WESTERN BUREAU: The University of the West Indies, Mona, is set to double its enrolment of nurses and increase its admission of medical doctors by 40 per cent. This significant expansion aims to address the critical shortage of healthcare workers...
WESTERN BUREAU: Retired Chief of Defence Staff Major General Stewart Saunders is to be appointed chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) following the sudden resignation of Col Oscar Derby. Two board directors, Edward Miller and...
WESTERN BUREAU: INSPIRING STORIES, perseverance and commitment to excellence highlighted the roles played by the recipients of the Governor General’s Diaspora Awards 2024 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday. Five individuals were...
WESTERN BUREAU: A unique Chinese-Japanese noodle dish captivated attendees, while Chef Eileen Andrade’s Spanish-style fritter, made with rice instead of traditional flour batter, stood out as a highlight at the Cliff Hotel Negril Gourmet Getaway...
WESTERN BUREAU: In the world of culinary arts, one of the inspiring stories is that of Oneil Vernon, the executive chef at Jamaica’s newest resort, RIU Palace Aquarelle in Falmouth, Trelawny. With over 24 years of experience and a passion that only...
WESTERN BUREAU: Having paid out the largest increase in public sector wages in Jamaica’s history, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the issue of productivity must now be addressed. When completed, public sector workers will have received an...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaican Government has indicated that a significant investment of $10 billion is being made into the new Specialised Operations West facility, to be based in Montego Hills, St James, as part of its multifaceted strategy to...
WESTERN BUREAU: The woman who made history as the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives, Violet Neilson, has passed at age 92. Neilson, who lived in Somerton, St James, was pronounced dead at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny....
WESTERN BUREAU: One week after being recognised for shattering the glass ceiling at the once male-dominated Kiwanis Club of West St Andrew, communication consultant Lois Grant has passed away. Grant, 70, who worked with the former Jamaica...
WESTERN BUREAU: At the age of 31, Michael Anthony Grizzle took a bold step in acquiring a prime piece of property in Montego Bay for his dream project, Ocean One. Despite the unforeseen delays brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Grizzle’s...
Four weeks after opening its first hotel in historic Falmouth, Trelawny, Riu Resorts projects that the Jamaican resort, Riu Aquarelle, will achieve occupancy levels of over 80 per cent this summer. “There are some days during June and July that...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Area One police have been lauded for risking their lives in battling violent criminals involved in drug dealing, lottery scamming, and gunrunning. That commendation came from Area One chief, Assistant Commissioner of Police...
WESTERN BUREAU: PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness has sought to clarify the protocols relating to the testing of tourists travelling to Jamaica beginning June 15 as the country reopens for tourism. Speaking at a digital press conference yesterday...
The relatively new board of governors of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts has had its first casualty with the resignation of its vice chair, Sheryn Hylton-Parker. Hylton-Parker tendered her resignation hours before the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Director of Tourism Donovan White was at pains to reassure a Canada-based reporter that Jamaicans harboured no open hostility towards gay visitors during a press conference at Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Montego Bay last week....
Western Bureau:RIU Palace Jamaica is the only hotel in the Caribbean to receive a 2018 TUI Golden Medal award for quality service, surpassing several of its competitors in the region.RIU Palace outdid more than 30 hotels in the region, copping the...
Becoming significant contributors to economic and overall development of the country are among the goals Spanish hoteliers have indicated they are committed to maintaining, according to the Ministry of Tourism.The hoteliers, who operate...
WESTERN BUREAU:When proprietor of Ward's Power Tools, Howard Ward, learnt of his pending Order of Distinction award, for business and community service, he was in the middle of an intensive construction project out west."I was busy at work, and...
WESTERN BUREAU:Sunset Boulevard in Montego Bay, St James, is to be renamed the Godfrey Dyer Boulevard, and the Jamaican businessman's name is to carry the distinguishing mark, Order of Jamaica, within weeks.Dyer, an adopted son of Montego Bay, is...
WESTERN BUREAU:Fishermen attached to Rainforest Seafoods caught an unlikely catch at sea on Monday when an elderly fisherman was rescued after drifting for seven days.The man, known only as Okey, in his late 50s, of a Treasure Beach address, was in...
WESTERN BUREAU:The Dream Weekend 'No Weapons' policy seemed to have been defied by 37-year-old Jean Matthieu, who reportedly drew for his licensed firearm during an altercation with a security guard, resulting in his death.Reports are that the...
At 11 years old, Mariano 'Dread Mar I' Castro received his first Bob Marley cassette. The Argentinean reggae artiste describes Marley as his first music teacher. "From just listening to Bob, I was able to learn all the elements of the music," he...
WESTERN BUREAU:Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley has warned Caribbean leaders not to make the same mistakes Britain made with Brexit. She added that neither should they forget that those who secure victory over the region do one thing: "divide...
Scores of fathers received an early Father's Day treat when the lawns and deck of Millbrook Resort in Rosehall, St James, came alive recently.The event, dubbed Daddy Daughter Dance, was organised by First Dance Studios to help strengthen the...
