Across the nation: Marooned! - More rain could maroon Portland residents
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Portland:Residents of River's View, to the west of the Rio Grande valley are in danger of being marooned if the main road, which has been severely eroded by flood waters, isn't repaired soon.
Jamaican artists getting raw deal - Fox-Mould: Local artists are getting a raw deal.
According to Sharon Fox-Mould, president of the Jamaica Guild of Artists, due to the set-up of the industry, many local artisans do not sufficiently benefit financially from their craft.
UNITED NATIONS DAY: UNDP advocates for change
United Nations Day will be celebrated worldwide on Wednesday, October 24.
Transport society launches sticker logo for members
In an effort to clamp down on indisciplined drivers and to bring a sense of uniformity to the public transport system, the National Transport Co-operative Society (NTCS) has launched a sticker logo for its members.
$1 million bail for man charged with manslaughter
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: Troy White, a 25-year-old farmer charged with four counts of manslaughter, was on Thursday granted bail in the sum of $1 million and scheduled to reappear in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on January 29 next year.
Across the Nation: Seven get Sam Sharpe Award
ST. JAMES: Seven residents of the parish of St. James were last Monday presented with the prestigious Sam Sharpe Award of Excellence, for outstanding contribution to their communities in various fields.
West Kingston mourns pastor
Father Alwyn Harry S.J., who for almost 20 years was the pastor of St. Anne's Church, West Kingston, died October 16 in Weston, Massachusetts..
Ruthlyn Williams: Mama Ruth believed strongly in family
Ruthlyn Mercelia Williams was born in Cavaliers, St. Andrew on July 25, 1928. She was the third child for Mard and Wilfred Gibson
Critical road repair only - Henry
The Ministry of Transport and Works is advising that despite more than $300 million being already approved by the Ministry of Finance for expenditure in the first phase of repair works on the more than $600 million in estimated road and other infrastructural damage from the recent rainfalls and some overhang from damage during Hurricane Dean in August, only critical repair works will begin immediately..
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