WESTERN BUREAU: La Sonja Harrison, the newly installed president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), believes that any further delay in resolving teachers’ concerns regarding their ongoing compensation review will weaken their participatory...
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH TEACHER migration becoming the latest issue for concern in the educational sector, Dr Colin Greene, past president of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT), says policymakers should focus on creating greater value for educators...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former Caribbean Union of Teachers President Dr Colin Greene has called for a change in how schools are viewed, noting that the current system of judging institutions based on academic performances of students could result in some...
WESTERN BUREAU: OVER 100 children from Salt Spring and neighbouring communities in St James have benefited from the social interaction and educational opportunities gleaned during a recent summer camp held by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)...
WESTERN BUREAU: JOHN MAHFOOD, the president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), is worried that the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Jamaica’s education system and on citizens’ state of employment will negatively affect the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Business operators and enthusiasts across Jamaica have just over two months to prepare for the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (MBCCI) Expo 2022, for which an official media launch was held on Wednesday at the Montego...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE THIRD time seeking bail proved to be the charm for the three men accused of stealing $2 million worth of mobile phones during the recent Dream Weekend party series, after they were offered bail at a combined sum of $1.2...
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH BACKLASH pouring in over his recent comments concerning Jamaicans who seek opportunities overseas at the cost of developing their homeland, Montego Bay’s Deputy Mayor, Richard Vernon, has sought to clarify that he was not...
WESTERN BUREAU: THREE HUNDRED students from schools across St James have been equipped and financed for their return to school in time for the upcoming September semester, following a fun-filled, back-to-school fair put on by the New Fortress...
WESTERN BUREAU: RESIDENTS OF Bounty Hall, Trelawny, and surrounding communities received physical and mental healthcare through the efforts of the New Jersey, United States-based Global Hands Foundation at the Bounty Hall New Testament Church of...
WESTERN BUREAU: “I am feeling happy because I know that I am going to walk again.” Those heart-melting words were uttered with conviction on Thursday by nine-year-old Tamara Noble, moments after being informed that she would be getting assistance...
WESTERN BUREAU: MOTORISTS AND and other road-users traversing the streets of Montego Bay, St James, will have to brace for traffic changes in coming days as the National Works Agency (NWA) prepares to do repair work on a section of the city’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Deputy Mayor Richard Vernon has taken a swipe at Jamaican expatriates who seek greener pastures at the expense of developing their homeland. Vernon insisted that patriotic youths should stay in Jamaica and build their...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE WESTMORELAND Parish Court’s usual handling of judicial matters momentarily came to a halt on Tuesday as Warren Scavella, one of the three men accused of stealing $2 million worth of cellular phones during the Dream Weekend party...
WESTERN BUREAU: MONTEGO BAY’S night skies were lit up with colourful displays on Sunday as the special 300-drone showcase made its way to the western city for the Jamaica 60 Western Gala, part of the island’s diamond jubilee celebrations. Hundreds...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Leeroy Williams is recovering after he complained of feeling ill during Sunday evening’s Jamaica 60 Western Gala, briefly triggering a halt to the proceedings. Williams had earlier taken part in segments of the St...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has revealed that Jamaica has now recorded its third confirmed case of the monkeypox virus, with the latest patient being the result of local transmission. The two previous cases...
WESTERN BUREAU: Demar Hines and Nekorah Grey have shone brightly to make their home constituency of St James Southern proud, having respectively become the constituency’s top-performing boy and the top-performing girl in this year’s Primary Exit...
WESTERN BUREAU: The three men who were arrested following the recovery of $2 million worth of electronic gadgets that were stolen during the recent Dream Weekend party series in Negril, Westmoreland made their first court appearance in Wednesday,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy House Speaker Juliet Holness is holding on firmly to her stance against corporal punishment as a means of disciplining children despite criticism since she first voiced her position in 2016. “In my observation over the years...
WESTERN BUREAU: AHEAD OF this weekend’s upcoming Jamaica 60 Grand Gala and other Independence celebrations, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging citizens to take responsibility for their safety and personal property. That caution was...
WESTERN BUREAU: AMID JAMAICA’S ongoing celebration of its 60th anniversary of emancipation and independence since 1962, one St James-based minister is calling on citizens and political representatives to exhibit repentance for crime and other...
WESTERN BUREAU: DEXTER WILLIAMS and Rebecca Keane, two primary-school students in St James East Central, have distinguished themselves as the top-performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students following this year’s sitting of the exam, after two...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Wedderburn, Elvis Johnson, and Daniel Hanson, the fishermen who were arrested following last November’s seizure of over 2,000 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Black River, St Elizabeth, will know on December 1 whether the...
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) stalwart politician, Michael Stern, is advising that Jamaica’s leadership should seek to provide skills training for young people in order to ensure they are qualified to fill the country’s most needed...
