Portland

Advocates Network Chastise Gov’t for Treatment of Haitians

Human rights advocates are urging the Jamaican government to take concrete actions in providing assistance to refugees from Haiti who…

10 months ago

Portland Patriarch Dies in Crash on Eve of Father’s Day

A Portland jerk vendor known to many as ‘Honest John', has died as a result of injuries he sustained after his…

11 months ago

Looters Exploit Musgrave Craft Market Fire

On Sunday, a raging fire destroyed a craft market and at least two other businesses in Port Antonio, Portland. As Natalia…

12 months ago

Portland Residents Demand Access to Water

Residents from various communities in Portland blocked a major roadway in the parish demanding attention from the authorities to address the…

1 year ago

Shopkeeper Loses Livelihood to Fire

An investigation is underway after a grocery shop was burnt flat in Zion Hill, Portland. The shop owner and mother…

1 year ago

Portland Records Murders

Dead is 66-year-old Carlister Salmon otherwise called 'Jerro' a homeless man who roamed the parish of Portland. According to police reports about 10 am Saturday,…

1 year ago

Group of Mentally Ill Persons Leaves Bank in a “Mess”.

The doors of the FirstCaribbean International Bank (CIBC), in Port Antonio, Portland, have been smeared with feces, by a group…

1 year ago

Flood-Prone Community Gets Grind for River

Residents of Little Annotto Road in Free School, Portland are breathing a sigh of relief, as a grind was built to border the…

2 years ago

Portland Pothole Patcher’s Extortion Case Thrown Out

A Portland man who has devoted 28 years to patching potholes in the parish had charges of extortion and obstructing…

2 years ago

Honey Production to Expand in Eastern Parishes

Exploring and expanding unique areas of agriculture is the goal of Jamaica’s Premiere Agricultural College. The College of Agriculture Science…

2 years ago