WESTERN BUREAU: FOLLOWING REPORTS that a senior neurosurgeon has been charged for reportedly punching a colleague during an altercation over the weekend, noted medical expert Dr Christopher Ogunsalu is warning that the Western Regional Health...
WESTERN BUREAU: ORAL JOHNSON, the Westmoreland businessman who was arrested in April after reportedly being held with over 19 pounds of cocaine in Coral Gardens, St James, will have to wait until February 2, 2023, for his case to progress further...
WESTERN BUREAU: AHEAD OF the upcoming ‘Flames of Freedom’ celebration in honour of National Hero Samuel Sharpe, St James Southern’s Member of Parliament, Homer Davis, says there is a growing need for Jamaican young people to be educated about...
WESTERN BUREAU: The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has lamented the continued indiscipline of residents in St James to litter public spaces despite several appeals to dispose of garbage properly. Patrick Gilchrist, public...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Leeroy Williams intends to speak with Prime Minister Andrew Holness about the National Works Agency’s (NWA) failure to attend St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) meetings, following complaints raised by...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ST JAMES-based Accredited Certification Expedited (ACE) Institute is seeking to bring greater awareness about management of mental health through the use of its ‘Paint for Mental Health’ creative team-building workshops in...
WESTERN BUREAU: HEALTH AND Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has announced that 164 surgeries have so far been completed under the Code Care Project with projections for 250 procedures to be completed by year-end. Tufton was speaking on...
WESTERN BUREAU: HEALTH AND Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says there should be no concern about the importation of skilled labour for construction projects like the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s (CRH) restoration or the building of the...
WESTERN BUREAU: KING’S COUNSEL Carolyn Reid-Cameron has accused the prosecution of manipulating evidence to try to convict her client Gordon Brown for allegedly obstructing the police’s attempts to secure a firearm from businessman Michael Issa on...
WESTERN BUREAU: DESPITE A childhood burdened by poverty, community violence, and deaths of close relatives, 25-year-old Sarah-Lee Williams has emerged from those challenges a triumphant leader and educator, an achievement she credits to her...
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Pearnel Charles Jr says that his ministry is working to address the issue of copyright and name-brand safety for agricultural produce linked to Jamaica as, along with the trademark issue,...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) and the Montego Bay-based Port Handlers Limited are expressing confidence that the new contactless clearance pilot will improve efficiency and tighten border security. The new Inspection Process...
WESTERN BUREAU: SENATOR MATTHEW SAMUDA, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, is warning that Jamaica’s natural environment must be protected from degradation and destruction in order to preserve the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Investment Minister Aubyn Hill has expressed confidence that the National Investment Policy (NIP), which is to be tabled in Parliament soon, will create a smooth path for prospective investors to do business in Jamaica and reduce...
WESTERN BUREAU: FINANCE MINISTER Dr Nigel Clarke has announced that potential local and international investors will soon benefit from planned amendments to the Income Tax Relief (Large-scale Projects and Pioneer Industries) Act of 2014, giving...
WESTERN BUREAU: PRIME MINISTER (PM) Andrew Holness is asserting that if the COVID-19 outbreak had struck in earlier decades before Jamaica’s current fiscal policies and economic diversification had been implemented, the nation would not have...
WESTERN BUREAU: Parish Court Judge Kaysha Grant has lamented St James’ status as a haven for drug activity in recent years, particularly the trafficking and distribution of cocaine through ports and mail. “This is the parish that we have seen all...
WESTERN BUREAU: JUSTICE MINISTER Delroy Chuck is urging Jamaicans to make greater use of the 20 restorative justice centres across the island to settle their disputes, instead of resorting to violence that results in backlogs in the court system...
WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has challenged Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) to exercise its mandate of upholding the rights of citizens under the states of emergency (SOEs) across the island after the human rights lobby raised concerns...
WESTERN BUREAU: LOCAL GOVERNMENT Minister Desmond McKenzie has issued a warning that his ministry will be dealing harshly with employees of infirmaries who abuse or take advantage of the residents under their care, and that there will be no...
WESTERN BUREAU: RUSHAWN PATTERSON and Rohan Rose, the two men facing charges in connection with the murder of 35-year-old social media personality Aneka ‘Slickianna’ Townsend, have had their bail hearings scheduled. The men were given the dates by...
WESTERN BUREAU: GABRIELA MORRIS, president of the People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) and the youngest member of Jamaica’s Senate, has big plans for the development of St James Central following her appointment as...
WESTERN BUREAU: Ahead of Tuesday’s anticipated deliberation of a resolution to extend the current states of emergency (SOEs) in sections of the island, Opposition Leader Mark Golding has accused the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) of over-relying...
WESTERN BUREAU: BRITISH HIGH Commissioner Judith Slater says that in order for Jamaica to develop sustainable cities, it must prioritise training its population in the application of information technology in various sectors. Slater made the...
WESTERN BUREAU: AMOI LEON Issa, the mother of nine-year-old Gabriel King, has been instructed by the St James Parish Court to give the police access to her cellular phone to aid the investigation into her son’s January 13 murder by November 24....
