OCHO RIOS, St Ann – The St Ann police are urging truck drivers who do deliveries in sections of the parish to be on the lookout for fake calls and also robbers on…
A Jamaican Company’s Journey to the Netherlands
The Pure Chocolate Company, an award-winning chocolate manufacturing firm based in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, that uses top-quality Jamaica cocoa in its products, is now exporting its wares to the Netherlands. The first shipment…
When the shooting starts
“Kam, kam, kam!” is how 13-year-old Deno Griffiths imitates the piercing sounds of gunshots echoing throughout his Arnett Gardens community in St Andrew anytime of the day. The gun violence, he said, often…
‘Enough is enough’
MORE than 4,200 reports of child abuse in all forms have been made to the National Children’s Registry (NCR) since the start of this year. The figure was disclosed recently by Michelle McIntosh…
$100-million headache
The Jamaica Cancer Society is still in need of a mobile screening unit after years of seeking assistance, and it would appear as though it will not come to fruition any time soon….
‘Lef Mi Nuh’, 20 Common Jamaican Patois Sentences You Should Say To Sound Like A Local
Visitors to the island of Jamaica enjoy indulging in lively conversations with locals. It’s an opportunity to learn the Jamaican Patois language, specifically the words and phrases that are commonly said by Jamaican…
Jamaicans hail Sister Maureen Clare Hall
Hundreds of Jamaicans on Thursday celebrated the life of former Immaculate Conception High School principal, Sister Maureen Clare Hall, during a mass of thanksgiving and funeral rites at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic…
St James continues to bleed despite SOE
BOGUE VILLAGE, Montego Bay – Even after yet another brazen double murder rocked St James less than 24 hours into a state of public emergency (SOE), those who welcomed the security measure still…
Jamaica Medical Foundation gets new chairman
ORVILLE Johnson was elected as the new chairman of the Jamaica Medical Foundation (JMF) at a meeting of the executives held at Insurance House in Kingston, recently. The JMF has been in operation…
Tiny Guyana village battles gold mine in court over land rights
One of Guyana’s smallest Amerindian villages is waging a monumental battle that could decide the amount of control that thousands of indigenous people have over their land in remote parts of this South…