MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Independent candidate for Manchester Central, Rohan Chung, is hoping to translate the noise generated from his ad campaign into votes against outsize challengers, incumbent Peter Bunting of the People’s National Party and...
Mandeville, Manchester: Even before she was able to cast a vote herself, a 17-year-old Paulette Sutherland was beating the pavement to shore up votes for the People’s National Party (PNP). More than three decades later and with a deadly pandemic...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Political rookie Rhoda Crawford believes that she will break the winning streak of three-term incumbent Peter Bunting in the battleground seat of Manchester Central, but People’s National Party (PNP) supporters have...
Mandeville, Manchester: Taneka Gibson, a youth leader in the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), says that while some millennials are impressed by the increased use of dancehall dubs by campaigning politicians, the majority would still prefer substance...
For the last 15 years, Isaac Peart has been satisfying a market with a demand for unique leather sandals and building his brand, Zack’s Handmade Sandals. His skill, inspired by his aunt, has allowed him to gain popularity, predominantly in central...
Porus, Manchester: Veniesha Daley-Wright was at her wits’ end when she took to social media this week to make an impassioned plea for water on behalf of her district of Top Coffee Grove in Porus, Manchester. For the past five weeks, the teacher...
CHRISTIANA, Manchester: The brutal death of Associate Professor at Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr Gordon Lightbourn, has reignited calls for a more effective national crime-fighting plan. Lightbourn’s body was found by the police in a...
She has travelled to approximately 19 countries, explored a range of cultures, and lived in France for a little under a year, but Shari Kelly says nothing compares to her homeland, Jamaica. For Kelly, patriotic expressions should not be reserved...
Red Berry, Manchester: Residents of Red Berry, near Porus in Manchester, are still not satisfied with how their matters surrounding their dislocation, especially in terms of compensation and relocation, are being handled by officials overseeing the...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Following the five-year prison sentence handed down on Monday to Sanja Elliott, as well as various other terms for his co-convicts in the Manchester Municipal Corporation (MMC) multimillion-dollar fraud saga, dissatisfied...
Mandeville, Manchester: Even with the emergence of technology, online business transactions are still not the popular option for most persons in Jamaica. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has started a new normal and underscores the importance of...
A razor-thin majority now separates the People’s National Party-led Manchester Municipal Corporation (MMC) as Faith Sampson-Nickle, a councillor from the PNP, yesterday crossed the floor to join the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). With the ratio now...
Mandeville, Manchester : MAYOR OF Mandeville Donovan Mitchell has said that the Manchester Municipal Corporation has been making plans for the active hurricane season despite the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The normal preparation...
Heartease, Manchester: Residents in the Heartease district of Manchester were stunned on Thursday when they found the body of 36-year-old Shanna-Lee Bailey in a pool of blood in her house. She was allegedly stabbed to death during a domestic...
MANDEVILLE: WHILE MOST people in Manchester abided by the stay-at-home guideline for Labour Day projects, personnel at the Mandeville Police Station paid special attention to their second home, which received a much-needed facelift. A team from...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: MAYOR OF Mandeville Donovan Mitchell said the Manchester Municipal Corporation is not daunted by the negative labels that have been ascribed to the corporation since three of its former employees were found guilty, following...
MANDEVILLE, MANCHESTER: Mandeville Mayor Donovan Mitchell said the Manchester Municipal Corporation (MCC) is not daunted by the negative labels that have been placed on the council since the investigation that uncovered a $400-million corruption...
THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has hailed the verdict in the Manchester Municipal Corporation (MMC) multimillion-dollar fraud case as a victory for public interest and accountability. Senior parish judge Ann-Marie...
Jamaica’s ambassador to Cuba has said that consistent efforts are being made through the embassy to ensure the well-being of the medical students and other Jamaicans in Cuba. Yesterday The Gleaner reported that a number of Jamaican students in Cuba...
Approximately 40 Jamaican medical students in Cuba are pleading with the Holness administration to come home, claiming that food shortages, xenophobia, and limited sanitisation products continue to threaten their mental and physical health. The...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester The closure of two Alorica call centres in Portmore and Kingston after two workers tested positive for COVID-19 has caused skittish workers at BPO firms in Mandeville to fear a similar fate. BPOs, or business process...
Mandeville, Manchester: Four days after the sudden passing of veteran Manchester cop Sergeant Garfield Morgan, colleagues, friends and relatives are still reeling from the shock of their loss. Morgan, who spent more than 30 years in the Jamaica...
Mandeville, Manchester: With six confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus in the central Jamaica parish of Manchester, Mandeville Mayor Donovan Mitchell believes areas that areas that attract a high volume of people daily should be closed to help...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Manchester Central Member of Parliament Peter Bunting has launched a Good Neighbour initiative to recruit an army of helpers for the elderly and other groups vulnerable to displacement from COVID-19, the viral disease that...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: THE HEAVEN’S FESCO service station in Mandeville, which reopened for business on Sunday, following a major explosion on February 21 that claimed one life, injured several others and caused damage estimated at $100 million to...
