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Steve Taylor is one of the last remaining craftsmen in the rural Portland community of Mill Bank. What distinguishes him from the others is his utilisation of ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240411/portland-artisan-urges-youth-become-skilled-craftsmen   #GLNRToday

The police have released the names of the two people who died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash along the Fairy Hill main road in Portland on ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240402/update-victims-portland-crash-are-man-and-his-6-y-o-son   #GLNRToday

Nestled in Portland lies a silent reminder of Jamaica’s fiery past: the extinct volcano of Black Hill. Though its last eruption happened 12 million years ago ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/art-leisure/20240331/black-hills-sleeping-giant   #GLNRArts

The annual Wagglas Foundation Health Fair and Symposium, which attracted hundreds of residents seeking healthcare in Port Antonio, Portland, and its environs ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240401/port-antonio-health-fair-symposium-deemed-huge-success   #GLNRToday

It is easy to understand why relatives and friends of centenarian Claire Josephine Norris-Darby, proud daughter of Port Antonio, Portland ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/26/centenarian-shares-secret-long-lifego-bed-early-read-bible-daily-never-overeat/

Female firefighters from St Mary and Portland were in a state of readiness during International Women’s Day celebrations last weekend ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240311/female-firefighters-take-charge   #GLNRToday

Portland businessman Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald and his co-accused Oscar Barnes were found guilty of murder in the Home Circuit Court a short while ago ... Show more   #GLNRToday

A fictional Labour frontbencher, Fiona Wilson, was "known" by 47% of Brits polled by Portland Communications for Times Radio ... Show more

Tax Administration Jamaica is advising that the Port Antonio Tax Office in Portland is closed for business today as it moves to install air conditioner units ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240321/taj-moves-address-ac-issues-port-antonio-tax-office   #GLNRToday

Dancehall artiste Chi Ching Ching is to appear in court after he was charged with breaching the terms and conditions of his firearms license ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/10/chi-ching-ching-charged-breaches-firearms-act/

Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald’s first wife, Marlene ‘Petal’ McDonald, was murdered on May 2, 2009, a day her friends and neighbours in Boundbrook, Portland ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240308/beachy-stout-first-wife-knew-hit-was-taken-out-her-residents-still-sad-years   #GLNRToday

Residents of Norwich Heights in Portland on Sunday took to the streets to fix some of the worst sections of Hummingbird Boulevard ... Show more

Thieves made off with more than $7 million cash during a break-in at a wholesale in Hope Bay, Portland, between Wednesday night and Thursday morning ... Show more

When Everton ‘Beachy Stout’ McDonald was arrested in August 2020, it appeared that no jail cell at any of the eight police stations in Portland or the ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240308/beachy-stout-power-police-and-murder   #GLNRToday

The police in Portland are probing the robbery of a variety store by gunmen in Port Antonio this afternoon. The brazen daylight robbery ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240305/portland-police-probing-armed-robbery-store-port-antonio   #GLNRToday

A set of six sneakers worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan have sold for a record-breaking price. 👟🏀 #9News

The Government has allocated funds for the construction of revetments in Buff Bay, Portland and Annotto Bay, St Mary to protect the coastal towns from storm ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240303/revetments-be-built-protect-buff-bay-and-annotto-bay   #GLNRToday

Meet Dayton Jennings, a student at Nonsuch Primary School. He is The Gleaner's Children's Own #SpellingBee champion representing Portland.

Presiding Judge Chester Stamp has tossed out the conspiracy to murder charges against Portland businessman Everton ‘Beachy Stout’ and the man accused of ... Show more   #GLNRToday

The Portland fisherman who confessed to being the contract killer in Tonia’s McDonald’s murder had reportedly offered to murder the woman ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240201/your-way-di-right-way   #GLNRToday

A Portland taxi operator has been charged for chopping his ex-girlfriend with a machete in the Snow Hill community. Read more: jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240202/portland-taxi-operator-charged-chopping-ex-girlfriend (📷: File) #GLNRToday

A credit card belonging to missing social media influencer Donna Lee Donaldson was reportedly used at a popular hotel in Portland late last year by a female ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240118/defence-wants-video-credit-card-being-used-after-donaldsons-disappearance   #GLNRToday

The Portland police seized a Beretta pistol and arrested two men in the Rio Grande Valley area of the parish on Tuesday. The seizure and arrests were made ... Show more   #GLNRToday

Heavy rains lashed sections of Portland on Sunday, New Year's Eve, resulting in power outages, fallen trees and flooded roadways ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/heavy-rain-lashes-portland-downpour-results-in-flooding-power-outages/

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is renewing the Government’s commitment to placing emphasis on local infrastructure and ensuring that sustained maintenance ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240105/government-placing-focus-preventative-maintenance-community-roads   #GLNRToday

The 10 Haitians who were picked up Saturday morning along a roadway in Hectors River, Portland were sent home less than eight hours after receiving medical ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231231/haitians-picked-portland-repatriated   #GLNRToday

#VantageOnFirstpost : Boeing 737 Max 9 planes have been grounded after a Portland-Ontario flight's emergency door blew out, shortly after takeoff ... Show more

FAA grounds Boeing 737 Max-9 planes worldwide after harrowing incident Plane's door found in Portland teacher's backyard Susan Tehrani tells you more Watch ... Show more   wionews.com/videos

#FPReels : An Alaska Airlines flight had to make emergency landing in Portland after one of its window blew out mid-air. According to the cabin crew members ... Show more

Many people who are artistically inclined often find solace in creating art to express their emotions. For Avianna Stephens ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231227/jn-scholar-uses-art-unwind   #GLNRFeatures

The Portland police are encouraging livestock farmers to make timely reports of thefts of their animals. Superintendent in charge of the parish, Lloyd Darby ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240102/portland-police-urge-timely-reports-livestock-theft   #GLNRToday

The ACC Higher Secondary School in Madhya Pradesh commemorated its 100th anniversary. Established in 1923 by CP Portland Cement Limited in the village of ... Show more

The Portland police have charged two men in relation to two separate break-ins which occurred in the parish in 2022. In the first instance ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231228/portland-men-charged-2022-robberies   #GLNRToday

A minor earthquake of preliminary magnitude of 3.8 was felt in sections of Jamaica on Sunday afternoon. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West ... Show more   #GLNRToday

The cellular phone used to secretly record conversations between contracted killer Denvalyn Minott and Portland businessman Everton ‘Beachy Stout’ McDonald was ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20231216/phone-linked-secret-tapes-admitted-evidence   #GLNRToday

There is a renewed call for the shortage of police personnel to man the Children's Court in Buff Bay, Portland to be addressed after a teen boy escaped court ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231213/portland-teen-recaptured-after-jumping-through-court-window-avoid-custody   #GLNRToday

A minor earthquake rattled sections of Jamaica this afternoon. The quake had an estimated measurement of 4.2. It reportedly struck in Portland around 1:27 and ... Show more   #GLNRToday

One human rights campaigner is urging caution as the authorities continue their search for an undetermined number of Haitian nationals who abandoned their ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20231129/attorney-raises-concerns-search-continues-haitians   #GLNRToday

About a dozen Haitians were believed to be still on the run on Tuesday, after landing in Back Street, Portland, sometime between Sunday night and early Monday ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/haitians-on-the-run/

A purported car salesman who said he was commissioned by Portland businessman Everton "Beachy Stout" McDonald to douse his wife Tonia with ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/beachy-stout-wanted-wife-doused-with-acid-witness-tells-court/

The Portland police are now searching for a group of Haitians who landed at Long Road beach late Sunday night and fled. Read more: jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231128/police-searching-haitians-who-fled-abandoned-boat-long-road-portland (📷: File) #GLNRToday

A common-law couple was admitted to hospital for injuries they received during a domestic dispute in Manchioneal, Portland, on Thursday morning ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/portland-couple-hospitalised-after-domestic-dispute/

Businessman and investor Michael Lee-Chin is to meet with Portland Holdings bondholders for a discussion on the company’s liquidity and ending of the hiatus of ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20231122/lee-chin-meet-portland-bondholders   #GLNRFinance

A Palestinian protester has appealed the world to step up efforts and speak up against Israeli aggression targeting civilians in Gaza ... Show more   #mwn   #palestine   #israel   #macdonalds   #mwn   #portland   #moroccoworldnews

A section of the main road between Fellowship and Berrydale in Portland is blocked. The National Works Agency says a team will be mobilised to have it reopened ... Show more   #GLNRToday

Some Portland residents who spent the night in their vehicles after being trapped by floodwaters in Golden Grove, St Thomas decided to head home on foot this ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231117/marooned-portland-residents-st-thomas-walk-home-after-spending-night-their   #GLNRToday

Did you know the oldest tofu factory in America has been around since 1911? #tofu #Japan #Portland

A three-storey concrete house in Portland was severely damaged from the impact of the earthquake that hit this morning. The 5.6 magnitude earthquake ... Show more   #GLNRToday

The police on Tuesday charged a 23-year-old security guard for the stabbing death of a woman during an argument and then dumping her body into bushes in ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231115/23-y-o-man-charged-fatal-stabbing-woman-during-argument   #GLNRToday