Stories by Okoye Henry

Western Bureau:Sergeant Kevin Watson, communication liaison officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) special Area One Joint Task Force, wants to see social media being used to drive the anti-crime messages aimed at young people, as he...

Western Bureau:In addition to the 16 active criminal gangs operating in the parish, Senior Superintendent of Police Egbert Parkins, the commanding officer for the Westmoreland Police Division, says migrating criminals from St James and Hanover are...

Western Bureau:Transport minister Mike Henry says his ministry will be moving to implement phase two of a three-part plan aimed at reducing or eliminating the fraudulent issuing of driver's licences and fitness certificates by unscrupulous persons....

Western Bureau: With the bid to tame St James’s ongoing lawlessness proving to be onerous, with more than 130 murders since the start of the year, several prominent stakeholders are proposing a crime summit to look at the situation with a view to finding a workable fix...

Western Bureau:Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says his ministry is on a pathway to decrease the sector's import bill through the introduction of several programmes geared towards empowering micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to produce...

Western Bureau:The Salvation Army Western Jamaica Division is now a happy place, thanks to a generous donation of 315 new wheelchairs, valued at approximately $4 million, by the worldwide humanitarian organisation, Latter-Day Saint (LDS) Charities....

WESTERN BUREAU:The murderous rampage by gunmen in St James claimed five new victims this week - a triple and single murder in Barrett Town and a single murder in Granville - in an eight-hour span between late Tuesday night and early Wednesday...

Western Bureau:The Anti-Lottery Scam Task Force, which is now on a high following the recent extradition of several high-profile, alleged 'lotto scammers' has opened up another front in its war against the fraudulent scheme, using social media as...

WESTERN BUREAU:In a bold bid to create a platform to restore peace to several volatile sections of the Mt Salem community in St James, two community-based groups have come together and developed a novel approach to engage the young people in...

With more than 90 murders since the start of this year added to the 268 recorded last year, anxiety and fear are running high in St James."The man dem a walk up and down and a kill people like them a bird," said a construction worker, who reportedly...