Alexandria
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..]
Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay
Noranda Files Motion To Dismiss Bankruptcy Cases
Sources close to Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (Noranda) said Friday that it should be a matter of months before the company concludes operations as a corporate entity, given that principal assets are likely to be [more..]
Discovery Bay
Dumbarton DBay Block Road
Residents of Liberty and Dumbarton districts blocked the main road from Discovery Bay to Dumbarton, St Ann, this morning (Monday) in protest over poor road conditions., The road block was staged beside the play field [more..]
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..]
Discovery Bay
Sewage Work At Puerto Seco Beach – Discovery Bay
The Discovery Bay Community Development Committee (D/Bay CDC) is calling on the National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA), to ensure sewage works at Puerto Seco Beach, do not damage the beach or its surrounding environment. The [more..]
Discovery Bay
6-Day Pay Loss for Noranda Bauxite Workers
Workers at Noranda Bauxite Company in St. Ann, have opted to forgo six days pay per month, instead of being laid off, in light of reduced bauxite production. The more than one hundred workers through [more..]
Alexandria
St Ann Reaping Benefits From New Highway
Initially, drivers were made to believe there would have been significant benefits in using the Mammee Bay-to-Kingston leg of the North-South Highway, but high toll rates might have put paid to that notion. However, there [more..]
Alexandria
Back-to-school amnesty for St Ann vendors
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 [more..]
Discovery Bay
Court Approves Bidding Process For Noranda’s Upstream Business
Noranda 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 [more..]
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NWC on a high in Sandals Business House Football
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 [more..]