Hustling in Junction
Junction in St. Elizabeth isn't as busy as it once was, but, for Miss Martha, the fruit vendor, it's as comfortable and exciting as ever. "When people come Junction, dem come a town. People who live inna St. Elizabeth haffi come here more time when dem a go bout dem business.
Danish tourist found dead
Henrik Litske, a 49-year-old citizen of Denmark, was found dead in a Toyota Yaris motor car at Frome in Westmoreland early yesterday morning.The Frome police say the discovery was made at daybreak when persons who were heading for work on the sugar estate...
Authorities hunt Jamaican gangs in US
Sun-Sentinel.com: Fighting among drug-dealing Jamaican gangs in Palm Beach County left one man dead and another injured last month, and may be connected to a double killing in August and other violent crimes up and down the East Coast, investigators said...
Jamaican dentists for prestigious fellowship
Western Bureau: Thirteen Jamaican dentists have been recommended for the prestigious Fellowship of the International College of Dentists (FICD) in recognition of their contribution to dentistry in Jamaica, the Caribbean and the world....
Scholarships galore at annual college fair
Novia and her friend Michele stood out from the crowd of mostly fifth formers clamouring around recruiters from several overseas colleges at the Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, October 23. The two young ladies, both 22 years-old, disclosed that they graduated from high school...
High Commissioner-designate to South Africa appointed
Ambassador Audley Rodriques is Jamaica's first resident High Commissioner-designate to the Republic of South Africa.A career diplomat with some 26 years in the service, Mr. Rodriques is currently Ambassador to Venezuela, an office he took up in 2003.
Government of Jamaica to construct new school in Portmore
The Government is to revive plans to construct a school in Portmore, St. Catherine. It will replace the school which was slated for construction in Dunbeholden in that parish. Andrew Holness, Minister of Education, made the disclosure of plans to construct the school...
Cabinet approves $300m for road repair
Cabinet has approved $300 million to begin repairs on roads that have been damaged during flood rains earlier this month. Minister of Transport and Works, Mike Henry, while addressing the post-Cabinet press briefing recently, said preliminary estimates...
Water truck quenches drought woes
ST. ELIZABETH: A lot more residents in St. Elizabeth can look to having water trucked to their areas as the parish council has acquired a new water truck to assist its capacity to deliver water to drought-stricken areas of the parish.
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