WESTERN BUREAU The mother of schoolboy Jahmiel Richardson has been taken into police custody after the eight-year-old perished in a fire at his Top Lincoln home in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, on the weekend. Sherone McDonald is expected to remain...
WESTERN BUREAU The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced that US$1.7 trillion is available annually under its Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) of 2012 which Jamaica and other countries can benefit from. “That’s gigantic. It’s huge...
WESTERN BUREAU: RELATIVES OF Carson Barrett, the 16-year-old Grange Hill High School student who was shot dead on Thursday, believe that his death stemmed from a relationship he had with a female who lives in the community. That relationship...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE METEORIC rise of comedian Curley C. Roberts has come as no surprise to those who are familiar with the popular actor and businessman’s journey. He is a past student of St Catherine High School who had plans to become an attorney...
WESTERN BUREAU: GANG VIOLENCE within the community of Grange Hill, Westmoreland, has left a grade 10 schoolboy, 16-year-old Carson Barrett, dead and his female schoolmate of Grange Hill High School hospitalised. The incident, which took place some...
DR AMA Eyo, senior lecturer in Law at Bangor University in the United Kingdom, has urged large local companies to collaborate with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to grow and benefit from government procurement agreement contracts....
THE WESTMORELAND Public Health Services (WPHS) has revealed that an investigation into an unmarked water truck seen in a viral video extracting water from the Roaring River in the parish belongs to Honeyghan Funeral Home and was pulling water for...
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, and Parade Gardens, Kingston, where zones of special operations (ZOSOs) are now in effect, are set to benefit from an additional investment of $70.1 million. This investment forms part of...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) has expressed its disappointment that there are no clearly outlined development phases and timelines for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road project currently under construction. Speaking...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE LONG Hill bypass in St James will be developed into a four-lane dual carriageway, the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) revealed on Tuesday at a meeting with hoteliers in Montego Bay. The meeting was held...
WESTERN BUREAU: Senior clergyman Reverend Dr Howard Gregory is urging Christians to resist the temptation from elected officials to trample and smear the integrity of the Auditor General’s Department and the Integrity Commission. Gregory said...
WESTERN BUREAU: Organisers of sports, cultural and other entertainment events could be asked to pay more in rental fees to use the Montego Bay Sports Complex as the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) moves to achieve sustainability from the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Following a five-year hiatus, more than 25 schools have submitted entries to compete in the Jamaica Independent School Association (JISA) Western Track and Field Meet, which is scheduled for Thursday, April 18, at the Herbert...
WESTERN BUREAU: Councillors serving in the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) have been urged to plant trees as part of their role in mitigating the danger of climate change. “I want to challenge all councillors here this morning, that before...
WESTERN BUREAU Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, says track and field events will return to the Montego Bay Sports Complex soon. He says opening the doors of the approximately 6,000-seat sports complex in Catherine Hall will,...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE WESTMORELAND Public Health Services has shot down a proposal to have private water trucks labelled, as part of efforts to clamp down on trucks allegedly distributing untreated water. At present, there are 35 certified truckers...
WESTERN BUREAU: STAKEHOLDERS IN Negril, Westmoreland, have so far donated three water tanks and a water pump to Negril Primary School after thieves stole the institution’s 1,000- gallon tank. Party promoter Sean Greenfield, known as one of the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Students of Cornwall College will return to school today for grief counselling after classes were suspended on Monday following the death of Spanish teacher Kamika Warren on the weekend. The 41-year-old Warren, a senior teacher who...
WESTERN BUREAU: ANGLICAN BISHOP of Jamaica Dr Howard Gregory says the mere reduction of crime statistically will not address the longstanding problem of criminality that has plagued the nation for decades. Speaking at last week’s official opening...
WESTERN BUREAU: ADMINISTRATORS AT the Clifton Boys’ Home in Westmoreland are heartened at the work of members of Manning’s School’s Key Club for their generous donation of $100,000 to aid in the care and development of 26 boys under their care. “We...
WESTERN BUREAU: HEAD OF the Anglican Church in Jamaica and the West Indies, Dr Howard Gregory, has called for the Government to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Jamaica’s final Appellate Court. “We must also support and advocate for the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang has indicated that land at Albion Heights in St James would be transferred to the Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society (RCGBS) by the end of June. “This property ultimately belongs to the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Arjun McPherson of the Jamaica Rifle Association produced a dominant display, outshooting several other licensed firearm shooters to win the third annual David McMorris Memorial Cup Championship at the weekend. McPherson, a...
WESTERN BUREAU: DR MICHELE Walden-Pinnock, director of region four in the Ministry of Education and Youth, says STEM education provides the hope needed to transform the country’s agriculture and healthcare sectors for growth and survival. “The STEM...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is urging Jamaicans to stop eating parrot fish, arguing that an abstention would help in saving the environment and prevent flooding. Parrot fish are noted to play an important role...
