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Published:Friday | September 5, 2025 | 12:10 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

EAST PORTLAND: Portland resident Percival ‘Cat’ Scott, who switched allegiance to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in 2020, says he has experienced real prosperity as a result of the Andrew Holness administration. Cat, as he is called by his...

Published:Monday | September 1, 2025 | 12:13 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Port Antonio, Portland: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has disclosed that Portlanders could benefit from more than 1,300 housing solutions in 2027, should the Jamaica Labour Party form the next government. Holness, who was addressing supporters...

Published:Tuesday | August 26, 2025 | 12:11 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Hope Bay, Portland: A mother and daughter are among eight people now in police custody following an early-morning robbery attempt at a Western Union outlet in Hope Bay, Portland, on Monday. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m., when several armed...

Published:Friday | August 1, 2025 | 9:42 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Goblin Hill, Portland: Certified orthopaedic spine surgeon and entrepreneur, Dr Kingsley Chin, is encouraging young women, who have enrolled in a mentorship programme in Portland, to adopt a positive attitude and to work towards achieving their...

Published:Thursday | July 24, 2025 | 12:10 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Boundbrook, Portland: A group of people have returned to their roots and are seeking to assist with the growth and development of the Boundbrook Basic School in Portland. The group, which goes by the name West Crew Incorporated, is comprised of...

Published:Thursday | July 24, 2025 | 12:08 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Buff Bay, Portland: Carol Reece, who has taken time off from Carnival Cruise to care for her son following a horrific accident last year that left him visually impaired and using a wheelchair, has embraced the rural school bus system slated for...

Published:Wednesday | July 23, 2025 | 12:08 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

FAIRY HILL, Portland: Dozens of former employees, who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, are anticipating re-employment after the operator/owner of Tropical Lagoon, a resort in East Portland, stepped up renovations early this week. The...

Published:Monday | July 21, 2025 | 12:10 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Buff Bay, Portland: Forty-four students from West Portland have been awarded for their outstanding performances, as shown in the recently released Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination results. The students were selected from 22 schools, which saw...

Published:Saturday | July 19, 2025 | 12:07 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Annotto Bay, St Mary: The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) received a major boost after a Jamaican living in the United States (US) donated two ventilators to the Annotto Bay Hospital in St Mary last Thursday, to enhance the facility’s...

Published:Friday | July 11, 2025 | 12:05 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Dozens of students from communities in Portland benefited from a special treat hosted by a team of volunteers from the United States. Saturday’s treat, now an annual event, was started in 2019. The initiative became a...

Published:Monday | June 30, 2025 | 12:06 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Lyssons, St Thomas Administrators at Lyssons Kindergarten School in St Thomas were elated after receiving a refrigerator, along with a 650-gallon water storage tank, last Tuesday, which was donated by members of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS)...

Published:Friday | June 20, 2025 | 12:06 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

PORTLAND: SINCE ESTABLISHING a partnership arrangement with the Human Employment and Resource Training Trust/National Service Training Agency Trust (HEART/NSTA Trust), along with the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), Portland...

Published:Monday | June 16, 2025 | 12:11 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

St Mary: Tourism operators and stakeholders would be better served engaging and involving workers who live within the communities in which they do business, according to Deputy Executive Chairman of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, John Byles. Byles,...

Published:Monday | June 2, 2025 | 12:06 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Business and tourism stakeholders across northeastern Jamaica are now rejoicing after the United States (US) government lowered its travel advisory for Jamaica from Level Three to a more favourable Level Two. According to the US State Department, “...

Published:Monday | May 26, 2025 | 12:07 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

East and West Portland: Portland’s parish Labour Day project, which involved the beautification of the approach into Port Antonio and the clearing of vegetation, has been deemed a success. The project attracted teams from various state agencies,...

Published:Monday | May 26, 2025 | 12:06 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Annotto Bay, St Mary: Following the completion of the $244-million Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Project in St Mary, there is now greater protection for that town against shoreline erosion and storm surge, which has been affecting the area since...

Published:Monday | May 19, 2025 | 12:09 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Ross Craig, East Portland: Founder of Freedom Imaginaries Malene Alleyne, who is advocating for the rights of Haitians fleeing their war-torn homeland to Jamaica, says she is hoping the Government will give consideration to the civil unrest in...

Published:Saturday | May 17, 2025 | 12:05 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Norwich, East Portland: Despite growing up in one of the most depressed communities in Portland, 34-year-old Christopher Ricardo Williams, who is better known as ‘Bigga 5’, has miraculously excelled as a result of his musical talent. Williams, who...

Published:Tuesday | May 6, 2025 | 10:15 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Fourteen-year-old student Ronika Silveria, who is still experiencing nightmares after being involved in a fatal accident last year, was among a group that boarded a designated school bus which started operating on Monday from Buff Bay into Port...

Published:Tuesday | April 29, 2025 | 12:09 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Junior Spokesperson on Health and Wellness Jesse James Clarke has praised the cleanliness and dedicated staff at the Port Antonio Hospital, but emphasised the urgent need to upgrade the ageing facility to meet the growing...

Published:Monday | April 28, 2025 | 12:07 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

East Portland: The inaugural electrification fair, hosted by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in collaboration with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), and which sought to educate and sensitise residents about saving energy and the importance...

Published:Monday | April 21, 2025 | 12:07 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Port Antonio, Portland: Although reeling from losses caused by a May 2023 fire, which gutted his business establishments including a supermarket, a storehouse, and cambio, chief executive officer (CEO) of G...

Published:Thursday | April 17, 2025 | 12:14 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Hundreds of people turned out at the Mount Pleasant Primary School in west Portland on Wednesday for a health fair put on by Juliet Nelson, a returning resident who is also a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in the United States (US)....

Published:Tuesday | April 15, 2025 | 12:10 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Tributes and gifts rained on members of the winning 2025 TVJ Schools’ Challenge Quiz team, Titchfield High School, along with their coaches, during a hyped-up ceremony on Monday at the Portland-located institution. It was Daryl Vaz, minister with...

Published:Monday | April 14, 2025 | 12:10 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

Faced with the high prices for leafy vegetables purchased from higglers at the Musgrave Market in Port Antonio, Portland, businesswoman Melissa Hall has now turned to hydroponic farming in order to guarantee that she will always have access to a...

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