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Issa Trust Foundation on a Mission

Published:Monday | October 12, 2015 | 3:22 PMMark Titus

More than 1000 children received free medical and eye care during The Issa Trust Foundation Pediatric Medical Mission held over five days in the parishes of Hanover and Westmoreland from September 24 - 29.The Paul Issa chaired foundation, has been...

US preferential market open to Jamaica – Moreno

Published:Saturday | October 10, 2015 | 9:10 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:United States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis G. Moreno says the Jamaican Government and local exporters should do more to capitalise on special provisions which are in place to provide preferential market access to the United States."We...

Crime hurting MoBay – Moreno

Published:Saturday | October 10, 2015 | 11:45 AMMark Titus

With western Jamaica leading the country's murder statistics, United States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno has warned that this could cause potential investors to shy away for Montego Bay, St James, despite the business opportunities in that city...

Gov't welcomes new $20m health facility in MoBay

Published:Thursday | October 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Spanish international hospital network, Hospiten Group, officially opened its new state-of-the-art US$20-million private health facility at Cinnamon Hill, Rose Hall in Montego Bay yesterday.Hospiten Montego Bay is one of 19 hospitals operated by the...

Monymusk, Frome ready to provide electricity but…

Published:Wednesday | October 7, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:While the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC)-owned Monymusk and Frome sugar factories are now ready to supply electricity to the national power grid, their delivery of the service is being held back by procedural matters, including...

Local sugar facing an uncertain future - Divestment not as sweet as was projected

Published:Thursday | October 1, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Ambassador Derrick Heaven, the former executive chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), says the 2010 divestment of the local sugar factories has not produced the desired result as the new players in the sector are now struggling to keep...

200 workers sent home, JPS disconnects service to Long Pond Sugar Estate

Published:Wednesday | September 30, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus, Gleaner Writer

Almost 200 workers have been sent home by the management of Everglades Farm in Trelawny after the Jamaica Public Service pulled the plug on the Long Pond Sugar Factory’s connection to the national grid. Reports are that Everglades Farm, which...

Vashawn Mitchell to headline ‘Celebrate Jesus’

Published:Thursday | September 24, 2015 | 8:03 PMMark Titus

International gospel recording artiste Vashawn Mitchell has been booked as the headline act for the fourth staging of the 'Come Celebrate Jesus' gospel concert , which will be staged at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James this Saturday....

The negative advantages of technology worries Chief Justice

Published:Thursday | September 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:While lauding the role technology has played in narrowing the gap between global communities, Zaila McCalla, Jamaica's chief justice, said, like the legitimate stakeholders, criminals were also using this important platform for their...

'Don't vote along party lines' - Justice Minister tells opposition senators

Published:Thursday | September 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

JUSTICE MINISTER Senator Mark Golding is appealing to the opposition senators not to vote along party lines when debate on the three bills to amend the Constitution to entrench the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Jamaica's final court of appeal...

Document examiners meet in Jamaica

Published:Thursday | September 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

The International Association of Document Examiners (IADE) held their annual conference at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay recently. This was the first time in the history of the profession that the event was held in the Caribbean region....

Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce warns Chinese, shape up or face a boycott

Published:Wednesday | September 2, 2015 | 4:26 PMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Unhappy with the lack of participation by the Chinese business community in the building of the social fabric of Montego Bay, businesswoman Gloria Henry, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), says...

Falmouth wary of Harmony Cove plans - Stakeholders want tangible benefits

Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

While it appears that exciting times are ahead for Falmouth, Trelawny, with the planned expansion of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier and news that the Harmony Cove Resort and Casino project is poised to come on stream, some stakeholders in the seaside...

Long Pond facing an uncertain future ... stakeholders at odds over cause

Published:Monday | August 31, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:As rumours continue to swirl as to whether or not the Long Pond Sugar Factory, in Trelawny, will be in operation for the 2015-16 crop year, there are conflicting reports about the true status of the factory, which the Government...

Fiery protest forces hospital to close A&E

Published:Saturday | August 15, 2015 | 1:05 PMMark Titus

Violent protesters yesterday forced the suspension of some services at the Savanna-la-Mar General Hospital in Westmoreland.The protesters were demonstrating over the fatal shooting of a father and son in the town last Friday night.According to the...

We must stop supporting slackness – MBCCI boss

Published:Wednesday | August 12, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Gloria Henry, the president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), is calling for a boycott of businesses that are operating in dilapidated buildings and those that are not observing proper garbage-disposal...

Golden Grove looking to rebound from $2 billion losses

Published:Tuesday | August 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:After racking up more than $2 billion in losses since it took over the facility from Government in 2009, Seprod Limited, the owners of the Golden Grove Sugar Company, in St Thomas, wants to market its own sugar internationally.In fact...

Manufacturers resolute on sugar 'cess' but…

Published:Tuesday | August 4, 2015 | 5:47 PMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Local manufacturers have agreed to have further discussion with the Government regarding the planned imposition of a US$35 cess on refined-sugar imports, but they have no plans to retreat from their original position."We met with...

FFPJ making a big impact in Trelawny

Published:Friday | July 24, 2015 | 4:06 PMMark Titus

When arsonists torched the Wakefield, Trelawny, home of Raphael Hibbert late last year, his family (seven adults and six children) was left in a state of despair. However, their gloom turned to joy within three weeks as Food For The Poor Jamaica (...

Mom searches for answers after surgery leaves 10-year-old blind, paralysed

Published:Sunday | July 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:Luchane Stewart is still trying to come to terms with the condition of her 10-year-old son, Rushaun Dixon, who has been left blind and paralysed since undergoing a medical procedure to remove gall stones.Stewart said she decided to...

Growth Forum: Ganja is no silver bullet

Published:Monday | July 20, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau: Ras Iyah V, president of the Westmoreland Ganja Farmers' Association, says while a well-structured marijuana industry could be a major economic boost to a town like Savanna-la-Mar, ganja alone cannot turn around the fortunes of the...

Barita Marks 10 Years in Mobay

Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2015 | 12:37 PMMark Titus

Executives of Barita Investments Limited, Jamaica's oldest stock broking firm, travelled to St James to join with its Montego Bay staff, clients and partners to celebrate its 10th anniversary of doing business in the western region at a cocktail...

Fashion, Food, Auction and Dance

Published:Tuesday | June 30, 2015 | 4:51 PMMark Titus

The relaxed atmosphere with chic decor at the elegant Shoppes at Rose Hall in Montego Bay was the perfect ambience for the second staging of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Fashion, Food, Auction and Dance fundraiser on Saturday....

Eyesore of the week

Published:Friday | June 26, 2015 | 2:04 PMMark Titus

Eyesore of the week

Published:Friday | June 19, 2015 | 4:07 PMMark Titus

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