WESTERN BUREAU: Another closure of the Jamaican gateway to tourists would spell economic ruin, tourism stakeholders are predicting. Their concerns stem from the spike in the COVID-19 cases and the blame being placed on the industry. “There has been...
WESTERN BUREAU: Harry Belafonte’s roots are planted nine miles from Brown’s Town, Bob Marley’s 18 miles to the southeastern end, and Marcus Garvey’s 18 miles to the north of Senator Kamala Harris’ origins in the parish of St Ann, Jamaica. The...
WESTERN BUREAU: They are breadwinners for their families, equal contributors to their spouses, and food basket providers for Jamaicans. The female farmers who operate the length and breadth of the land in Berkshire Wood, Pigeon ‘Piggin’ Gully,...
WESTERN BUREAU: COVID-19 has crippled travel to several destinations, cancelled thousands of conferences and disrupted millions of lives, but Demetrius Moye and Tanisha Bradley weren’t about to allow the global pandemic to derail their wedding....
WESTERN BUREAU: Newton Rodney knew his two youngest daughters, Neesha and Nicole, would one day take over what is normally depicted as a man’s job, and this knowledge was more pronounced because his was the only testosterone in his home. The father...
WESTERN BUREAU: Craft vendors across the island who have been for years struggling to get a share of the multibillion-dollar tourism pie say that the current coronavirus pandemic has now robbed them of the occasional crumb they would get from the...
WESTERN BUREAU: There are jitters among workers in the tourism sector that a premature reopening of the industry which has been in hibernation since the coronavirus pandemic reached local shores could be catastrophic, but they admit that they don’t...
WESTERN BUREAU: As Caribbean tourism rebounds, marketers are looking to Republican-leaning Americans to be among the first set of visitors to return to the region’s shores based on an in-depth social sentiment data analysis. The study of millions...
WESTERN BUREAU: Already faced with billions of dollars in losses as a result of closures of hotels and entertainment attractions and massive lay-offs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamaica’s tourism sector could further lose out on some US$3 billion...
WESTERN BUREAU: A Jamaican country girl whose father died when she was only about six years old, and whose mother taught her “to whom much is given, much is expected”, was named Developmental Queen Mother of the Central Region of Ghana for her...
WESTERN BUREAU: Ward’s Power Tools’ Howard and Veronica Ward hosted more than 200 guests at their annual staff party, securing a night called ‘Unforgettable’ with the likes of musical icon Agent Sasco and saxophonist extraordinaire Fitzroy ‘Saxie’...
WESTERN BUREAU: Caribbean Food Delight’s Vincent HoSang, Michael and Lesline Hall, Crafton ‘Tony’ Kelly, Deverline Burrell Waller and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) shared the spotlight at the Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) 25th anniversary...
WESTERN BUREAU: Half Moon’s Guy Steuart wore a bright green jacket and an orange tie to his hotel’s 65th anniversary party last Saturday night in Montego Bay, securing political correctness in a country where politics means a lot. The hotelier was...
WESTERN BUREAU: At least one clinical psychologist is urging the society to do a better job of protecting the country’s most vulnerable – its children. Clinical psychologist Georgia Rose, one of the organisers behind the annual Mental Health Week...
WESTERN BUREAU: Under verbal attack and threats since news broke of alleged human trafficking, child abuse, sexual assaults and abduction by leaders of the Qahal Yahweh church, other worshippers of the Hebrew faith are distancing themselves. One...
WESTERN BUREAU: In its quest to increase arrivals from the Japanese market, Jamaica has repositioned itself, seeking to seal a partnership with the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA). The group met with a Jamaican delegation led by Minister...
WESTERN BUREAU: The world-famous Dunn’s River Falls in Ocho Rios, St Ann, known for its lush green vegetation and signature waterfalls, has been given a significant boost with the forging of a partnership with Chukka Caribbean Adventures. The deal...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kith-Ann Excell is not the typical marketing specialist. Instead, she stands solidly unorthodox in her own right, as the Conceptualist. Her marketing strategies are deeply rooted in the skilful and ethical application of psychology...
WESTERN BUREAU: Banned from using the Montego Bay Cultural Centre for some of their Montego Bay Pride events, the LGBT group has filed a judicial review against Montego Bay Mayor Homer Davis and the St James Municipal Corporation. The case was...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Bankers Association President Jerome Smalling is warning that care must be taken to ensure that Jamaicans are not outpriced out of owning their own homes. In a plea to real estate developers, Smalling said that he was...
WESTERN BUREAU: Torrential rainfall threatened to derail the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) 7th annual Fine Cuisine and Wine Festival at the Rose Hall Great House in St James, but the Lord would not allow it. As late as 5:30 p.m....
WESTERN BUREAU: Administrators of Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts are being accused of being more concerned about the school’s reputation amid a sexual-harassment scandal than the impact of years-long reported abuse by a...
It would appear as though the revellers who attended the Jamaica International Exhibition’s (JIE) celebratory party last Friday night were held captive by some form of electromagnet, as they were highly reluctant to leave the venue, even after the...
WESTERN BUREAU: When young Kate Campbell decided that she wanted to pursue a career in the United States Armed Forces, she wasn’t sure how to break the news to her Jamaica-born parents. Not that she wouldn’t have “their full support”, but Campbell...
WESTERN BUREAU: An alleged victim of the sexual harassment saga reverberating throughout the corridors of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts is accusing the school’s administrators of negligence and gross dereliction of duty...
