The Garden Cities of The Garden Parish
ST ANN, Jamaica — Chairman of the St Ann Parish Council Desmond Gilmore announced on Thursday, that the Council will be giving all registered vendors in the three major markets in the parish a back-to-school amnesty. Registered vendors in the Brown’s Town, St Ann’s Bay and Ocho Rios markets are expected to benefit. Gilmore, who […]
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ST ANN, Jamaica (JIS) – Superintendent of Police in charge of St Ann, Wayne Cameron, says the force will be relentless in the fight against crime in the parish, particularly murders. He gave the assurance at a community meeting held on yesterday at the Orange Hill Pentecostal Church in Brown’s Town. While overall crime in […]
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PROJECT consultant for the Seville Emancipation jubilee Joan Seagears says the cultural event this year will be special and should not be missed. The celebration, which takes place on the night of July 31 into the morning of August 1 at the Seville Heritage Park, in St Ann, is being staged under the theme: ‘United […]
Continue ReadingNoranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (NAHC) has received a court order approving and establishing the bidding procedure for sale of its upstream business, paving the way for auction of the company’s remaining operations in September. Under the approved procedures, September 15, 2016 is the deadline for interested parties to submit qualified bids and September 22, 2016 […]
Continue ReadingTHE Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is reporting significant stakeholder compliance with its Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) world system since its full implementation in April. ASYCUDA is a web-based system designed to transform the JCA to a paperless operation through the use of electronic documents. Commissioner of Customs Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese says the […]
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DUNN’s River Falls and Park in St Ann has received the TripAdvisor 2016 Certificate of Excellence for a second-consecutive year. Now in its sixth year, the award celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence recipients include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the […]
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Former champions National Water Commission (NWC) began the quest to regain their title with a 2-1 win over last year’s beaten finalists Grand Bahia Principe in the opening match of the Sandals-sponsored St Ann/St Mary Business House Football Competition on Sunday. In a thrilling encounter, NWC team came from a goal down to take the […]
Continue ReadingTransport and Mining Minister Mike Henry says that mined-out bauxite lands across the island will be returned to productive use, especially for agriculture. During a tour of two water harvesting and greenhouse cluster projects in St Ann on June 2, Henry said he is determined to ensure that the lands are returned to the people […]
Continue ReadingIf you are a returning resident the following information might be valuable to you. Why not see what other returning residents have gone through so you can stay on top of what you need to do? Imagine if you meet someone explaining the 30 steps they had to take, when you were thinking it was […]
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“You have breast cancer.” These are the four words no woman wants to hear. But that is exactly what Terri Andrews and Laura Renegar were told. Andrews is an information communications technology director of RSM US LLP, America’s leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Renegar, an American Cancer […]
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