WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Marcia Graham, the medical officer of health at the Westmoreland Health Department, was among the health officials who have welcomed the proposed $1-billion expansion of the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, which they...
WESTERN BUREAU: Before the first block is laid, the developers of the planned J$1 billion Harmony Cove development in Trelawny are seemingly on a collision course with the island’s trade union movement. At a recent ceremony to reannounce the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Finance Minister Fayval Williams says Jamaica has reach a historic milestone as more than 24,000 Jamaicans have recently joined the workforce, saying that the number includes over 11,000 people who were previously not seeking...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica has entered a new era in tourism development with yesterday’s official launch of the Gastronomy Academy of Jamaica, saying it is the catalyst for a Caribbean-wide culinary revolution. “...
Amid doubts about funding, and approvals from the municipal body and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says his administration handled and negotiated the Harmony Cove development project in the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Briyah Brissett and Nathan Campbell were the shining stars among the 24 students who graduated in the Greater Destiny Preparatory School’s Class of 2025 graduation ceremony, having emerged as the top girl and top boy for the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Arthel Colley, councillor for the Negril Division in Westmoreland, is calling on the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to pump more resources into improving infrastructure and tourism development in the town. He made the appeal during...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Government is indicating that it has met its target of delivering 70,000 new housing solutions, with the National Housing Trust (NHT) surpassing its assigned mandate of 43,000 units. Speaking at Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony...
Western Bureau: The 2025 staging of Reggae Sumfest is being hailed as a major economic driver for western Jamaica, generating millions of US dollars for Montego Bay in St James and its surrounding communities. “The turnout for Sumfest this year is...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Angela Brown Burke, the chairman of the People’s National Party (PNP), is appealing to the nation’s teachers to vote for her party, saying that in doing so, they will be helping to “rescue Jamaica” from the ruling Jamaica Labour...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Patricia Duncan Sutherland, president of the People’s National Party (PNP) Women’s Movement, is urging the women of Central Westmoreland to take a stance against domestic abuse by not voting for incumbent member of parliament,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean nations must own their satellites or risk losing control of their sovereignty by a new kind of colonial conquest, not by sea, but through cyberspace and content. “We have to be...
WESTERN BUREAU: People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell wants to see more women in representational politics, saying the struggle for women to get a seat at the political table is much more difficult than it is for men....
WESTERN BUREAU: With a general election looming, the Westmoreland police want political representatives, their supporters and the general citizenry to strive to keep the peace in order to avoid the political conflict that marred previous...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy is calling for the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to immediately release funds from its Parochial Revenue Fund (PRF) to address concerns which have left several communities...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, the chairman of CARICOM, says the region is moving with renewed urgency to address climate resilience and food security, two of the most pressing challenges facing small island developing states,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is urging Caribbean nations to embrace CARICOM bonds as a new tool for development, giving citizens a direct stake in building a stronger, more resilient region. “We are in a position to be able...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Michele Walden-Pinnock, regional director at the Ministry of Education Region 4, wants the graduating class of Greater Destiny Preparatory and Kindergarten School, in Montego Bay, to embrace life’s headwinds as they seek to rise...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) has thrown its support behind CARICOM’s move to create a regional model law on digital safety, while calling for urgent action, stiffer penalties for offenders, and the creation of a...
WESTERN BUREAU. Four CARICOM member states will be implementing free movement of the region’s nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the entity’s Single Market and Economy (CSME). Jamaica’s Prime...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling for a transformation in the relationship between Africa and the Caribbean and wants the region’s leaders to turn their shared history into practical partnerships with the capacity to deliver...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has called on CARICOM member states to take immediate steps to confront the dual threats of misinformation and citizen insecurity, warning that the very stability of regional democracies is...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, president of Guyana, says there is an urgent need for a coordinated regional action to tackle pressing challenges facing the Caribbean, including climate change, national security, and the full implementation...
WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is urging all Caribbean nations to fully embrace the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by making it their final appellate court, saying it is a matter of sovereignty, security, and...
WESTERN BUREAU Shorna-Kay Richards, Jamaica’s ambassador to Japan, is urging more Jamaicans, especially young people, to get involved in the global movement for peace and nuclear disarmament, declaring that we must never, ever give up the fight. “...
