WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the US$700-million Moon Palace Grand Montego Bay is a testament to Jamaica’s stability as an investment destination. He has credited deliberate government policies for creating an environment...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dancehall artistes Tommy Lee and Shaneil Muir will headline Dream Weekend 2026 when the festival debuts in the city from July 30 to August 3. After 16 years in Negril, the multi-day entertainment event – featuring at least eight...
WESTERN BUREAU: With ground broken for Jamaica’s tallest planned resort – the US$700-million Moon Palace Grand Montego Bay – on Monday, the development’s most talked-about feature is not in its blueprints. It is the US$5 million Palace Resorts will...
WESTERN BUREAU: Each summer, in the quiet hills of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, the sound of dominoes slapping against a wooden table mingles with the aroma of curry goat, roast breadfruit, and jerk chicken. It is not a festival. It is not a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Twenty-five rising Jamaican culinary stars are being groomed for executive chef roles, as the hospitality industry tackles a shortage of certified local kitchen managers, a gap that has often led to the importation of foreign talent...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Primary School in Westmoreland is marking its 60th anniversary this year, and one student has emerged as the living embodiment of the school’s role in shaping students to be visionary, disciplined, and brilliantly...
WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman Christopher Issa has announced that S Foods Supermarket, located on Worthington Avenue in the Corporate Area, will be leased to Afresh Marketplace Limited, a Montego Bay-based food retail group, effective August 7. The...
WESTERN BUREAU: For nearly two decades, Rose Skinner stood at the intersection of discipline and compassion, growth and grit, as she quietly built one of the strongest human capital legacies in Jamaica’s hospitality industry. On her final day as...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Reggae Sumfest Global Fête brought fire and fierce competition, but its highly anticipated global clash ended with more questions than closure. The face-off between veteran selector Tony Matterhorn and rising challenger Likkle...
WESTERN BUREAU: Stalk Ashley delivered a commanding solo set during Reggae Sumfest’s all-black affair Blitz on Wednesday night at the Catherine Hall stadium grounds in Montego Bay. Bringing her usual mix of R...
WESTERN BUREAU: Every road trip back to Montego Bay, particularly during Reggae Sumfest, brings me the anticipation of the lights, bass, and dancing to the sweetness of a music that transcends love and unity. It is the journey itself, sweet,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism, the lifeblood of many Caribbean economies, was noticeably missing from the official outcomes of the 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, which concluded in Montego Bay, St James, last Tuesday....
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett believes the presence of dancehall star Vybz Kartel in the Reggae Sumfest 2025 line-up could lead to the breaking of all attendance record, citing the ‘mystique’ behind the artiste’s pulling power....
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has called on Caribbean businesses to take the lead in transforming the region’s energy landscape, saying the time has come for bold investment in renewables to drive down costs and...
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICAN AVIATION executive, Damion Vanriel, who was born in Hartford, Westmoreland, but was raised in the tough Rose Heights community of Montego Bay, St James, has created history by becoming the first Jamaican to be named senior...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) could lose more than US$542 million annually under the United States’ newly imposed reciprocal tariffs, a blow that threatens to unravel decades of export growth, particularly in agriculture, food...
WESTERN BUREAU: The CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) is warning that the region faces a looming economic threat from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) global carbon tax, which could significantly increase the cost of shipping...
WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has warned that the Caribbean nations cannot confront escalating violence, gun proliferation, and transnational crime with outdated justice systems or isolated national efforts. She called for a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has declared that dismantling criminal gangs across the Caribbean must be treated with the urgency of the global war on terror. Holness warned that organised violence now poses a public health threat...
WESTERN BUREAU: Sangster International Airport (SIA), in Montego Bay, St James, is in the midst of a sweeping transformation that will see more than US$180 million in infrastructure upgrades between 2026 and 2030, as it prepares for a projected...
WESTERN BUREAU: Three survivors of the August 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States will be among the 1,700 passengers, who will arrive at the Montego Freeport Cruise Ship Port on Saturday, on the Peace Boat’s 120th...
WESTERN BUREAU: A bold new plan by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett will use the growing Tourism Workers Pension Scheme (TWPS) to unlock affordable housing for thousands of Jamaicans in the sector, marking a major step toward economic inclusion....
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism industry is navigating a mixed landscape in 2025, with global economic uncertainty and a lingering US travel advisory dampening early performance even as regional markets, increased airlift, and targeted promotions...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is poised to rewrite the blueprint for tourism development in the Caribbean with the establishment of the region’s first-ever Tourism Innovation Township, and the construction of what will become the tallest hotel in the...
