A trip down Kendal railway
On a recent visit to a quiet town called Kendal, in Manchester, photographer Norman Grindley and I made many new friends and learned a bit about the town's eventful past. Because of how vivid the stories these people told were, and how close they still live with each other...
Lions Club tackles clean-up day for Caribbean Terrace
WESTERN BUREAU:The Lions Club Region Four will be undertaking a clean-up project in the storm surge plagued community of Caribbean Terrace, St. Andrew, this Saturday. According to Ena Nosworthy, head of Region Four, the $1 million exercise is being carried out...
OUR promises to secure adequate generation capacity
WESTERN BUREAU: The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it has on its list of pressing priorities, the securing of adequate generation capacity for the island."Nearly five years after the prospect of liquefied natural gas(LNG) as a fuel for Jamaica was mooted...
US Navy vessel to grace Jamaican shores
The HSV-2 Swift, one of the world's fastest and most advanced United States Navy vessels, will arrive in Port Antonio, Portland, on Sunday for two weeks as the final stop of its six-month deployment to the Caribbean and Central America. High Speed Vessel...
Clarendon councillor succumbs to illness
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: The People's National Party (PNP), the parish of Clarendon, especially the community of Spaldings, the Spaldings Primary School, family and members of the Adventist Church in that community are now in mourning following the death of Jean White....
Pests prosper on uncollected waste
An infestation of rats and other pests has apparently occurred in sections of the Corporate Area, as a result of uncollected garbage left by the passage of Hurricane Dean that impacted the island more than three weeks ago, residents say....
Government of Jamaica to find big bucks for 'Dean' damage
The new government could be faced with a hefty bill to assist persons affected by Hurricane Dean, with islandwide house-to-house assessments showing major damage to 18,000 houses so far. Alvin McIntosh, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security...
Court allows dismissed teacher back in school
The Supreme Court has given the go-ahead for Marjorie Richards, a teacher at the Ocho Rios High School, to resume duties effective September 10. Richards, 55, who has been a teacher since 1979 was informed in a letter dated October 4 last year that, if she did not resume duties...
Phang defends good name
Popular businessman, George Phang, on Tuesday said his home has been bombarded with telephone calls, ever since the police released the name of Newton Horne, alias 'George Phang', who they say is being sought in connection with multiple counts of shooting ...
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