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. “...
WESTERN BUREAU: Twelve-year-old Ciara Farquharson was the toast of Thursday’s Greater Destiny Preparatory School graduation, walking away with the Director’s Award in recognition of her outstanding discipline, leadership, and well-rounded...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, in Westmoreland, is to undergo the most significant expansion in its history. The announcement comes amid calls from civic leaders...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former deputy leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Dr Christopher Tufton says he is throwing his support behind George Wright, the incumbent member of parliament for Westmoreland Central, who, seemingly, is being targeted by the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is using emotional manipulation and reckless political tactics in a bid to gain political benefit from the recent neonatal deaths at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says he has not yet received the lease agreement for the Montego Bay Sports Complex, in St James, as the required internal procedures have not yet been concluded. In an interview with The...
WESTERN BUREAU: St James Custos Bishop Conrad Pitkin is warning justices of the peace (JPs) to be careful in safeguarding their official seals, noting that if they are left unattended in their vehicles and other places, they could be stolen,...
WESTERN BUREAU: St James High School is on a mission to transform its sports programmes thanks to a partnership forged with American Airlines and Glasswing International that will see the school getting its own basketball and netball courts. More...
WESTERN BUREAU: Eleven of Jamaicas top marching bands are slated to square off in a vibrant display of rhythm and discipline at the fifth staging of the St James chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica’s (LMAJ) Marching Band Explosion...
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says the days of municipal corporations footing the electricity bills of vendors operating in municipal markets are over. Going forward, he said, vendors will be required to secure their...
WESTERN BUREAU: President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda has thrown his support behind Jamaican Olympic medallists who have made the difficult decision to pursue their sporting careers and financial futures outside the...
WESTERN BUREAU: If a man in his last ‘will and testament’ names a child that he was deceived into believing he had fathered, based on the law, that child cannot be forced to provide proof or be prevented from getting the benefits left behind....
WESTERN BUREAU: After more than a decade of delays and broken promises, Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says the long-overdue work on the Negril Fruit and Vegetable Market is set to begin in the next three months. “There is no turning...
WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has renewed his call for Jamaicans to unite in a concerted effort to break the cycle of violence, noting that if citizens committed themselves to peace, it could lead to the annual murder rates dropping...
WESTERN BUREAU: IT WAS all warm smiles and curious eyes at the Beaufort Primary School in Westmoreland, last Thursday as the Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC), which is marking its 25th anniversary, showered them with much-needed...
WESTERN BUREAU: After more than a decade of dwindling numbers, tourists from Portugal are seemingly showing signs of renewed interest in Jamaica as a travel destination based on a noticeable uptick in arrivals from that European market. New data...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy has pushed back against “unfair” criticism from Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie regarding delays in the Negril Fruits and Vegetable Market project. “It is unfair to blame us for what we...
WESTERN BUREAU: Fifty-six-year-old Corporal Michael James has earned a reputation within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for bridging the gap between the police and the public, not through force, but through empathy. In an environment often...
