FIRE SAFETY WEEK - District Officer Astley Lindsay - A passion for saving lives
IT WAS a day in 1991, just a little past noon. Two little boys, five and seven years old, sat playing on the veranda of their home on Maxfield Avenue in St. Andrew. They were alone.
FIRE SAFETY WEEK - Assistant Superintendent Barrington Nugent - Haunting memories of firefighting
"ALL HIS clothes was burnt off, the only thing he had left on him was his belt. When I tried to lift him up, his skin came off in my hands..."
Nominees for Gleaner Honour Awards 2005
BUSINESS: Desmond Blades: For outstanding achievement in food distribution. Karl Hendrickson & Family: For their business success in the banking and hotel industry.
Nominees for Gleaner Honour Awards 2005
ARTS AND CULTURE: Godfrey Watson: For conceptualising the homecoming model of community development and being the founder of the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation. Douglas Bennett: For being the chairman of the Jamaica Musical Theatre Company...
Airy Castle, Fellowship produce top 'Bees'
AIRY CASTLE Primary and Fellowship Primary and Junior High were the toasts of the first day of spelling in the 2005/06 Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee on Monday. Spellers from both schools retained the St.Thomas and Portland parish titles...
New name proposed for Main Street, Ocho Rios
THE ST. ANN Parish Council wants Main Street in Ocho Rios to be renamed Edward Seaga Drive in honour of the work done by former Opposition Leader Edward Seaga in the development of the resort town.
Police gun seizures double in 'St Bess'
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: The St. Elizabeth police are reporting that 16 illegal firearms have been recovered in the parish since the start of the year. This represents a doubling of the number of illegal guns that were found...
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