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Retired midwife Myda Trail shows off her award on Monday for decades of service to midwifery.
21 Oct, 2026 0

‘I was hoping to deliver a triplet’ - Retired midwife Myda Trail delivers 3,000 babies, earns national honour

Myda Trail has delivered more than 3,000 babies in her native community of Clarksonville, St Ann, and its surrounding areas. Reflecting fondly on over 40 years as a midwife serving the small, rural…
From left: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett sits on one of the motorcycles being handed over to the police by the Tourism Product Development Company at the Elleston Road Police Station in Kingston on Tuesday. Sharing in the occasion are Wade Mars, executi
21 Oct, 2026 0

JCF gets more vehicles to boost security in resort areas

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received seven vehicles valued at $20 million to strengthen the operational reach of its Resort Areas Division. The vehicles – two all-terrain vehicles, four…
Luwanna Williams, JN Bank managing director, greets Delroy Reid, founder and director of DCR Construction and Development Limited, ahead of a tour of a model unit at Hosanna Estate in Beecher Town, St Ann on October 2. Recordero Setal (second right), sales
21 Oct, 2026 0

JN Bank-backed Hosanna Estate gains momentum

Demand is running high at Hosanna Estate in Beecher Town, with the first two phases of the housing development nearly sold out, as developer Delroy Reid credits close collaboration with JN Bank for…
Mayor of Black River Richard Solomon addresses the National Heroes Day ceremony.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Mayor hails St Elizabeth’s resilience ahead of Melissa anniversary

WESTERN BUREAU: With St Elizabeth still rebuilding from the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, Richard Solomon, chairman of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and mayor of Black…
Seventeen-year-old Jamoya Seaton, the youngest among eight Clarendonians honoured at the parish’s National Heroes’ Day awards ceremony, receives her award from Clarendon Central Member of Parliament Delroy Williams.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Top matriculant sets sights on serving Clarendon

Seventeen-year-old medical student Jamoya Seaton is already looking beyond her own ambitions. After completing medical school and specialising in neurology, she plans to return to her native Clarendon…
From left: Dr Leith Dunn, curator; Margaret Bernal Reckord, curator; Professor Densil Williams, principal of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona; Jessica Lewis Marshall, campus librarian; Rheima Hall, curator; and Professor Hopeton S. Dunn at the
21 Oct, 2026 0

African art exhibition at UWI ends today

Kgotla!, the inaugural African art and artefact exhibition launched on September 16 at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus Main Library, closes today, with a panel discussion and…
Recipients of Hanover’s National Heroes Day awards are (from left) Horace Thompson, Dr Valrie Miller, Stennett Rowe, Rev Sheldon Sean Ashman, Vernon Fletcher, Moncrieffe Leslie, Hyacinth Shakes-Warren, and Delroy Pinnock. Seated is Hyacinth Whyte-McKenzi
21 Oct, 2026 0

Hanover salutes 10 local heroes

Western Bureau: While the trauma of Hurricane Melissa continues to linger in Hanover, a spirit of gratitude marked National Heroes Day as 10 residents were honoured for exemplary service to the…
Head of Operations of the St Elizabeth Police Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Adrian Flemming, addressing the recent monthly meeting of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River.
21 Oct, 2026 0

21 per cent drop in major crimes in St Elizabeth

The St Elizabeth Police Division is reporting a 21 per cent decline in major crimes since the start of the year. Head of Operations for the Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Adrian…
Opposition Spokesperson on Water, Ian Hayles.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Opposition urges OUR to reject NWC’s 51% tariff increase application

Opposition Spokesperson on Water Ian Hayles is calling for the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to reject the National Water Commission’s (NWC) application for a 51 per cent tariff increase until…