Alexandria

Hurricane Matthew is Coming

Jamaica’s emergency management agency started deploying supplies to shelters yesterday as Hurricane Matthew gained strength while churning across the warm waters of the central Caribbean, resulting in the Meteorological Service labelling the cyclone “extremely dangerous” [more..]

Happenings

Is Justice Real?

The St Ann Parish Court on Thursday, September 15, hosted a national education symposium at the St Ann’s Bay courthouse. The symposium was geared towards educating and informing the public about the process and procedures [more..]

Happenings

Push for multi-destination tourism

Minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett has called on Caribbean stakeholders in tourism to take a collaborative approach in pushing tourism forward in the region. Bartlett, who was speaking at the first Island Routes Caribbean Adventures [more..]

Happenings

$7M Ganja Haul in Drax Hall

Police seized 1,700 pounds of ganja valued at seven million dollars in St Ann, Wednesday (Sept 21). According to the police, operatives attached to the Narcotics Division seized one Go-fast 30-ft boat, laden with ganja [more..]

Famous

Usain Bolt – Tracks and Records Franchise

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS) – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says tourism and entertainment will benefit tremendously from the opening of a new Usain Bolt Tracks and Records franchise in Ocho [more..]

Arts & Crafts

Ocho Rios Festival of Arts

Sandals Ochi Beach Resort crowned its Festival of Arts winners at a glittering and enthralling evening of entertainment at the resort on Thursday, August 25. The competition seeks to provide exposure for the large number of [more..]

Cultural

ID-54 Jerk Festival in Ocho Rios

INDEPENDENCE DAY (ID-54 years), Wednesday, August 6, will see St Ann’s first jerk festival at Turtle River Park, Ocho Rios with jerk being the style of cooking and not just for the usual chicken and [more..]

Entertainment

Sturridge Hosts Bucksfield Fun Day

LIVERPOOL striker Daniel Sturridge returns to host the third annual Charity Family Fun Day, Football Tournament and Reggae Concert at the Buckfields Playing Field in Ochi Rios, St Ann, today. “I want to invite everybody [more..]