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Clarendon farmers call for full-time agri minister 2:40 pm

MAY PEN, Clarendon — Farmers in Northern Clarendon are united in their call for a dedicated minister of agriculture following last week's resignation of the former minister Floyd Green. The farmers say the ministry, which is being touted as one of the industries to pull Jamaica out...

St Elizabeth SW constituents respond to MP Green's fall from grace 7:30 pm
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Opinions varied, with ambivalence, regret, sympathy, and outrage being dominant themes, as constituents of former Cabinet Minister Floyd Green responded in recent days to his fall from grace.

Concerns about vaccine canvassing and preferences 8:30 pm
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Jamaicans are being urged to take the first COVID-19 vaccine that becomes available to them as the country's death toll from the dreadful virus climbed to 1,772 yesterday.

Judge Horace Mitchell hailed as respectful, fair-minded

Friday, September 17, 2021

BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — Parish Court Judge Horace Mitchell was yesterday hailed by members of the Bar as fair-minded, even-tempered, and respectful to all.

29 street lights repaired in St Elizabeth

Friday, September 17, 2021

TWENTY-NINE street lights have been repaired across St Elizabeth by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for the July to August period.

40 more beds for COVID-19 patients in Clarendon

Friday, September 17, 2021

MAY PEN, Clarendon — There are now 40 more hospital beds available to COVID-19 patients in Clarendon.

Nestle provides refreshments at MoBay vaccination site

Thursday, September 16, 2021

MONTEGO BAY, St James

Mixed views from central Jamaica school leaders on new academic year

Thursday, September 16, 2021

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — There has been mixed views from the leaders of five schools in Manchester and St Elizabeth following the start of another academic year online.

Councillor appeals for cops' help after more bloodletting in Clarendon

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

MAY PEN, Clarendon — Councillor Winston Maragh (Jamaica Labour Party, Rocky Point Division) is asking the police to maintain a strong presence in that area following a flare-up of gun violence in the southern section of the parish. His call follows yet another murder in an area...

It's just dead wrong

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Respected mortician Calvin Lyn says untrained funeral home operators are not properly handling the remains of COVID-19 victims, transporting them, in some instances, in public passenger vehicles.

'We don't operate nuh shop down there'

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — There is uncertainty as to when operations will resume at the Melrose Yam Park which was last month closed by the health department.

$400 million to fix Clarendon roads hit by Grace, Ida

Monday, September 13, 2021

MAY PEN, Clarendon — It will cost taxpayers more than $400 million to fix damage done to Clarendon roads by tropical storms Grace and Ida, according to estimaes provided by Acting Chief Engineering Officer Clevon Watson at Thursday's monthly meeting of the Clarendon Municipal...

Organised crime unit, JDF helping to curb crime in Clarendon

Saturday, September 11, 2021

MAY PEN, Clarendon — Increased monitoring of crime hot spots, combined with support from the police force's organised crime unit and the Jamaica Defence Force are being credited with a double-digit percentage decline in serious and violent crimes in Clarendon.