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BUILTRON ST ANN KITE FESTIVAL TO BE BIGGER AND BETTERGOLDEN GROVE, St Ann; March 7, 2026The second staging of the Builtr...
07/03/2026

BUILTRON ST ANN KITE FESTIVAL TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER
GOLDEN GROVE, St Ann; March 7, 2026
The second staging of the Builtron Kite Festival in Golden Grove, St Ann, is all set for Good Friday, and promises to be bigger and better.
Details on the North Coast Times website

GOOD FRIDAY FESTIVAL IN GOLDEN GROVE ST ANN INCLUDES SHOW HEADLINED BY SKIPPA GOLDEN GROVE, St Ann; March 7, 2026 The second staging of the Builtron Kite Festival in Golden Grove, St Ann, is all set for Good Friday, April 3, 2026. All indications are that it will be a bigger and better family event....

KARLENE SEGRE’S 50th: A GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONRUNAWAY BAY, St Ann; March 6, 2026It was truly a golden night for educ...
06/03/2026

KARLENE SEGRE’S 50th: A GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION
RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann; March 6, 2026
It was truly a golden night for educator Karlene Joy Segre who celebrated her 50th birthday with a magnificent jubilee in St Ann.
Details on the North Coast Times website and also on TikTok

EDUCATOR’S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY DRAWS DOZENS OF RELATIVES, FRIENDS, AND COLLEAGUES RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann; March 6, 2026 It was a truly golden night for the statuesque, beautiful, charming, hardworking and innovative educator, Karlene Joy Segre, who celebrated her 50th birthday with a magnificent jubil...

‘SANKEY’ ROBIN’S BAY ALL INCLUSIVE PARTY FINALE MARCH 21ROBINS BAY, St Mary; March 6, 2026The legendary “Sankey” all-i...
06/03/2026

‘SANKEY’ ROBIN’S BAY ALL INCLUSIVE PARTY FINALE MARCH 21
ROBINS BAY, St Mary; March 6, 2026
The legendary “Sankey” all-inclusive party is spinning its last record on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Robin’s Bay, St Mary, after 50 glorious years of non-stop party vibes! Details on the North Coast Times website

AFTER 50 YEARS OF GOOD PARTY VIBES, SANKEY PARTY HOSTS FAREWELL ROBINS BAY, St Mary; March 6, 2026 The legendary “Sankey” all-inclusive party is spinning its last record on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Robin’s Bay, St Mary, after 50 glorious years of non-stop party vibes! This farewell bash pr...

STEER TOWN PRIMARY TRANSFORMED FOR JA DAYST ANN’S BAY, St Ann; March 6, 2026The campus of the Steer Town Primary and Inf...
06/03/2026

STEER TOWN PRIMARY TRANSFORMED FOR JA DAY

ST ANN’S BAY, St Ann; March 6, 2026
The campus of the Steer Town Primary and Infant School in St Ann was transformed into a vibrant showcase of Jamaican culture and heritage in celebration of Jamaica on Friday, February 27.
Details on the North Coast Times Website

COUNTRY’S GLOBAL IMPACT, OLD TIME LIVING HIGHLIGHTED ST ANN’S BAY, St Ann; March 6, 2026 The campus of the Steer Town Primary and Infant School in St Ann was transformed into a vibrant showcase of Jamaican culture and heritage in celebration of Jamaica on Friday, February 27. The day’s activit...

SLAIN OCHI HIGH BOY WAS AMBITIOUS, LOVED SCHOOLThe stepmother of the slain 16-year-old Ocho Rios High School student say...
05/03/2026

SLAIN OCHI HIGH BOY WAS AMBITIOUS, LOVED SCHOOL

The stepmother of the slain 16-year-old Ocho Rios High School student says he loved his school work and wanted to become an electrical engineer. Details on the North Coast Times website

STEP MOM SAYS DEVONIE ASKED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO OCHI HIGH OCHO RIOS, St Ann; March 5, 2026 The stepmother of the slain 16-year-old Ocho Rios High School student says the boy loved schoolwork, was ambitious and wanted to become an electrical engineer. Devonie Shearer died Wednesday evening, March 4,...

IN WAKE OF OCHI HIGH KILLING, MINISTER SAYS ‘WE HAVE TO STOP IT’On a visit to Ocho Rios High, where a student was killed...
05/03/2026

IN WAKE OF OCHI HIGH KILLING, MINISTER SAYS ‘WE HAVE TO STOP IT’

On a visit to Ocho Rios High, where a student was killed by his schoolmate on Wednesday, March 4, the Minister of Education said Jamaica’s children are angry and hurting.

IN WAKE OF OCHI HIGH KILLING, MINISTER SAYS ‘WE HAVE TO STOP IT’ OCHO RIOS, St Ann; March 5, 2026 Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says society lost two boys with the killing of the Ocho Rios High School boy and the arrest of his schoolmate for it, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The Ministe...

INFANTS LEAD PEACE MARCH IN ST ANN’S BAYST ANN’S BAY, St Ann; March 5, 2026The children from St Ann's Bay Infant School ...
05/03/2026

INFANTS LEAD PEACE MARCH IN ST ANN’S BAY
ST ANN’S BAY, St Ann; March 5, 2026
The children from St Ann's Bay Infant School turned a few heads as they marched for peace on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
Details on the North Coast Times website

POSTERS, BANNERS AND CALLS... ‘WE WANT PEACE’ ST ANN’S BAY, St Ann; March 5, 2026 Students, teachers, and parents of St Ann's Bay Infant School marched for peace on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. They gathered at the NCB branch in the St Ann parish capital, with banners and placards, sang and recited...

OCHI HIGH BOY IN CUSTODY AFTER DEATH OF SCHOOLMATEOCHO RIOS, St Ann; March 5, 2026A 17-year-old Ocho Rios High School bo...
05/03/2026

OCHI HIGH BOY IN CUSTODY AFTER DEATH OF SCHOOLMATE
OCHO RIOS, St Ann; March 5, 2026

A 17-year-old Ocho Rios High School boy is in custody following the death of his schoolmate yesterday. The school has been plunged into grief.

BOYS HAD DISPUTE OVER DAYS; SCHOOL PLUNGED INTO GRIEF OCHO RIOS, St Ann; March 5, 2026 A 17-year-old Ocho Rios High School boy is in custody following the death of his schoolmate yesterday. The suspect can not be named or otherwise identified, as he is a minor. Dead is 18-year-old Devonte Shearer of...

OCHI HIGH STUDENT DIES AFTER ATTACK AT SCHOOLOCHO RIOS, St Ann; March 4, 2026A male student at Ocho Rios High School, St...
05/03/2026

OCHI HIGH STUDENT DIES AFTER ATTACK AT SCHOOL
OCHO RIOS, St Ann; March 4, 2026
A male student at Ocho Rios High School, St Ann, died Wednesday evening after he was attacked by a schoolmate, at school, with a chair.
Details on the North Coast Times website

BOY HIT OVER THE HEAD WITH CHAIR IN DISPUTE OCHO RIOS, St Ann; March 4, 2026 A boy at Ocho Rios High School, St Ann, died Wednesday evening after he was attacked at school early afternoon. Details of the victim are not available, but hospital sources said he died shortly before 7 p.m., after being a...

ST. ANN FESTIVAL QUEEN LAUNCHES READING INITIATIVE OCHO RIOS, St Ann; Feb. 28, 2026Deveta Dowling, Miss St. Ann Festiva...
28/02/2026

ST. ANN FESTIVAL QUEEN LAUNCHES READING INITIATIVE
OCHO RIOS, St Ann; Feb. 28, 2026
Deveta Dowling, Miss St. Ann Festival Queen 2025, officially launched her community literacy initiative, as part the requirements of her year-long reign. Details on the North Coast Times website

SHORT PROGRAMME AIMED AT IMPROVING LITERACY SKILLS AMONG 9-12 YEAR OLDS OCHO RIOS, St Ann; Feb 28, 2026 Deveta Dowling, Miss St. Ann Festival Queen 2025, officially launched her community literacy initiative, Ready to Read, at the Parry Town Baptist Church, near Ocho Rios, on Thursday afternoon, Feb...

27 STUDENTS AT TITCHFIELD HIGH PASS ROAD CODE TESTPORT ANTONIO, Portland; Feb 27, 2026Twenty-seven Titchfield High stude...
27/02/2026

27 STUDENTS AT TITCHFIELD HIGH PASS ROAD CODE TEST

PORT ANTONIO, Portland; Feb 27, 2026
Twenty-seven Titchfield High students have passed the road code test, in a big step toward getting a driver’s license. Details on the North Coast Times website

REMINDED THAT ‘L’ MUST BE DISPLAYED ON THE LEARNER VEHICLE; NOT AUTHORITY TO DRIVE FREELY PORT ANTONIO, Portland; Feb 27, 2026 Twenty-seven Titchfield High School students have passed the road code test, administered by the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) at the school on February 6. Through the ...

ST MARY POLICE AT SCHOOL DEVOTIONGuess who came to devotion at Annotto Bay Primary School recently, ahead of Jamaica Day...
27/02/2026

ST MARY POLICE AT SCHOOL DEVOTION
Guess who came to devotion at Annotto Bay Primary School recently, ahead of Jamaica Day?

ANNOTTO BAY PRIMARY STUDENTS GET LESSONS FROM POLICE Constable Marlon Garriques of the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) Zone 2, along with his team members, recently led a morning devotion at Annotto Bay Primary School, in Annotto Bay, St Mary. The initiative formed part of the continued....

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