Village Life
Grote s Dari-Korner at the intersection of Corry St. and Xenia Ave. (YS News archive photo from 1975)
News from the Past
10 years ago: 2011
Antioch hires first faculty, gains on accreditation. “Antioch College continues its forward motion toward admitting new students next fall, announcing this week that the college has hired its first three tenure-track faculty members. And last week, the revived college received notice that it successfully jumped the first hurdle on the road to gaining accreditation.”
Bill Hooper dies. “William Hooper, well-known contractor, former Antioch and Miami Township trustee and local activist, died March 25. He was 91 years old. … Bill was the developer of Westgate [Ridgecrest & Robinwood Drives and Keystone Court], the second integrated housing development in the United States, in the late 1950s.”
It is almost six months now since the return of international arrivals to Jamaica and Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) president Clifton Reader is proud of the exceptional level of compliance with the COVID health protocols in the tourism resilient corridors. In line with the guidelines mandated by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, hoteliers in the corridors have been strictly enforcing established protocols to keep guests and staff safe. This has resulted in no confirmed transmission to date of the virus from visitors staying on the corridors to the local population, said Reader.
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