WESTERN BUREAU: Westmoreland native Edward Waite, who has served Jamaica as a junior municipal corporation councillor and a youth parliamentarian, believes student leadership is key in moulding young people for similar roles as adults. “Student...
Western Bureau: The Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) is describing recent criticisms from the St James Health Department in regard to its alleged failure to address several long-standing, health-related concerns at the People’s Arcade, in Montego...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Department says the parish’s mosquito Aedes index, the indicator for the geographical spread of the dengue virus, had soared to a record 25.6 per cent at the end of October, which is a steep climb over the 13.2...
WESTERN BUREAU: With indications that the country could continue to experience adverse weather conditions for weeks to come, Montego Bay Mayor Leeroy Williams is urging Jamaicans to take the necessary preventive measures to prevent potential...
Western Bureau: DR Marcia Johnson-Campbell, St James’ medical officer of health, has said the community of Cornwall Courts, which was recently placed under a special area curfew in response to a spike in COVID-19 cases, is currently experiencing a...
WESTERN BUREAU: PASTOR WESLEY Boynes, a past president of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA), is warning that private schools must be willing to work together with each other, including sharing resources, if they are to survive the...
Western Bureau: The Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) will be launching a programme for private-school students similar to the Ministry of Education’s current One Tablet or Laptop Per Child initiative, aimed at facilitating distance...
WESTERN BUREAU: Educators across the island are growing anxious over what they say is a lack of communication by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on how it intends to administer the 2021 sittings of the regional exams in light of the COVID-...
WESTERN BUREAU: Taxi operators in the Cornwall Courts community of St James, which is under a special curfew due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, are calling for greater support in combatting the virus, including assistance for persons who have to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is urging the residents of Cornwall Courts in St James, which is under a special curfew owing to an increase in COVID-19 cases in that community, to work with the local health...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite more European countries heading into lockdown and several American states witnessing record surges in COVID-19 cases, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is projecting that Jamaica will see a 40 per cent increase in arrivals...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Cornwall College Alumni Association (CCAA) South Florida chapter is calling on individuals and organisations with the capacity to help to assist the Montego Bay-based school by providing scholarships to students. Businesswoman...
WESTERN BUREAU: The trial of four Montego Bay businessmen who are accused of being major players in a drug-smuggling and money-laundering ring between Jamaica and the United States was set for continuation in February 2021 when the men appeared in...
Western Bureau: Sunday’s launch of the philanthropic Janet Richards Foundation has provided persons who have a spirit of giving, similar to founder Janet Richards, with a gateway to healthier and happier living at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic...
WESTERN BUREAU: With Jamaica expected to face a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases in the upcoming weeks, the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) says it is doing all it can to brace itself albeit with limited numbers of personnel and bed spaces for...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Education’s upcoming ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ programme, which will see children across Jamaica receiving electronic learning devices, may not be coming quickly enough for some St James primary schools,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman Chris Dehring, the chief executive officer of ReadyTV, wants the Ministry of Education to consider the full use of digital television as a learning tool for students, based on its capacity to provide long-distance...
Western Bureau: The regional health authorities across the island are taking issue with Carmen Johnson, the immediate past president of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), over recent statements in which she claimed that they were being too...
WESTERN BUREAU: Immediate past president of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Carmen Johnson, is urging the regional health authorities to make it easier for local nurses to find employment in the badly understaffed health sector. While...
Western Bureau: As the rebuilding of the Clifton Boys’ Home in Darliston, Westmoreland, remains high on the agenda of those spearheading the rebuilding, the success of Jordan Watson, a resident of the home, who passed nine subjects in this year’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James health authorities are raising concerns about the parish’s Aedes index, the indicator for the geographical spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the dengue virus, as it has jumped from 11.5 per cent in...
Western Bureau: The Salt Spring Primary School in St James will soon have an additional classroom to facilitate social distancing, thanks to the generosity of the United States-based Children of the Caribbean Foundation. Rosie Hodge-Adams, co-...
WESTERN BUREAU: While preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, Danella Rowe was forced to overcome two major struggles – financial difficulties and the death of her beloved father. However, with a strong...
WESTERN BUREAU: Yesterday’s start to the 2020-2021 academic year was marred by access challenges for many students in western Jamaica wishing to log in to virtual classrooms. Fears by educators of a lack of adequate Internet connectivity and...
WESTERN BUREAU: For Kimona Barnes, her decision to burn the proverbial midnight oil in preparation for the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations has paid off handsomely as it has earned her the annual Seymour Panton...
