'Granny Mary'
Mary Ewen, otherwise called 'Granny Mary', the woman, believed to be the oldest person in Jamaica, has at the age of 128. She was born at Coley Mountain in Manchester on May 5, 1878. She died on April 10. Granny Mary was married to Tommy Ewen of...

‘Bad Seed’ given to Christiana Potato Farmers
A number of Irish potato farmers in North Manchester are expecting a significant decrease in the yield of their crop, which is due in six weeks time.  This is due to a batch of diseased seeds that was supplied to the Christiana potato growers...

Former Principal Honoured
Mrs. Cecelia Grant-Francis the former principal of Kilsyth Primary and Infant School was honoured during a function put on by the community, colleagues and students at the James Hill Baptist Church outside Spalding on Wednesday April...

Airport in Clarendon? Maybe
After almost a decade of aggressive lobbying by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce for a Commercial Airport at Albion near Mandeville a compromise may finally have been reached.   According to the Chamber President, Winston Lawson, the parish...

Vando Palmer addresses Rotary Club
Communication Consultant Vando Palmer expressed concern about the dependency of Manchester on the bauxite deposit, which is a non-renewable asset that could be depleted in 30 years. Vando Palmer the People's National Party's (PNP) candidate for...

Child Abuse Symposium
The rising incidents of child abuse was the focus of a symposium put on by the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Mandeville Regional Hospital at the Golf View Hotel on Monday April 16.   Deputy Commissioner of Police Marks Shields...

Jamaica Red Cross stages fundraising concert
Residents Spauldings and Christiana were recently treated to a an evening of fun, relaxation and entertaining music when that Chapter of the Jamaica Red Cross held a fundraising concert featuring the Cari-Folk...

Work on New Block at Mandeville Hospital to Begin December
Patients visiting the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester will soon benefit from improvement in the services offered at the...

Rain Harvesting and Solar Energy Programme being considered for remote schools
Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has said that his Ministry is looking at a programme in which schools in remote areas can harvest rain water and solar energy for their regular...

More Equipment for Mandeville Regional Hospital
The Mandeville Regional Hospital stand to benefit from further efforts by the Rotary Club of Mandeville to raise funds to purchase badly needed equipment, according to its new President Dr. Olajide Adekeye. Over the last two years, the Club has...

Residents of Mandeville laboured at Brooks Park
More than 100 residents from Mandeville and adjoining communities in Manchester came out to participate in the revitalisation of Brooks Park, on Labour Day, May 25. Work on the park, which was the parish project for Labour Day, began on May 22 with...