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A Profile of St. Ann
Parish Name: St. Ann Capital: St. Ann’s Bay Land Area: 1,210.25 sq km (467.3 sq mi) Population: 173,232 History St. Ann was named after Ann Hyde, wife of James II, King of England and is [more..]
Articles by Lemon Hall
Places
St. Ann’s Bay Hospital Rated High in Top Notch Health Care
About $300 million has been spent on upgrading work at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, in St. Ann, over the last several years, enabling the facility to be on track of becoming one of [more..]
People
T&T Mayor Gets Key To St. Ann’s Bay
Chairman of the Mayaro Rio Claro Regional Corporation in Trinidad and Tobago, Mayor Glen Ram, was on August 11 bestowed with the Key to St. Ann’s Bay, the capital town of St. Ann. Mayor of [more..]
Historical
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Museum to be Established in St. Ann
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the legacy of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, will be protected through the establishment of a museum in St. Ann. [more..]
Places
Parish Office of Labour and Security Ministry to be built in St. Ann’s Bay
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahinie Robinson, says construction of the new St. Ann Parish Office for the Labour and Security Ministry will be conducted over a 15-month period at a cost of [more..]
St. Ann Economics
Small business owners benefit from workshop in Ochi
Small business owners and representatives have been undergoing training to expand the capacity of their enterprises and to make more money from that. The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) started a mobile business clinic on [more..]
Sports
VOLLEYBALL U-13 FINALS IN ST ANN
The top four teams from St Ann competed for the championship title. Brown’s Town Primary beat Muirhouse in the finals 49-22 to take first place. Muirhouse Primary placed second. Third place went to Fort George [more..]
Happenings
No cost for patrons to attend Emancipation Jubilee
MINISTER of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange says that entry to this year’s Emancipation Jubilee will be free of cost. She made the announcement at the recent launch of the event at [more..]
St. Ann Economics
Blocked Drains, Floodwaters Take Toll On St Ann
RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann: Blocked drains have again been blamed for a major flooding event, this time in sections of Runaway Bay, St Ann, yesterday morning, where the onslaught of heavy rain and rushing water [more..]
St. Ann Economics
Training for JPs from St. Ann and St. Mary
Justices of the Peace (JPs) from the parishes of St. Ann and St. Mary are invited to attend a training session on March 10 at the Sandals Ocho Rios Beach Resort, starting at 8:30 a.m. [more..]