Councillor of the Seaforth division in St Thomas Joan Spencer is raising concerns about what she has referred to as an urgent need for river training in her area. Speaking with The Gleaner, she said that the Johnson River, which runs into the...
The United Nations (UN) set out on a mission last year to unearth 17 of the world’s greatest young change makers, innovators and groundbreakers who are expected to drive the success of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, and...
Having been operating in the office of youth minister and parish director with the responsibility to serve the ministry of some 38 churches in the east division of St. Catherine, Erraldo Budhan of the Life Centre Tabernacle Church of God of...
St Thomas has made its stamp on the selection of this year’s Chevening Scholarship, as three parish members are among the cohort of intellectuals who will be studying in the United Kingdom come September. They are 24-year-old Georgette Graham, 29-...
“Every successful business/company is centred on its ‘why’. But the mediocre ones put the ‘why’ last, while it should be placed at the top,” explained three-time author, Shaniese Laylor-Bogle, who recently released her guide called The Power of Why...
Rising like a phoenix from the ashes, the Visual Arts Department at Seaforth High School in St Thomas, which was completely destroyed by fire in May, is now boasting a 100 per cent pass result in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Examination...
A psychiatric evaluation and a social enquiry report have been ordered for the 16-year-old boy accused of slashing a six-year-old boy in his face and cutting off his penis on August 3 in White Horses, St Thomas. The accused teen was charged this...
White Horses, St Thomas: Residents of White Horses and surrounding environs in St Thomas will soon benefit from an agricultural project that according to its conceptualisers, will breed sustainable employment to members of the communities,...
With an ardent desire to be a driving force towards sustainable development within her parish and emancipating its citizens from mental slavery that is believed to have led to its downtrodden state, reigning festival queen for St Thomas, Drulissa...
A six-year-old boy has been hospitalised after he was stabbed multiple times and his penis dismembered allegedly by a 16-year-old boy in White Horses, St Thomas, last Friday. Reports are that late Friday evening, the six-year-old boy’s father...
An obvious segregation among the various churches has encouraged worship leader and youth coordinator, Venisa Morgan-Webster, to conceptualise an initiative which, she believes, will foster some level of togetherness among the institutions. The St...
Lyssons, St Thomas: A St Thomas family is now hurting following the confirmation of their worst fears yesterday afternoon as the body of 12-year-old Oshane Crawford of Dumfries in the parish was fished from the Lyssons Beach after he disappeared on...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged residents of St Thomas who will utilise the Morant Bay urban centre to respect and care for the facilities as they conduct their business. The long-planned integrated business complex that is spearheaded by...
Pig farming may be deemed a dirty business, but Natacia Armstrong of Yallahs, St Thomas, knows there is no prejudice in making money. The 24-year-old told The Gleaner that she got started back in December 2012 when her sister introduced her to the...
It was Labour Day, and various groups in communities across the island could be seen performing clean-up or rehabilitation activities in their area. Likewise taking on the demands of the day was the Port Morant Community Development Committee (CDC...
What began as one woman’s decision to seek solace and advice from other wives, who were possibly encountering similar challenges, has blossomed into a ministry which now helps a host of others. Datonya McLaren, founder and president of the all-...
“And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” – John 10:16 Arguments surrounding which church or denomination is God’s chosen,...
Multiple income streams is the order of the day, and more and more millennials are raising their God-given rods to make way for a better future. There are 20-odd-year-olds getting involved in farming, opening businesses, and offering personal...
Member of Parliament for Western St Thomas James Robertson has given the assurance that the actual construction of the long-promised Morant Bay to Cedar Valley leg of the South Coast Highway Improvement Project will begin in June. According to him...
If health is truly the real wealth, then most residents of Seaforth and surrounding communities in St Thomas, who are served by the Seaforth Health Centre, not only have to wait long hours to be divinely blessed, but may also have to stand outside...
With continued hopes of transforming the municipality of Portmore in St Catherine into a more peaceful place where residents live well with, and enjoy the company of, each other, another staging of the Lef Wrong Do Right road march and prophetic...
Yallahs, St Thomas: With a conscious decision to exit her comfort zone and market her talent, Taleya McFarlane of Yallahs, St Thomas, boldly launched her first cushion collection with a red-and-white theme for Valentine’s Day in February. She...
The Men and Mental Health-conference, which was held last week Saturday by the non-profit Will to Live Jamaica Foundation, catered equally to both sexes despite its initial target audience and aimed to unearth the causes of depression, suicide and...
SUNNING HILL, St Thomas: In the rural community of Sunning Hill, St Thomas, lives a talented 25-year-old who is anxiously awaiting a new day when the fruits of his labour will be displayed on local and international shelves, feeding the eyes of...
