-old Howard Williams. The family is left to battle a leaky roof in the ramshackle...
The unfortunate and sometimes deadly encounters with individuals who suffer from mental illness have prompted the police to forge a working relationship with mental health professionals. This was announced at a virtual town hall meeting held...
Gunmen shot and injured a patron at a bar along Old Road in Kitson Town, St Catherine, Tuesday night. The incident occurred about 8:30 p.m. near the entrance to the Friendship Housing Scheme in the rural community. Reports are that the man went...
The leadership of the Spanish Town Primary School in St Catherine have embarked on a programme to strengthen students who are lagging behind academically. Principal Roogae Kirlew said the aim is to bring the students up to par in the programme,...
Head of the St Catherine South police, Senior Superintendent Christopher Phillips, is imploring residents to be compassionate towards others who may be suffering from mental illnesses. Phillips was speaking against the background of a St Catherine...
The Jamaica Red Cross has pumped almost $12 million into aid efforts since the coronavirus pandemic, with welfare directed to at least 525 vulnerable families,and thousands more benefiting from its services. Those undertakings have been channelled...
The imminent change to Jamaica’s currency notes incorporating the images of all national heroes and deceased prime ministers has been criticised as “empty symbolism” by an opposition lawmaker. Mikael Phillips, member of parliament for Manchester...
As normality returns with the retreat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Education Minister Fayval Williams has said that all must be done to encourage attendance as more schools engage in face-to-face classes. Full in-person engagement...
Scores of members from the New Testament Episcopal Zion Church in Bog Walk, St Catherine, put down their Bibles temporarily and armed themselves with hot meals to feed the less fortunate who occupy the streets. The group carries out the initiative...
