The case against embattled attorney Lennox Gayle and several co-defendants, who were arrested last April in connection with a massage parlour scandal, has been set for hearing in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court over three days, from...
WESTERN BUREAU:The case against Constables Raymond Johnson and Alicia Hutchinson-Brooks, the police officers accused of releasing a prisoner from custody under questionable circumstances, will continue in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court...
The case against the two policemen who are facing murder charges arising from the shooting deaths of three family members in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland, in 2013, has been pushed back to the next sitting of the Trelawny Circuit Court in November....
AMID REPORTS of several incidents of sexual abuse against children across Jamaica in recent times, a St James-based pastor of the Jamaica Baptist Union is urging children and young people to say no to all sexual suggestions, especially from older...
WESTERN BUREAU:The call to remain in Jamaica and start their own businesses as opposed to migrating to other countries in the hope of attaining success is not being viewed as a viable option by many young people in western Jamaica.In a series of...
Custos Rotulorum of Westmoreland, the Reverend Hartley Perrin, is declaring that the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court to legitimise gay marriage in all 50 of that country's states runs contrary to the teachings of the Bible."We are...
WESTERN BUREAU:The case against the two police officers who are on trial for corruption in connection with the unauthorised release of a prisoner from police custody in 2013 has been set for continuation on July 2.Constables Raymond Johnson and...
WESTERN BUREAU:The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has provided tourism stakeholders with an opportunity to learn the benefits of community-based tourism through yesterday's launch of its three-day Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI)...
WESTERN BUREAU:The three Montego Bay men who were arrested two years ago by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) in connection with an international money laundering ring have had their trial shifted to next year.The decision...
WESTERN BUREAU:Constables Raymond Johnson and Alicia Hutchinson-Brooks, the two police officers on trial for corruption in connection with the unauthorised release of a prisoner from custody in 2013, are to return to court on June 26, when closing...
Like they did last, Hampden Primary and Infant School emerged as a shining example of excellence in the 2015 Trelawny Caribbean Library Quiz Competition when they once again copped the coveted title.Led by captain Brianna Foster, the Hampden team,...
Tears flowed and cheers resounded at the Iberostar Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bayrecently when 21-year-old Issia Thelwell was crowned Miss St James Festival Queen 2015, giving her the opportunity to participate in the 30th annual Miss Jamaica...
WESTERN BUREAU:The case against the three inmates, who are charged in the Mario Deane murder case, has been deferred to July 17, for consultation to be held with the director of public prosecutions (DPP) in relation to one of the defendants, Damion...
WESTERN BUREAU:On Monday, Claudette Miller-Robinson, former lead singer of reggae group Ebony, was sentenced to nine months in prison in relation to last year's cocaine bust at Sangster International Airport, in which she and five other musicians...
WESTERN BUREAU:The preliminary examination in the case against three of the six police officers who were implicated in the much-publicised beating death of St James construction worker Mario Deane, has been deferred until August 18.Corporal Elaine...
WESTERN BUREAU:Gloria Henry, the president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is imploring the St James Parish Council to enforce strict penalties and fines on persons who improperly dispose of garbage in the western city to help...
WESTERN BUREAU:Expectations are high in Junction, St Elizabeth, as stakeholders are of the view that the impending reopening of the Alumina Partners of Jamaica (ALPART) bauxite processing plant, and new opportunities in the agriculture and business...
WESTERN BUREAU:The lack of a consistent water supply, the absence of a local chamber of commerce, and the need for a structured collection agency are among the factors said to be creating a barrier to potential investment and growth in Junction, St...
WESTERN BUREAU:Councillor Sylvan Reid, who is facing charges of causing death by dangerous driving arising from the death of Jevaughn Whitmore, the son of former Reggae Boyz star, Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore, will undergo a preliminary hearing in the...
WESTERN BUREAU:Embattled attorney-at-law Lennox Gayle, who was arrested last April after he was accused by the police of running a prostitution business under the guise of operating a massage parlour, was given a new court date when he appeared in...
WESTERN BUREAU:Kharell Wisdom, one of the six entertainers who were arrested in a cocaine bust at Sangster International Airport last December, was sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court...
WESTERN BUREAU:At least three major stakeholders in Hanover are urging special effort on the part of the local authorities to position agriculture and small business as platforms to drive growth and development in the town of Lucea and adjoining...
Kevin Tapper, one of the six entertainers who were arrested in a cocaine bust at the Sangster International Airport last December, was yesterday sentenced to one year imprisonment at hard labour, when he appeared for sentencing in the Montego Bay...
WESTERN BUREAU:With the dark days of the disgraceful Street People Scandal of July 1999 now a fading memory, as was the case last year, the new generation of homeless persons occupying the streets of Montego Bay recently got a taste of true humanity...
