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Residents of Mountainside in St Elizabeth converge at the home where the fatal stabbing occurred on Tuesday.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Son held in suspected St Bess patricide

A domestic dispute between a father and a son turned deadly in a quiet farming community in Mountainside, St Elizabeth, on Tuesday afternoon. Dead is Gary Allwood, a 53-year-old farmer, who was…
Sherrion Robinson, parent of a student at Melrose Primary and Junior High in St Andrew, whose questions sparked the idea for a sensory room.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Ground broken for sensory room at St Andrew school

An ambitious suggestion during a parent-teacher conference at Melrose Primary and Junior High led to a seed being planted that has now grown into the breaking of ground for the construction of a…
Dianne Loton-Franklyn.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Autism forum stresses connection before correction

A feverish house of 362 participants asked probing questions about autism behaviour management strategies at a recent online Autism Parent Forum hosted by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and…
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29 Apr, 2026 0

Cop held in bribery sting charged

Criminal charges have been laid against the policeman who was arrested earlier this month during a sting operation while he was allegedly in the process of collecting $230,000 in cash from a civilian…
Michael Kelly shows two of the four graves that were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa almost six months ago at Parottee in St Elizabeth last Wednesday.
28 Apr, 2026 0

SIX MONTHS IN THE DARK

WESTERN BUREAU: Six months after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, residents of the small coastal community of Parottee in St Elizabeth say their most urgent needs are the restoration of…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness making a presentation in the House of Representatives on April 14.
28 Apr, 2026 0

PM to respond to concerns in NaRRA bill

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is expected today to respond to mounting concerns over the proposed National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) bill, a sweeping piece of legislation that…
Basil Bennett, a resident of Parottee, St Elizabeth.
28 Apr, 2026 0

No plans to relocate after sea took home

WESTERN BUREAU: Seventy-year-old Parotte fisherman Basil Bennett said he stood in stunned disbelief and watched his home collapse under the brutal force of Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds as it…
Leebert Campbell says after Hurricane Melissa left his home submerged by floodwaters, he now lives in constant apprehension of heavy rainfall.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Flood trauma lingers

The image of his house being submerged in floodwaters still plagues 79-year-old Leebert Campbell, even haunting him in his dreams. His home – located on Gibson Close, off Ward Avenue in Mandeville,…
Nicola McCarthy (third right), grade-six teacher with her students back in school at the Mount Fletcher Primary in Mavis Bank, rural St Andrew, last November after Hurricane Melissa.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Storm-tested minds

After experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of primary school students will tomorrow sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations just six months after the catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane…