Stories by Orantes Moore

PORT MARIA, St Mary:As a serving pastor and the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Community Safety and Security, Bishop Dr Gary Welsh firmly believes that his enduring faith in Christ makes him a better policeman.Speaking recently at a...

PORT MARIA, St Mary:In a bid to reduce truancy and ensure that students are unable to loiter on their way to and from school, the police have announced plans to occupy all transport centres during weekday peak hours.Speaking last week at a Safe...

PORT MARIA, St Mary:As one of the most respected and longest-serving ministers in St Mary, Reverend Kermitt Jones has been shocked by the wave of violent crime afflicting the parish in recent times.With more than two months of the years still...

JEFFREY TOWN, St Mary:In the last three months, the typically tranquil district of Jeffrey Town, St Mary, has been the location of two fatal shootings and according to the Social Development Commission (SDC) representative for the area, the only way...

HIGHGATE, St Mary:Students and staff at St Mary High School in Highgate, St Mary, celebrated Monday nigh after a US charity, dedicated to regenerating Highgate, donated 48 laptops to help upgrade the school's computer room.Speaking after a handover...

PORT MARIA, St Mary:One mile west of St Mary's capital, Port Maria, is a small community with a fascinatingly colourful history, which nevertheless remains largely forgotten.The district of Castle Gordon is home to both a quaint little resort, the...

ORACABESSA, St Mary:Greater emphasis should be placed on educating parents and adults about how to protect children from sexual predators, the wife of the governor general posited earlier this week.According to Lady Allen, who was speaking in...

Lack of transparency and reluctance to tackle controversial internal issues are two of the most concerning problems facing the modern Church, one of St Mary's youngest religious leaders claimed last week.According to Kingston-born pastor, Ryan...

PORT MARIA, St Mary:At least two Biblical texts, Lamentations 3:40 and 2 Corinthians 13:5, encourage the reader to examine, question, and get to know themselves, and according to St Mary-based preacher and author the Reverend Leo Hall, introspection...

PORT MARIA, St Mary:Construction of a $5-million structure to temporarily house the Port Maria Health Centre inSt Mary began last week, and according to the local health service's parish manager, Nadia Nunes, the new building is set to drastically...