WESTERN BUREAU: Mickel Jackson, the director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), is hoping that the Westmoreland police will be able to empanel a jury for the trial of the three police officers charged in connection with the death of Mario Deane,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Edward Muir, the regional operations manager for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Western Parks and Markets Waste Management Limited, is offering assurances that security protocols at St James’ Retirement...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite no recorded cases of yellow fever in Jamaica, St James’ Medical Officer of Health, Dr Tanique Bailey-Small, has emphasised the importance of screening at ports of entry to prevent a potential outbreak. Speaking at Thursday’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Services says it will investigate claims that meat dumped at the Retirement landfill, after being deemed unfit for human consumption, is making its way back into the market. During yesterday’s sitting of the St...
WESTERN BUREAU: A St James judge has ordered the prosecution in the case of Simoes Ellis and Kevina Atkins, the two defendants in the ongoing $17-million HEART/NSTA Trust fraud case, to ensure that the case-file can avoid going into backlog....
WESTERN BUREAU: Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis says the proposed implementation of processing software to streamline accounting and recordkeeping at the nation’s municipal corporations will not be effective if the underlying issues currently...
WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Eron Samuels, the police commander for St James, says that while plans are afoot to upgrade the security technology in the parish by next year, he still wants vendors in Montego Bay to better manage their waste...
WESTERN BUREAU: A prosecution witness from the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) testified on Friday that several children who were removed from the controversial Qahal Yahweh religious compound on June 7, 2023, including some...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kay-Ann Anderson, the British national who was caught trying to smuggle over one kilogramme of cocaine out of the island, via the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St James, escaped jail time, but was fined $3 million...
WESTERN BUREAU: Amid public concerns that high-profile defendants, including individuals accused of murder, are being granted bail, legal experts stress that all accused persons have the right to be considered for bail while awaiting trial....
WESTERN BUREAU: Lico ‘Nico’ Maxwell, who was St James’ most wanted man when he arrested for several offences in October 2024, was remanded in custody when he appeared in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday. Maxwell, a farmer from Flamstead...
WESTERN BUREAU: The trial of Brandi James, a British national who was reportedly caught with 16 pounds of cocaine at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on August 6, 2024, has been postponed to March 20 due to the late submission of...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Circuit Court yesterday halted the case against Rushawn Patterson, the man accused of the October 2022 murder of social media influencer Aneka ‘Slickianna’ Townsend, until October 15 to allow him time to recover from...
WESTERN BUREAU: Fidel Ferguson, one of the five inmates who escaped from police custody on December 14, 2024, and who was recaptured the following day, will know his fate when he returns to the St James Parish Court for sentencing in that matter on...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Patrick Anglin, the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) data-protection officer, is calling for data-protection policies to be implemented in Jamaica’s education system in order to streamline the use and security of sensitive...
WESTERN BUREAU: For most people, travelling through the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James, is usually a seamless experience, which is not by choice but due to high-quality service provided by employees like Akeem Rhoden...
WESTERN BUREAU: With the case-file bundle still under review, the committal hearing for former St James ‘most wanted’ man, Joseph ‘Gio’ McKenzie, who is facing two murder charges, was rescheduled to February 3 when the matter came up in the St...
WESTERN BUREAU: Three employees of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, who were arrested and charged in connection with the seizure of 28.5 pounds of cocaine during a targeted operation at the airport on December 11, 2024, had their...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Mt Alvernia High School, Mt Alvernia Preparatory School, and Chetwood Primary School in Montego Bay, St James, can expect fees to be waived for upcoming activities in honour of their centennial celebration this year once they...
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...
