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Negril Health Centre gets new examination rooms
Monday, June 17, 2013
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — The scores of people who visit the Negril Health Centre will now access consultations and medical examinations in a comfortable environment with increased privacy as the public facility is now outfitted with two new, furnished examination rooms. The construction was funded by the Sandals ...more
Diaspora backs VCB; Calls for facts before condemnation
Monday, June 17, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — the Jamaican Diaspora last night reacted with shock to the positive drug test of Olympic champion Veronica Campbell Brown, but gave her support with the hope her name would be cleared.
Meeting here in Montego Bay for th ...more
Not our Veronica — VCB's dad say positive drug test hard to believe
Sunday, June 16, 2013
CLARK'S TOWN, Trelawny — VERONICA Campbell Brown's father reacted with shock and dismay that his offspring had been fingered in a doping scandal that threatens to gnaw away at the gains of Jamaica's glittering athletic programme.
Cecil Campbel ...more
Thousands welcome new Catholic Bishop of MoBay
Thursday, June 13, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — MORE than 3,000 persons from across the length and breadth of Jamaica and many parts of the world, including the USA, Canada, England and the Caribbean, flocked the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay on Saturday, ...more
Massive facelift for Falmouth
Thursday, June 13, 2013
THE Trelawny Parish Council has undertaken a massive clean-up and beautification programme in Falmouth, as the local authority moves to improve the aesthetics of the historic Georgian town, and to make it more appealing to visitors and residents.
Th ...more
Western football officials weigh in on Whitmore's departure
Thursday, June 13, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Former Reggae Boyz midfielder Hector Wright said he would have advised his former teammate Theodore Whitmore not to resign but to stay on and complete his job.
Wright, who partnered with Whitmore in the Jamaican midfie ...more
Bridal Bliss!
Thursday, June 13, 2013
ROSE HALL, St James — THE Bridal Dreams Jamaica week of events climaxed on Sunday with the much anticipated Bridal Dreams Showcase themed 'Fruits of Passion' at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
During the well-attended event, several wedding ...more
Cornwall College wins Sandals environmental debate
Thursday, June 13, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Cornwall College walked away champions in the Sandals Environmental Debate competition held last week at the Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay, after defeating neighbours Mount Alvernia High.
During the debate, ...more
First blood
Thursday, June 13, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — MONTEGO Bay Boys' Club took a vital one-goal lead over former champions Fogo United in their first leg semi-finals of the St James Football Association's Sandals/ATL Senior League at Jarrett Park on Tuesday.
In the oth ...more
JBWF to construct $6-m home for school leavers
Thursday, June 13, 2013
ANCHOVY, St James — THE Jamaica Baptist Women's Federation (JBWF) has commenced the construction of a building, estimated to cost $6 million, to house secondary school leavers who currently reside at the Garland Hall Memorial Child Care Facilit ...more
MoBay folk express mixed feelings about 'Tappa's' resignation
Thursday, June 13, 2013
The Jamaica Observer Observer took to the streets of Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore's heartland of Montego Bay to get reactions about his decision to quit as Reggae Boyz head coach after the team's 2-0 loss to Honduras in that country on Tuesday night.
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