WESTERN BUREAU: Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon has declared that the Church has a critical role to play in children’s development into functional members of society, including during their formative school years during which their...
WESTERN BUREAU: Shamar Brown, the man charged for the September 13, 2024, shooting death of St James-based graphic artist Ronaldinho Headley, was listed to stand trial in the St James Circuit Court on February 18, following his committal hearing in...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Circuit Court on Friday rescheduled the much-anticipated fitness-to-plea hearing for Shamoya Green, the woman accused of tossing her infant daughter off a rooftop in December 2023, causing the child’s death. Presiding...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is renewing his call for central government to create a special fund aimed at financing the western city’s development and management, particularly with the city’s continued status as a gateway for...
WESTERN BUREAU: High Court Justice Judith Pusey has ordered that a DNA certificate in the case against murder accused Toussaint ‘Dada’ Lewis must be ready for his appearance before the St James Circuit Court on May 14. Lewis, who is represented by...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite recurring complaints about the continuous vexing issue of long wait times at hospitals, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is emphasising that the health sector’s triage system, which categorises patients according to the...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) believes that the issue of court cases taking years to be completed, or disposed of without a full resolution, is rooted in citizens distancing themselves from their personal...
WESTERN BUREAU: Rachael Quayle, the British woman who was allegedly held with $45 million worth of cocaine inside assorted food items at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport last August, will go on trial in the St James Parish Court on...
WESTERN BUREAU: One year after he celebrated his 100th-year milestone, Ivan Sterling is still basking in the honour of being a centenarian following the recent celebration of his 101st birthday with his family and other well-wishers who paid...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says healthcare representatives from Hartford, Connecticut will be visiting Jamaica next week regarding a potential memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the creation of a health simulation...
WESTERN BUREAU: British national Rachael Quayle, who was allegedly caught with cocaine valued at J$45 million stashed in assorted food items at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James, last August, is expected to have a...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Department says the discovery of a crocodile carcass in Montego Bay two months ago was not at a restaurant, as was initially reported, but at a wholesale establishment Speaking to The Gleaner on Friday,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, who is also chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), says that, going forward, all construction approvals for commercial buildings must include the creation of grease traps to catch...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) is embarking on a drive to educate the parish’s populace on separation of waste for easier disposal, as part of a programme between Jamaica, Colombia and Panama to reduce the amount of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Joseph ‘Gio’ McKenzie, once listed as St James’ most wanted man, is facing multiple murder and gun-related charges. His committal hearing has been scheduled for January 27 in the St James Parish Court, as announced during a case...
WESTERN BUREAU: It was an occasion mixed with laughter, music, and tears as relatives, friends, business associates, government officials, and entertainment stakeholders bade farewell to renowned businessman Robert Anthony ‘Ducksie’ Russell, CD, JP...
WESTERN BUREAU: Denese Adams, the vendor caught on camera urinating into a container and then pouring it into a bottle at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay last year, was fined $300,000 after she pleaded guilty in St James Court on Monday....
WESTERN BUREAU: While St James currently holds the dubious title as Jamaica’s murder capital, with over 100 homicides this year, the mayor of the capital city Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is promising that come 2025, the tourism hub will...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says several traffic changes are to take place in the western city during the Christmas season, and additional spaces granted to vendors to ply their wares during the highly anticipated Grand Market...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) formally said goodbye to its outgoing parish disaster coordinator, Tamoy Sinclair, during her final official attendance at the corporation’s monthly meeting last Thursday, which precedes...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Department has discovered a crocodile carcass at a food establishment in Montego Bay, St James, sparking concerns about its intended use. While the department has declined to disclose the name of the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tamika Williams, a public relations officer at the St James Combined Association, is calling on parents to re-educate boys in how to treat women and girls. Williams, a survivor of sexual violence, made the call in the aftermath of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Audrey Budai, the coordinator for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, says there is no stipulated profile to easily identify human traffickers, noting that in some cases, the ones participating in this illegal...
WESTERN BUREAU: Public Defender Carolyn Reid-Cameron is urging Jamaicans to familiarise themselves with the Constitution to have a full understanding of their basic human rights to guard against human trafficking. She was speaking at Tuesday’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Malike Kellier, and Audrey Budai, the coordinator for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, say the victims of human trafficking who do not get counselling may be resistant...
