The Bill proposes that the municipality of Portmore shall constitute one parish, under the name of the parish of Portmore and shall include Hellshire Hills and Goat Islands. Significantly ...

With a Bill to make Portmore Jamaica's 15th parish to be tabled Tuesday in Parliament, a showdown is expected between the government and the opposition. On the Order Paper of Parliament is the ...

Portmore is one step closer to parish status after the Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie on Tuesday tabled a bill to amend the Counties and Parishes Act in ...

Robert F. Smith (born 1962) grew up in a primarily Black, middle-class neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. His parents, who were both school principals with doctoral degrees, instilled in Smith deep ...

DALLAS — Texas’ fight over spending public money on private school tuition begins in earnest next week. Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, unveiled the first draft of a high-priority bill on Friday ...

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Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has scheduled the first public hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health ...

Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has scheduled the first public hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of ...

"Before the Christmas break, when it was 75 degrees, humid and muggy, there was talk of praying for snow when we got back from break," said Kristine Cerniglia of the parish. One of the sisters, ever ...