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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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,…

2 years 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…

2 years 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