Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica

A St Thomas poultry farmer who struggled to keep his small business afloat due to a lack of capital and resources, had his fortunes changed dramatically when ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/12/chicken-farmer-wins-2-2m-izizzi-jackpot/

The Ministry of Tourism plans to develop a luxury tourism market in the parish of St Thomas as part of a strategic push to diversify Jamaica’s tourism product ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/17/high-end-destination/

Honey Bun Limited is to spend $1 billion to create a new production facility in Angels, St Catherine, which is set to more than double the manufacturing ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/01/billion-dollar-expansion-for-honey-bun/

Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels has issued an appeal to political representatives to help residents of the parish who are being impacted by the current drought ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/15/drought-crisis-level-says-lucea-mayor/

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has issued an advisory to farmers, warning them to be on drought alert and put in place alternative water ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240416/rada-issues-drought-advisory-farmers   #GLNRToday

Feasibility studies and engineering assessments continue for the development of the Mahogany Vale Dam in St Thomas, says Minister without Portfolio in the ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240411/feasibility-studies-and-technical-assessments-continuing-mahogany-vale-dam   #GLNRToday

As it mulls a potential listing on the stock market, personal care and home improvement products company Fleetwood Jamaica Limited has acquired aromatherapy ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20240412/fleetwood-buys-starfish-eyes-equities-market   #GLNRFinance

JN Bank Managing Director Leesa Kow and a law-enforcement official are encouraging Jamaicans to get educated and practise safe banking ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240401/dont-be-scared-get-educated-about-technology   #GLNRToday

With the Bank of Jamaica reporting a significant increase in fraud complaints last year when compared to 2022, the island’s third largest commercial bank ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/01/assume-nothing-believe-nothing-check-everything/

“Touching”, “heartwarming” and “a more than worthy cause” were just a few of the many positive sentiments shared by guests on Thursday evening as the Preemie ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240330/sip-and-paint-preemies-draws-support   #GoodHeartJa   #GLNRFeatures

Transportation mogul Oliver Townsend says residents of St Thomas can now look forward to luxury passenger and courier transportation services via his Knutsford ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240323/knutsford-express-heading-east-st-thomas   #GLNRToday

What should have been a short visit to the supermarket to grab a box of cornflakes and a pack of Lasco milk turned to tragedy for two Westmoreland families as ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/09/watch-teens-killed-alleged-police-chase-westmoreland/

#BudgetDebate : Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the highway between Harbour View, St Andrew, and Morant Bay in St Thomas is to be named the Right Excellent Paul ... Show more   #GLNRToday

Reigning Olympic Games 110m hurdles champion Hansle Parchment said that he is not overly concerned about his notoriously slow start in races ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/08/parchys-paris-plan/

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) completed its official count of ballots in the 2024 local government elections on Friday with both of the island’s major ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240302/not-yet-over   #GLNRToday

American singer Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, a member of TLC, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, and her beau, actor Matthew Lawrence ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/28/tlcs-chilli-actor-matthew-lawrence-stop-rock/

Even as he declared that he was awaiting the official count in Salt Spring, St James before conceding that he had lost the division ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/28/pnps-sylvan-reid-alleges-vote-buying-cost-salt-spring-jlp-rejects-claim/

With the crucial Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation tied 20-20 between the Jamaica Labour Party and People’s National Party after Monday’s local ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/28/vote-count-cautioneoj-moves-st-andrew-east-rural-ballots-kingston-office-final-tally/

Farmers across the country are being advised to be on high alert for an increase in the beet armyworm population. Spodoptera exigua ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240324/farmers-urged-be-high-alert-beet-armyworm   #GLNRToday

#TrackingThePolls : A decisive victory in the latest count for Morant Bay Division in St Thomas Eastern as Rohan Livingston Bryan of the People’s National Party claims ... Show more   #ElectionUpdate   #LocalGovernmentElection   #AlwaysAhead

A 1,000-gallon water tank has been donated to the Windsor Castle Primary and Infant School in Portland by Courts Ready Cash as part of efforts to provide ... Show more

Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, has advised that the Electoral Office of Jamaica is expecting to complete the final count of ballots today for some ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240227/eoj-issue-local-govt-election-count-update-5-pm   #GLNRToday

The St Thomas Fire Department says it has made recommendations to the National Solid Waste Management Authority regarding the Church Corner dump to curb the ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240320/st-thomas-fire-department-makes-recommendations-nswma-addressing-fires-church   #GLNRToday

The Ministry of Tourism has disclosed that the TUI Group has confirmed that the company is exploring expanding its footprints in Jamaica and is showing signs ... Show more

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for Trinityville Division in St Thomas, Dean Jones and businessman Wayne ‘Rygin’ Walker ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/12/jlp-candidate-businessman-make-peace-following-altercation/

After pioneering the development of an international airport in St Mary, Member of Parliament Robert Montague has set his sights on a new milestone: daily ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240225/american-airlines-makes-historic-touchdown-ian-fleming-tarmac   #GLNRToday

A verdict could be delivered as early as Friday in the murder trial of Everton “Beachy Stout” McDonald and Oscar Barnes, as Judge Chester Stamp began to sum up ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/28/judge-tells-jury-cautious-evidence/

A 71-year-old woman who was among the first to cast a ballot at the Yallahs Primary School in St Thomas said the filthy state of her community is what nudged ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240226/javotes2024-filthy-state-community-nudges-st-thomas-elderly-vote   #GLNRToday

Dean Jones, the JLP politician who seemingly pulled a gun during a fight with another man earlier this week, has been nominated as the party’s ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/08/watch-jlp-politician-pulled-gun-brawl-nominated-candidate-trinityville/

Seaforth High School in St Thomas is being recognised for its dynamic duo Nadola and Nevin Broderick, a married couple who teach together and started a new ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240219/st-thomas-dynamic-duo-dedicate-their-lives-education   #GLNRFeatures

Workmen apply the final touches to the newly built location sign Bull Bay, St Andrew, on Monday ahead of today’s planned official opening of a section of the ... Show more   #GLNRPics

Colleen McNamee shares her views on the importance of voting after casting her ballot in the Yallahs Division of the St Thomas Municipal Corporation at Yallahs ... Show more   #GLNRToday   #JamaicaVotes   #LocalGovernment

Jamaica Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Andrew Holness continues to urge his supporters to ignore claims from "Such Man" that the local ... Show more   #GLNRToday

#LGE2024 : The elderly were among the first set of voters at Yallahs Primary School in St Thomas to cast their ballots. Among them were two frail senior citizens ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240226/javotes2024-elderly-voters-out-early-yallahs-primary-st-thomas   #GLNRToday

Jamaica, through the work of the Coconut Industry Board, has been able to reduce the spread of the lethal yellowing disease in the coconut industry by 70 per ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240304/spread-lethal-yellowing-disease-coconut-industry-reduced-70   #GLNRToday

The first-ever study conducted using artificial intelligence (AI) to probe the conversations of Jamaicans online about gender-based violence has found that ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/28/jamaicans-treating-gender-based-violence-joke-online/

Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday officially reopened the rehabilitated Black River Fire Station in St Elizabeth ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240223/renovated-black-river-fire-station-officially-reopened   #GLNRToday

If his confidence is anything to go by, Herbert Morrison’s Deandre Daley will be making some noise — not only at the junior level but he could also do so at ... Show more   www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/07/herbert-morrisons-daley-eyes-olympic-berth/

A physical altercation between 58-year-old businessman Wayne Walker and Dean Jones, a prospective candidate for the Trinityville Division ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240207/walker-jones-fracas-ignites-fears-escalation-political-violence   #GLNRToday

A woman was seriously injured after a truck transporting Jamaica Labour Party supporters was involved in a crash in Roach Gully in the parish on Thursday ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240208/two-injured-crash-involving-jlp-motorcade   #GLNRToday