“We have been waiting on building approval for Old Harbour for some time,” was her response when asked by Old Harbour News. “We are hoping to receive that this week.”

Lake made the announcement Sunday speaking to journalists following the official openings of Popeyes and Little Caesars Pizza at the Spanish Town bus terminus, along with Burger King and Popeyes in Angels, also in the Old Capital.

The announcement was made today by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Romario Rankin, who leads the police subdivision overseeing the entire St. Catherine South Western constituency.

This latest measure follows a similar 48-hour curfew imposed on Tuesday after security officials decided to discontinue the State of Emergency (SOE) previously in place for St. Catherine South, which includes Old Harbour.

JACDEN Enterprise Limited is questioning in its missive to the country’s apex anticorruption body that there seemingly is a degree of prejudice against them after submitting the lowest bid for janitorial and portering contract for Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee hospitals, but was overlooked.

However, the state agency with oversight responsibility for all health facilities in the parishes of St Thomas, St Catherine, Kingston and St Andrew, stated that contracts are not awarded purely on the basis of offering the cheapest rate.

Now in its 20th year, the NQA is Jamaica’s premier quality system-based awards programme, celebrating outstanding performance in the Manufacturing, Service, Agriculture, and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) sectors. The agriculture category was introduced in the 2015-2016 renewal of the programme, highlighting the sector’s critical role in national development.

The event will also be streamed live via CAPRI’s YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) pages, ‘CAPRI Caribbean’.

This study critically examines the role of women in organised violence, exploring the extent of their involvement and the structural factors that shape it. The report also highlights the significant evidence gaps in public discourse and policymaking on security, violent crime, and gender.

Key findings: 

Over 30 teens and young adults along with four of the programme’s caregivers arrived by the company’s Best Dressed Chicken branded bus to its head office in McCook’s Pen, Saint Catherine for a fun-filled day of vision boarding.

The 29-year-old practitioner achieved this after pursuing the Doctor of Medical Dentistry programme at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), which he enrolled in after completing his secondary education at Titchfield High School in Portland.

Dr. Henry completed the programme in November 2024, graduated with honours and now operates a dental practice in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, where his clientele base is growing.

The funds will support the club’s participation in an upcoming international cycling event in Montego Bay this April. 

Widely regarded as one of Jamaica’s top cycling clubs, the ECC is gearing up to compete against some of the best cyclists in the Americas at the Jamaica International Cycling Classic, scheduled for April 3-6. With a budget exceeding J$2 million, the Old Harbour-based club has been actively seeking partnerships with corporate sponsors to help cover the costs. 

Kerryann Buddoo-Waugh, Senior Employment Liaison for Project STAR, expressed her enthusiasm about the programme’s impact. "Our employment programme has been amazing. As at last month, we have placed a total of 231 persons in employment," she stated. She highlighted the success of previous training sessions in Salt Spring in St. James and Savanna-La-Mar in Westmoreland, noting that 70 per cent of the Salt Spring participants secured employment within a month after their training.

Closure will be between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

The bridge is being closed by the National Works Agency (NWA) and according to Manager, Communication and Customer, Stephen Shaw, closure of the bridge is necessary to have the repairs safely done. He explains that the driving lanes are narrow and that this will restrict the activities to be carried out during the allotted time.

The NWA, through a work crew, will be removing badly rutted sections of the carriageway which will then be repaved.