WESTERN BUREAU: While five municipal corporations have declared their support for a resolution to amend the Criminal Records Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (CRROA), the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) is seeking legal advice before making...
WESTERN BUREAU: DESPITE BEING physically impaired, Westmoreland’s newest centenarian, Percival Smith, is happy and thankful that he is alive to give God thanks for allowing him to celebrate such an important milestone. Last Saturday, Smith, who was...
WESTERN BUREAU: In a bold declaration, Pastor Robert Rainford, general secretary of the Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP), claims his party is ready to capture the attention and trust of an electorate increasingly disillusioned with Jamaica’s major...
WESTERN BUREAU: The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) says fears that the construction of the Long Hill bypass in St James will impact the Mount Carey Baptist Church and its cemetery are unwarranted. During a recent...
WESTERN BUREAU: Eight residents of Westmoreland were honoured for their contributions to culture, education, community development, religion, business, politics, and bravery at the parish’s National Heroes Day Salute and Awards Ceremony on Monday....
WESTERN BUREAU: Danieto Ferguson, the man who rescued Adrianna ‘Pinky’ Laing from a raging house fire which claimed the lives of her three siblings in September 2022, was yesterday recognised with an award for bravery, presented by the...
Western Bureau: Work commenced on Saturday on the much-needed Long Hill Bypass in St James as was promised by Stephen Edwards, the managing director at the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), last week. According to Edwards,...
WESTERN BUREAU Julian Chang, councillor for the Savanna-la-Mar division in the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), is pleading for assistance from both Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie and the municipality to address drainage...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy says he is concerned about the timeline of the planned rollout of the government’s Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to the Road Network (SPARK) Programme, given the current...
WESTERN BUREAU: Amorkard Brown, the councillor for the Leamington division in the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), says there are approximately 300 people in his division living in substandard housing conditions. “I may be able to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mark Campbell, president of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association (JEFA), assures that, despite a slowdown in egg production following Hurricane Beryl, it should not affect the upcoming winter tourist season and Christmas holiday. In...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy yesterday raised fresh concerns about a water shortage in tourist hub Negril and the wider Westmoreland, urging the Government to get cracking on a plan to address the crisis. Speaking at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: With a shortage of religious education teachers in high schools, the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) has said it willing to encourage pastors under its umbrella to step in and fill the breach. According to Reverend Newton Dixon,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Rastafarian elder Ras Iyah V says that despite the decision by government to decriminalise ganja almost a decade ago, the law remains ambiguous and has built-in discrepancies that are being exploited by law enforcement and the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Yvonne Thorpe-Sonlin, president of the Grange Hill Zone of Justices of the Peace, says that thanks to the recent crackdown against criminal gangs by the security forces, the rural community is now a much safer space to live and do...
WESTERN BUREAU: Reggae singer Dennis ‘Mackie Conscious’ McKay, president of the St James Bee Farmers Association, is urging more Jamaicans to invest in beekeeping to boost honey production and position Jamaica as a global export leader. Speaking at...
Western Bureau: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has unveiled an ambitious national cost-production system, which is designed to provide local bee farmers with the tools and knowledge necessary to remain competitive in the market while ensuring...
WESTERN BUREAU: Grange Hill in Westmoreland, which has been a hotbed of gang violence in recent times, was in an appreciative mood on Sunday as the residents honoured three recently retired policemen, who they singled out for their roles in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite struggling with a non-communicable illness, Sheryl Kerr-Palmer remains a determined entrepreneur, and the recent launch of her innovative pepper sauce brand, Sheryl’s Homemade Pepper Sauce, is a testament to her resolve to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles, Jr is raising concerns about the country’s preparedness and ability to support its ageing population, as Jamaica faces a demographic shift which is expected...
WESTERN BUREAU In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable tourism, stakeholders behind the Sea The Change Foundation are seeking to have 385 acres of pristine beachfront property it owned in Falmouth, Trelawny, transformed into a vibrant eco-...
WESTERN BUREAU: POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) plastic bottles, old tyres, pieces of zinc, and other debris were among the items collected from the shoreline and mangroves of the Jobson Bay Eco Beach Park in...
Western Bureau Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr says the 37 senior citizens, all female, who recently completed a 10-week course at HEART NSTA College of Innovation and Technology, international certification in digital...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar mayor and Chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), Danree Delancy, says that some students who participated in the Ministry of Local Government’s National Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) did...
WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Bertram Morrison, who is presiding over the Michaelmas session of the St James Circuit Court, yesterday ordered the police to locate and bring before him 12 jurors who were served jury summonses but failed to show up for...
