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Gunmen attack taxi with five schoolchildren aboard, kills driver

Published:Friday | December 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater, Gleaner Writer

The St James police are investigating a brazen attack in Salt Spring this morning that left one motorist dead and five young schoolchildren traumatised. The dead man is yet to be identified. It is reported that the motorist was transporting the...

Cop blames lack of inspection for jailbreak

Published:Tuesday | December 1, 2015 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

Western Bureau:While negligence is being blamed for Monday's jailbreak at the Freeport Police Station in Montego Bay, the alleged failure of senior police personnel to carry out regular mandated inspections of the cell block is also being advanced...

MoBay, the capital of castles ….Holness’ house pales in comparison

Published:Wednesday | November 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

Western Bureau:For many persons in Montego Bay,St James, including residents of some of the city's 23 informal settlements, there is nothing special or unusual about the house being constructed by Opposition Leader Andrew Holness as it is no more...

Holness stoutly defends his ‘big house’ … Every poor man must (strive to) build a big house

Published:Monday | November 23, 2015 | 3:58 PMAdrian Frater

Western Bureau:While declaring that he had not planned to respond to Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips, who has criticised the house he is building on the campaign trail, with what appeared to be control rage, Opposition Leader Andrew Holness said...

Dalley meets families in ‘dead babies scandal’

Published:Friday | November 20, 2015 | 2:37 PMAdrian Frater

Western Bureau:Health Minister Horace Dalley on Thursday met with family members of the babies who died in the controversial outbreak of bacteria in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James,...

Light it up, Ganja time in Negril * -…. Rootzfest/‘Cannabis Cup’ starts on Thursday*

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 1:39 PMAdrian Frater

WESTERN BUREAU:For some long-time residents of Negril, this week's Cannabis Cup, which is being staged as an integral part of the inaugural Rastafari Rootz Fest, is a classic case of dÈj‡ vu for the resort town.According to the residents, the event...

Sav hospital gets Paediatric gifts

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 3:56 PMAdrian Frater

Paediatric care at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland, got a major boost last week when the Issa Trust Foundation, in collaboration with US-based Heart to Heart Foundation, presented the institution with state-of-the art...

Eyesore of the week

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 4:44 PMAdrian Frater

Dad and toddler slaughtered in St James

Published:Wednesday | November 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

Western Bureau:A one-year-old child and his father were shot and killed in Flamstead in deep rural St James on Tuesday night, leaving the community traumatised."This is a sad day for Flamstead ... . We know about farming and caring for our families...

Zooming in on the west - PNP, JLP target 16 parliamentary seats

Published:Friday | October 30, 2015 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

While there is no evidence to suggest that either the ruling People's National Party (PNP) or the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) subscribes to the view that 'where the west goes, the rest follows', both parties are now targeting the region...

Eyesore of the week

Published:Friday | October 30, 2015 | 11:04 AMAdrian Frater

MoBay poised for significant growth - * … investments rolling in apace*

Published:Thursday | October 22, 2015 | 8:58 AMAdrian Frater

Multibillion-dollar investments rolling in apaceDespite surrendering pride of place to Falmouth in cruise shipping, and the likelihood of a similar scenario when casino gaming becomes a reality, Montego Bay still appears to be well positioned for...

Illustrious seven cop Sam Sharpe Award

Published:Thursday | October 22, 2015 | 11:14 AMAdrian Frater

The spotlight shone brightly on seven illustrious citizens of St James last Monday as they were all presented with the coveted Sam Sharpe Award as a part of the parish's 2015 National Heroes Day celebrations.Renowned music teacher Carl Matthews,...

Eyesore of the week

Published:Friday | October 23, 2015 | 4:10 PMAdrian Frater

Hospiten MoBay….tailor-made for health tourism

Published:Friday | October 16, 2015 | 12:12 PMAdrian Frater

As local stakeholders continue to seek innovative ways to improve the island's tourism offering, a giant step was made recently with the opening of the new multibillion-dollar state-of-the-art Hospiten Montego Bay medical facility, which appears to...

Eyesore of the week

Published:Friday | October 16, 2015 | 2:02 PMAdrian Frater

GT Taylor - the disc jockey with a big heart

Published:Thursday | October 15, 2015 | 11:14 AMAdrian Frater

Western Bureau:While George 'GT' Taylor is probably best known as a top-flight disc jockey, when he is away from the media limelight, he is a true humanitarian at heart, providing high-quality service to the people of his hometown, Black River, in...

Carolette Virgo leads by example

Published:Thursday | October 15, 2015 | 10:21 AMAdrian Frater

WESTERN BUREAU:At a time when it seems volunteerism is becoming a dying art in Jamaica, one person who could be described as the perfect advert for its revitalisation is Carolette Virgo, a resident of Granville in St James, who has taken service to...

A deadly marriage ... Lottery scam & guns

Published:Wednesday | October 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

It is yet to be determined just how many of the more than 300 murders recorded in St James, Hanover and Westmoreland since the start of this year are linked to the lottery scam, but police intelligence indicate that a high per cent are related to...

Exodus - Fearful residents flee Logwood after murders in Hanover community

Published:Tuesday | October 13, 2015 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

Western Bureau:Despite a strong police-military presence in Logwood, Hanover, the community where six persons were slaughtered gangland-style last Thursday night, some residents are still moving from the area out of fear that the killers might...

A family's joy turns to sorrow

Published:Friday | October 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

Thursday was a happy day for  63 year-old Lynette Bloomfield and her family as her beloved daughter, 36 year-old Kerry-Ann Bloomfield, who resides in the United States, had just arrived at the family home on vacation. Obviously waiting to...

Six murdered in gruesome Hanover slaughter

Published:Friday | October 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

WESTERN BUREAU: The criminal onslaught which has been plaguing Hanover took a twist on Thursday night when six members of one family were slaughtered gangland-style on Campbellton Road in the Logwood area of Green Island. Their home, a 10-...

Miss Australia cops Miss Global International title

Published:Tuesday | October 6, 2015 | 1:26 PMAdrian Frater

Twenty-six-year-old Asheigh Andrews of Perth, Australia, edged out Jamaica's Gillian Parague to win the prestigious 2015 Miss Global International title in a contest which was staged in the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago between...

Expo to target students * - ….. creating a bridge to employment*

Published:Friday | October 2, 2015 | 10:18 AMAdrian Frater

Cognisant of the view that the future belongs to the youth and also fully aware that the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector could play an important role in that future, special emphasis will be placed on offering employment options to...

Eyesore of the week

Published:Friday | October 2, 2015 | 12:39 PMAdrian Frater

Ps. Could you insert an arrow to indicate the puddle, which stretches from wheel to wheel.

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