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After a 17-year delay, firefighters of Old Harbour now have a salubrious place to call home. Following an official opening ceremony on Tuesday, the newly constructed fire station is now fully operational to serve the vastly developing township with...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) has signalled that the 50 buses to be added to its fleet this financial year are the Chinese-made Ankai, comprising 45 diesel and five electric units. It is understood that the procurement process is...

At least two senior parliamentarians are batting for a comprehensive review of the dress code not just for females but also for males. The current Standing Orders – the rules of Parliament – state that “members’ dress for meetings of the House or...

WESTERN BUREAU: STAKEHOLDERS IN Westmoreland are concerned about worsening public-health risks amid increasing illegal construction in proximity to the Roaring River. The Roaring River is the National Water Commission’s (NWC) main source of supply...

Gift and fruit baskets, centrepieces, and bottomless flowerpots are just a few of the items 65-year-old Cynthia Cooke makes from wicker, which is a pliable twig. “To see my handiwork when I’m finished and to hear somebody say, ‘A you do it?’ I...

Although a 25-year-old man was only 13 years old when he fatally stabbed his teenage friend, the Court of Appeal has ruled that he must serve the mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment for murder. He spent seven years in custody...

Seven years after ditching life in the Corporate Area for farming in Three Hills, St Mary, Conzley Clarke and Federick Samuels have no regrets. That sense of satisfaction was evident as the two farmers weighed and sold a wide range of produce to...

Although national striker Khadija Shaw has taken over captaincy duties for the Reggae Girlz in this World Cup qualifying cycle, she says that leadership has been a team effort as they look towards back-to-back World Cup qualifications. Jamaica...

The Lost City The adventure just turned real Brilliant, but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance-adventure novels featuring handsome cover...