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Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2022 | 12:06 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Manchester North Western Member of Parliament (MP) Mikael Phillips has accused the Jamaica Labour Party-led Government of continuously mishandling the country’s affairs, which, he said, has directly affected the poor. Phillips, speaking at the...

Published:Friday | May 27, 2022 | 12:10 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

The autopsy of 62-year-old Chieften Campbell, who died shortly after being attacked by a mob in Mandeville earlier this month, has been reportedly pushed back to Saturday. The autopsy was originally scheduled for Tuesday. Campbell was attacked and...

Published:Wednesday | May 25, 2022 | 12:06 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Opposition Spokesperson on Education, Angela Brown Burke, is calling on the Government to introduce more tangible solutions to helping teachers meet qualification requirements stipulated in the Jamaica Teaching Council bill. Her recommendation...

Published:Tuesday | May 24, 2022 | 12:09 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Community involvement for Labour Day projects scheduled across the parish this year were considered underwhelming by stakeholders who believe the spirit of the day is dwindling. The beautification of the greens, general cleaning, cutting of the...

Published:Saturday | May 21, 2022 | 12:06 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANCHESTER: Mining Minister Audley Shaw is again calling for focus to be placed on the diversification of mining and extraction activities in the island, to sustain the industry beyond the bauxite era, which is projected to come to an end in the...

Published:Thursday | May 19, 2022 | 12:07 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

A Manchester father has been left disappointed in the island’s justice system after the murder charge against a man accused of killing his daughter was reduced to manslaughter. Alton Whyte told The Gleaner that the development has not made the two...

Published:Saturday | May 14, 2022 | 12:09 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Deputy Superintendent Rohan Powell of the Manchester Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade believes that installing speed traps along accident-prone roadways in the parish could help to reduce cases of reckless driving and...

Published:Saturday | May 14, 2022 | 12:06 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the Mandeville Regional Hospital has secured 40 pieces of clinical supplies and equipment at a cost of $7 million, to boost patient care at the facility. Among the items handed...

Published:Friday | May 13, 2022 | 12:05 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

VICTORIA TOWN, Manchester: Family, friends and members of Victoria Town community in south Manchester remain in heavy mourning over the tragic death of a resident, 62-year-old Chieftin Campbell, who they said looked out for the interests of...

Published:Wednesday | May 11, 2022 | 12:05 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Former member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and cognitive behaviour psychotherapist in London, England, Ontonio Dawson, is seeking to create mentorship programmes across the island, particularly for men, with the hope of destigmatising...

Published:Tuesday | May 10, 2022 | 12:12 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

In the next five months, 22-year-old Torian Elliott would have graduated from Knox Community College with a bachelor’s degree in primary education, but that dream was crushed on Sunday when she and her unborn child died in a traffic crash. Family...

Published:Saturday | May 7, 2022 | 12:10 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Residents in the community of Victoria Town in Manchester are disputing allegations that a man who was mobbed and killed in Mandeville was a robber. The residents strongly believe it was a case of mistaken identity as Chieften Campbell, who lived...

Published:Monday | May 2, 2022 | 12:09 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

NEWPORT, Manchester: It is less than three months away from her 100th birthday and Dorothy Sconce is as full of life as they come, hardly ever missing a beat as she electrifies Bethabara Moravian Church every Sunday with sounds from the piano she...

Published:Saturday | April 30, 2022 | 12:05 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Dozens of residents and beneficiaries at the Candle in the Dark Homeless shelter in Mandeville can now look forward to the erection of a gazebo for dining, following a donation by students in the Humanities and Social...

Published:Friday | April 29, 2022 | 12:07 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

CHUDLEIGH, Manchester: The bellows of a woman’s anguish was the last thing Joy Jones heard as the conversation she was having with her daughter ended abruptly and the news she wished not to hear was later confirmed. At approximately 1:40 p.m. on...

Published:Wednesday | April 27, 2022 | 12:06 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Heads of commerce and parish development in Manchester are calling on entrepreneurs and visionaries to look beyond short-term inconveniences of road construction and diversify offerings across industries, to meet anticipated demands ahead of the...

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | 12:09 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Approximately 60 homeless persons in Mandeville received care packages of bun and cheese, juice, and clothing from the Mandeville Police Youth Club and Community Safety and Security Branch on Sunday. As part of its mandate...

Published:Saturday | April 16, 2022 | 12:08 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Health services at the Mandeville Comprehensive Health Centre have been relocated to accommodate an over $200-million renovation to retrofit the existing space over the next nine months. The project, created and funded by the Pan American Health...

Published:Saturday | April 9, 2022 | 12:10 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANCHESTER: With nightly curfew restrictions introduced two years ago to limit movement and slow COVID-19 transmission lifted last month, the Manchester Police Division is warning that some communities which have seen an uptick in crimes will not...

Published:Saturday | April 9, 2022 | 12:09 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANCHESTER: Two brothers, who were charged with robbery and the murder of 76-year-old Mandeville businessman Trevor Meikle in 2016, were freed when they appeared in the Manchester Circuit Court on Thursday. Alwayne Edwards and Steve Edwards were...

Published:Saturday | April 9, 2022 | 12:08 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

NEW FOREST, Manchester: Sixteen-year-old Jace Witter’s dream to pursue a career in athletics has begun to materialise following his historic debut performance at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium....

Published:Saturday | April 9, 2022 | 12:05 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on transport and works, Mikael Phillips, has described the current transport sector as one operating without vision and contributing to the lack of order, with what appears to be an underserving policy and operational approach...

Published:Thursday | April 7, 2022 | 12:05 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Manchester North Western Member of Parliament Mikael Phillips has slammed the $5 billion budgeted for roadworks for the period 2022-2023 as insufficient for the proper maintenance and rehabilitation of roads, mainly in rural areas. Phillips...

Published:Friday | April 1, 2022 | 12:06 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MILE GULLY, Manchester: With prostate cancer, the leading cause of death among Jamaican men, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton believes males ought to abolish the perceptions they have of prostate exams, which continue to...

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2022 | 12:06 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: The more than 30 female business owners at the Made in Manchester Expo on Sunday exhibited much more than products and services, but resilience and creativity, amid the pandemic that contributed to the decline in economy...

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