Jamaica experience GDP losses
Jamaica has experienced active losses in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the past decade of 1990-2000. Director of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson said over the decade of 1990 – 2000, Jamaica...

Football scholarships up for grabs
Approximately 40 football scholarships were up for grabs in the third annual staging of the Jonathan Hibbert Memorial Football Tournament held at the Munroe College last weekend.   The day’s activities began at 9am and ended at 5pm. ...

State of the Art Court House for Balaclava
State Minister in the Ministry of Commerce and Technology Senator Kern Spencer says the Government is going to spend approximately M$40,000,000.00 (Forty Million Dollars) on a state-of-the-art Court House for Balaclava in St Elizabeth. Work is...

New traffic changes in Black River
The St. Elizabeth Parish Council on Tuesday implemented new traffic changes for the parking of public transportation in Black River. Chairman of the council, Mayor Franklyn Witter, said that the decision to implement changes came as a result of the...

Alligator Pond Police Station gets face lift
The Alligator Pond community, active and retired members of the police force and a contingent of friends from Florida in the United States came together on Tuesday June 1 to give the police station a face lift.   The group painted the...

Balaclava High wins Health debating competition
Peace Corps Volunteer, Salena Reynolds (right), presents the winning trophy to the Balaclava High School team. The team members from (left are) Trovenica Mundell, Kimone Nembhard, Charlton Camock, Ana Marie Reid and Camala Foster. The St....

Electricity for two districts in St. Elizabeth
Persons living in Giddy Hall and Lancewood Districts in south west St. Elizabeth joined the modern world when Dr. Christopher Tufton flipped the switch to turn on the electricity supply to their communities. The two communities are the latest in the...

Grieving family robbed in St. Bess
The family of Dr. Glenton Smith, the 52-year-old former doctor of the Reggae Boyz football team and head of the Jamaica Boxing Board, was robbed of their belongings as they arrived home from England on Thursday February 6.   The family were...

NWC water woes
Regional manager of the National Water Commission (NWC) Claude Grindley said that the company was experiencing some serious challenges in its quest to deliver portable water to the residents in many communities in south east St. Elizabeth. He said...