National hero, The Rt Excellent Marcus Garvey, was honoured by his hometown and home parish on Friday, June 9, with a memorial lecture presented at the St Ann Parish Library, St Ann’s Bay, to mark the 83rd anniversary of his death on June 10,1940..
OCHO RIOS, St Ann As the St Ann Municipal Corporation prepares to 'green-light' applications made to stage a number of entertainment events during the holiday season, the police are promising th.
Mayor of St Ann’s Bay Sydney Stewart.
Grand Market activities on December 24 will be greatly reduced in the major towns in St Ann, namely, St Ann’s Bay, Ocho Rios and Brown’s Town, in order to minimise the spread of the dreaded COVID-19 disease.
Addressing the monthly general meeting of the St Ann Municipal Corporation in St Ann’s Bay on Thursday, Mayor Sydney Stewart said traffic would be diverted on Christmas Eve to allow shopping as usual in these towns, but only from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
This would leave persons with one hour to get home before the curfew hours, which start at 10 p.m. and run until 5 a.m.
Retired Baptist minister, the Reverend Alberga Oliver (A.O.) Fraser, marked his 100th birthday on Tuesday at his home in Marvin’s Park, Ocho Rios, with a steady stream of persons made up of family members, friends, and other well-wishers, turning out to wish him well.
Reverend Fraser first served for 22 years at Mount Nebo Baptist Church in St Catherine before spending the last 25 years of his tenure at Ocho Rios Baptist prior to retiring in 1997.
His bubbly spirit and keen sense of humour belie his advanced years. He has been married to his wife Inez for 66 years. They have been blessed with five wonderful children and six grandchildren.