COVID infections drop 16% worldwide in one week
The number of coronavirus deaths also declined in all regions by 10 per cent over the same period, with 81,000 fatalities reported in the…
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Optimist group donates to Jamaica cancer-fighting charity
CHaRM presented 20 care packages to the foundation at the National Chest Hospital on Saturday, February 13, 2021. The packages contained…
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Uncontrollable juveniles in correctional facilities to be relocated
In addressing this morning’s sitting of the Senate, Minister Samuda said “a correctional facility is simply not set up to deal…
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Free Covid testing for Old Harbour area this weekend
Based on a flyer being distributed, a team from the St Catherine Health Department will be at the front of the Marlie Mount community on…
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A brief history about Old Harbour Clock
Hence we wrote to the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), the state’s gatekeeper of most if not all historical monuments or…
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STATEMENT: Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society says Dr McDonald's abortion comments ‘incoherent’
The Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS) views with serious concern the recent statement, as reported in the Gleaner of Friday,…
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Video footage tells telling tale of fatal fight
Last Thursday about 12:50pm Hoshane Hibbert, 30 years old, taxi driver of School Lane, Seaforth, St. Thomas died in hospital while undergoing…
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Gunmen kill ‘Piggy’ at Gutters
The deceased has been identified as Errol Anderson, a 50-year-old labourer popularly called ‘Piggy’ or sometimes '…
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Warmington outlines road maintenance programme
Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2), Mr. Warmington said maintenance work will be viewed as either preventative…
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Jamaican Canadian groups respond to travel ban
Reacting to a rise in Covid19 cases as well as the discovery of new variants of the virus in the country, the Justin Trudeau-led government…
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The Old Harbour Clock | Is this colonial relic still worth keeping?
Today, the clock is far removed from its majestic and pristine best, a colonial relic seemingly left to decay by the elements and time.…
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Driver’s licence renewal turn-around time reduced
The tax authority has taken steps to improve the turn-around time, from a maximum of eight weeks, depending on if the service was initiated…
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PHOTOS: Bruce Golding in car crash
Golding, driving a green Toyota Land Cruiser, collided with a white Toyota Axio driven by a female, who had her two children along with her.…
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New laser machines improve FLA’s ability to trace firearms
National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang said the procurement represents an important development in the country’s national…
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Marlie Mount realizing vision, says former principal
While honing her craft, Brown understudied some of the finest educators Old Harbour has ever produced, chief among them Mabel Grandison, the…
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Despite expansion Marlie Mount Primary to remain on shift even after Covid
Indeed, the realization of this $110 million project of 10 classrooms along with sanitary amenities could not have come at a better time, as…
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