Do you believe more should be done to encourage and boost bee farming in Hanover?"The authorities can outline the financial benefits. As most people would be interested as to what they can make from such a venture. Also, a loan or grant could be...
Many of us have heard the suggestion that when one spouse dies, the other one often follows shortly after. It is thought that this is especially true of the men who are left behind. But is this really true? can grief really kill?People who have been...
It was quite an interesting day at the St James High School in Montego Bay last Monday as the school, which started back in 1961 as Montego Bay Senior School, started the new school year by staging a colourful ceremony to mark its 54th anniversary....
Published:Friday | September 11, 2015 | 10:22 AMPaul Clarke
The 2015 staging of the annual Sandals Resorts International (SRI) Football Academy, which recently completed a six-week summer programme, has been attracting ringing endorsements from participants and officials alike."I enjoyed the programme...
Former Governor General of Jamaica Sir Kenneth Hall has expressed grave concern over the current spiralling crime levels in Hanover, which up to a decade ago, was ranked as Jamaica's safest parish.Sir Kenneth, who was born in Hanover, said he was...
Do you believe that in light of the importance of youth football to the overall national football programme, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) should take over the running of schoolboy football from the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association...
It's no secret that the mind controls the body, but we often underestimate the impact the body has on the mind. It is this influence that massaging capitalises on. We often think a massage is just to help us to relax, but many are unaware of the...
Exciting times are looming on the horizon for Cornwall College, which earlier this year created history by having girls among its graduates for the first time since coming into existence in 1896.Come the week of September 13-19, the school will be...
Published:Thursday | September 3, 2015 | 5:07 PMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:History will be created in Negril, Westmoreland, between November 12 and 15 when Rastafari In Inity (RII), in association with the internationally known High Times Magazine, Rastafari Rootzfest, the inaugural ganja festival, in the...
Published:Thursday | September 3, 2015 | 4:30 PMAdrian Frater
WESTERN BUREAU:When the 2015 FLOW/ISSA Schoolboy Football season kicks off at the Catherine Hall Stadium, Montego Bay, this coming Saturday afternoon with a triple-header, for many schools, it will not only be about football, it will be a window to...
Since the daCosta Cup, the symbol of rural schoolboy supremacy, came to the fore in 1950, western Jamaica has been easily the most dominant region, winning the coveted title 37 times out of the 50 contested seasons - there were no competitions in...
Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
While it appears that exciting times are ahead for Falmouth, Trelawny, with the planned expansion of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier and news that the Harmony Cove Resort and Casino project is poised to come on stream, some stakeholders in the seaside...
While residents in Trelawny, especially the parish capital, Falmouth, continue to bemoan the absence of direct benefits from the billions of dollars invested in development projects over the last decade, at least one prominent stakeholder in the...
With major investments such as the Harmony Cove Casino project and the expansion of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier on the horizon, are you now confident that Falmouth is ready to become Jamaica's next big economic centre?Dennis Meadows,Co-convenor of...
The more than 700 acres of land in Point Estate in Hanover, which is owned by the National Housing Trust (NHT) and which was initially earmarked for housing development, is now up for sale, but not to NHT contributors.Point Estate, as well as two...
Sinusitis is a fairly common condition. Most of us either have it or know someone with it. It not only annoys those with it, but also those who have to be around them. What is it, though, and what can we do about it?The para-nasal sinuses are the...
The first-ever science summer camp to be staged in Jamaica is now history, and from all indications, the project, which took place in Lucea, Hanover, as a joint venture between the Digicel Foundation, Bioprist Knowledge Parks (BKP), and the...
What do you think about the bold initiative by the Rastafari Sankofa Eco Warriors to cultivate chemical-free (organic) rice commercially in Hanover?Rice used to be planted by the Indians who worked at the Harding Hall Sugar Estate. We would have to...
The more than 700 acres of land in Point Estate in Hanover, which is owned by the National Housing Trust (NHT) and was initially earmarked for housing development, is now up for sale, but not to NHT contributors.Point Estate, as well as two other...
While the Ministry of Agriculture is seemingly still contemplating the viability of rice cultivation in Jamaica, a group has launched a project where they are cultivating organic rice in the marshes of Green Island, Hanover.The strain of rice, which...
While the organic rice being produced by the Rastafari Sankofa Eco Warriors in Hanover might be more expensive than regular rice because of the way it is produced, it is easily the preferred option for persons seeking to eat healthily, in terms of...
Western Bureau:IN A gesture aimed at rewarding success, Lloyd B. Smith, member of parliament for Central St James, last week presented 16 students from his constituency with more than $500,000 in scholarship funds for their outstanding performances...
Published:Friday | August 14, 2015 | 12:47 PMAdrian Frater
Last week, Bevan Earle, better known as The Duke of Earle, had very good reasons to feel proud. The St James native, who now resides in the United States, was presented with the key to the county of Broward in South Florida for his exemplary work in...
