Greathouse Estate is slated to be built on 86 acres of prime real estate by Brahma Construction (Brahmaco), an up and coming team of new kids on the block who are keen on delivering modern sophisticated homes to those at the upper level of the income ladder.

At a ceremony on site, Damion Tyrell, Brahmaco’s director and vice president of projects and operations, says the team is seeking to construct 410 units in five phases.

In an Old Harbour News follow-up with the Jamaica Fire Brigade, the investigation concluded that a lit candle was the cause of the blaze that partially destroyed a section of the four-bedroom dwelling on Mahoe Drive.

On July 6, 2024, three days after the passage of Hurricane Beryl which left most of the country without electricity and water, firefighters were called about 10:00 pm to the location by residents.

Church service begins 10:00 am while internment is at Thetford Park Cemetery.

Around 8: 45 pm, Bailey, 50, was shot dead by unknown assailants in front of his residence in Pointy Heights, Bannister on July 12 of this year.

This transformative effort aims to empower young women in Jamaica, between ages 17 to 23, to embark on rewarding careers in software development.

Applications are open now through October 25, 2024.

Selected participants will be announced in December and the programme will commence on February 1, 2025, running through November 2025. A similar programme targeting young men and women is planned for 2025.

The winners of the tournament, which will now be staged in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will receive US$2.34million, a massive, 134 per cent increase on the $1 million awarded to Australia when they clinched the title in South Africa in 2023.

The runners-up will receive $1.17 million, an increase of 134 per cent in comparison to the $500, 000 South Africa received for reaching the final on home soil at Newlands Cricket Ground.

Sheena Price, a 33-year-old businesswoman, was offered $100,000 bail, while her co-accused 27-year-old fisherman Kemar Bent, was released on condition after the judge offered a $150,000 bond.

Twenty-six teachers from 22 high schools across the island recently received training in partnership with the University of Technology (UTech) School of Technical and Vocational Education (SOTAVE); and the Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY).

Twenty-nine years old Marco Miller and Alex Philpot, died during a police confrontation which occurred about 9:00 am.

Two illegal firearms – a .38 Smith and Wesson containing two live rounds and four spent casing and a shotgun – were recovered in the process.

Both men, the police say, are members of the Bed Bug gang, an offshoot of the notorious Clansman gang, and are known repeat offenders.

The main function of the Task Force, which was established last year, is to conduct AI research and provide an evidence-based foundation for the development of a National AI Policy.

Senator Morris Dixon indicated that she received a copy of the report last week, adding that “I have gone through [it] and we will be taking it to Cabinet”.

“It is going to be a 20-year journey for us to get all our roads into the conditions where we can drive in comfort on all of them. Going forward, the Government is making the commitment, with the budgetary allocations from our [positive] economic performance, to build new roads, improve those roads and maintain them. For the first time, we are in a position that we can project to be able to do this,” he disclosed.

The Prime Minister was addressing a Diaspora town hall at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in New York on Saturday (September 21).