Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is assessing the fire at its Washington Boulevard, St Andrew storage facility on Thursday morning, with the aim of determining the fu
Screengrab of a video showing JPS storage facility along Washington Boulevard in St Andrew being engulfed by fire.
A huge fire damaged sections of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) storage facility along Washington Boulevard in St Andrew Thursday morning.
It took six fire units - from York Park, Trench Town, Port Royal, Rollington Town and Half-Way Tree - as well as a water pumper from York Park hours to contain the flames.
According to reports, the fire started sometime after 2 Thursday morning and blazed until approximately 6 am.
Residents in the neighbouring communities said they heard a loud explosion before the fire started, however, investigations are ongoing to ascertain the origins of the fire.
President of Kiwanis Club of Liguanea, Dave-Michael Laing shares a care package with one of the elderly residents from the Liguanea community during a joint effort with JMMB Group to provide care packages to scores of elderly individuals as part of an annual Christmas treat organized by the club. Looking on and providing assistance in the distribution process is Kareem Tomlinson (right), general manager, JMMB Securities Limited.
JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation recently joined forces with three charities to touch the lives of over 1,000 vulnerable individuals.
Through the partnership with Kiwanis Club of Liguanea, #ChristmasInRiverton toy drive and Future Hope charity senior citizens from the Liguanea communities; children in Riverton City and neighbouring communities as well as homeless individuals in the corporate area received some much needed Christmas cheer, in the form of care packages, toys, meals and hygiene packages.
Radcliffe Campbell Jr
Radcliffe Campbell Sr is going through his darkest hour. Two weeks ago, his son 24-year-old Radcliffe Campbell Jr. went missing and has not been seen or heard from since. This has been one the hardest time of my life, I don t know how I m going through this or how I m going to handle myself after, the elder Campbell told
THE STAR. I m up right through the night and I think this is how it will be until I can hear something, added the father, who has been a police officer for 31 years. His mother is going through a rough time, too, because he is much closer to her than me so it can t be easy. I really feel it for her.
Sanmerna Foundation, Inspire to Empower a Change Foundation and the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) joined together on Wednesday to bring Christmas cheer to more than 100 special needs children across the Corporate Area.
The three organisations restructured the usual annual event this year and brought gifts to the home of the special needs children, with Santa and an Elf making the presentations.
Before going to the homes, however, a function was held at the JUTC bus terminus in Half-Way Tree, with two special needs children getting gifts at the location where the annual event is normally held since it started four years ago.