WESTERN BUREAU: Less than 10 years after Mario Deane died from injuries he received after being beaten while in custody at the Barnett Street Police Station’s lock-up in Montego Bay, St James, his mother Mercia Fraser still struggles with renewed...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Parish Court has set July 15 as the next mention date for Patrick Crawford, the Dutch national who allegedly tried to smuggle $28.3 million worth of cocaine through Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport on May 9...
WESTERN BUREAU: Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang is asserting that while the security forces have been working to halt the flow of drug smuggling operations through Jamaica’s ports of entry, more needs to be done to disrupt narcotics...
WESTERN BUREAU: In light of recent reports of violence in schools across Jamaica, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has emphasised the ongoing need to prioritise social intervention strategies alongside police support to curb the impact of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Rushawn Patterson, the man charged in connection with the October 2022 murder of social media influencer Aneika ‘Slickianna’ Townsend, has once again been denied bail following his latest appearance in the St James Circuit Court...
WESTERN BUREAU: With Jamaica’s annual hurricane season having started as of June 1, and with 1,522 reported cases of dengue fever in St James since last September, St James’ medical officer of health Dr Tanique Bailey-Small is renewing calls for...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay’s Deputy Mayor, Dwight Crawford, is lamenting that not enough families of the deceased buried in the western city’s historical Pye River Cemetery are helping to maintain the 128-year-old burial ground, even as he gives...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Parish Court will learn on September 24 whether an application will be made for the ex-girlfriend of Dorrane Bryan, who allegedly posted intimate videos of her on social media without her knowledge, to give evidence...
WESTERN BUREAU: The presiding judge in the case of Lavaughn Cooke, who is charged with the March 17 murder of security guard Nastacia Smith, rebuked the prosecution and the investigating officer on Wednesday, arguing that the defendant, who was...
WESTERN BUREAU: The trial of 16 members of the Qahal Yahweh religious group, who are charged with several counts of breaching the Child Care and Protection Act and the Education Act, has been put off for continuation to July 26 due to one defendant...
WESTERN BUREAU: Patrick Crawford, the Dutch national who reportedly tried to smuggle $28.3 million worth of cocaine through Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport on May 9, seems to have got a rude awakening in the Jamaican jailhouse where he...
WESTERN BUREAU: WOMEN WHO attend the Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth to give birth can look forward to a pleasant surprise of gifts for their newborns on the gift-givers’ birthdays, in a reversal of normal gift-giving expectations, through the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Oppley Ebanks, the St James man who reportedly used a stone to beat another man to death during a confrontation on January 14, will learn whether his case will be tried in the St James Circuit Court when he attends his scheduled...
WESTERN BUREAU: The community of Accompong, St Elizabeth has a decades-old legacy of kindness and family values embodied in Eglah Blake, a 100-year-old resident who recently celebrated her milestone birthday and is currently the oldest living...
WESTERN BUREAU: Thomas Edwards, the Manchester resident who was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle $18.7 million worth of cocaine through Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport on May 22, was offered bail in the sum of $1.2 million when...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dutch national Patrick Crawford, who has been charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle $28.3 million worth of cocaine on a flight on May 9, is to next appearance before the court on June 10. Crawford, a 44-year-old carpenter of a...
WESTERN BUREAU: St James’ custos Bishop Conrad Pitkin has vowed to do his part to encourage the parish’s citizenry to take better care of the historic Pye River Cemetery in Bogue, Montego Bay, in order to ensure the facility does not return to its...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says that discussions are underway to transform the Pye River Cemetery in the Second City into a potential tourist attraction, even amid plans to formally close the decades-old burial ground due to a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Members of St James’ disabled community say they will now have an easier time accessing several of Montego Bay’s public spaces, thanks to efforts to provide more disabled-friendly conveniences during Thursday’s Labour Day 2024...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Parish Court has set June 14 as the committal hearing date for Nigel ‘Mad Ras’ Bailey, the man charged with the 2023 murders of Kemar Henry and Owen Morris, to determine when his case will go before the St James Circuit...
WESTERN BUREAU: Motivational speaker Jermaine Johnson, the I Believe Initiative Ambassador for the governor general’s Programme for Excellence, is urging young people to be mindful of how their use of social media could lead to an addiction that...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is challenging Jamaica’s private sector to come on board to develop the country as a hub for health tourism. Addressing a recent press conference during a visit to the Cornwall Regional...
WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes has accused Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton of wasting money on the ongoing restoration of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St James, along with engaging in what he...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is rubbishing suggestions that corruption is at the heart of the ballooning cost of the ongoing restoration work at the St James-based Cornwall Regional Hospital [CRH], which currently stands at...
WESTERN BUREAU: ABEAN COOPER, manager of band planning at Jamaica’s Spectrum Management Authority [SMA], has noted that the country will require up to 10 years to catch up to the rest of the world technologically, even amid the current global shift...
