'Sligoville ripe for development' - I see this mini-stadium as a vacuum, says farmer
OBLIVIOUS TO the construction taking place at the Sligoville stadium near to his home, Byron Knibbs packed his van with produce for his regular trip to Kingston. Knibbs, a farmer, was born and raised in Sligoville...
NEWSMAKER - Dabdoub switches gear
THERE WERE cheers and jeers when Abe Dabdoub rose from his 'independent' seat in the House of Representatives to join the ranks of the governing People's National Party (PNP), last Tuesday.
Khandae Wright - Kingston's queen bee
Khandae Wright is parish champion for Kingston in this year's Gleaner-Children's Own Spelling Bee competition. The quiet girl from Mavisville Preparatory School wasn't sure about making a return after winning in 2005.
From humble beginnings
The name Jeanetta Morris will forever be etched in the history of Mavisville Preparatory School as the conceptualiser of the 50-year-old institution. Una McKenzie, a friend of Morris, loaned her 30 pounds to get the school started.
New cranes arrive for Kingston Container Terminal
THE PORT Authority of Jamaica has invested just over US$45 million for the acquisition of six super post-Panamax cranes from the Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company Limited of China.
Reward for stolen salt products
A Canadian food trading company is offering a reward of $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of persons who stole a 40-foot refrigerated container containing salted fish products from its Naggo Head...
Lloyd Myrie remanded, to return to court Friday
Lloyd Myrie, the former People's National Party (PNP) candidate for North West St. Elizabeth, who is charged with indecent assault and carnal abuse involving a 15-year-old girl, has been remanded in..
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