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Published:Wednesday | September 20, 2023 | 12:07 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: EDWARD MUIR, the newly appointed regional operations manager for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s [NSWMA] Western Parks and Markets Waste Management Limited, is lamenting the lack of care for proper waste management...

Published:Tuesday | September 19, 2023 | 12:07 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: THE LONG-RUNNING trial of four businessmen who were arrested in 2013 for allegedly being involved in a drug-smuggling and money-laundering scheme between Jamaica and the United States will continue on September 29. This follows...

Published:Saturday | September 16, 2023 | 12:08 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: One of 14 people before the St James Parish Court following the June 30 police raid at the Qahal Yahweh religious compound in Montego Bay, St James, is booked to be sentenced on September 25. Neil Spence, who has pleaded guilty to...

Published:Saturday | September 16, 2023 | 12:08 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA TEACHERS’ Association (JTA) President Leighton Johnson is urging teachers and school administrators to pay close attention to their physical health and not to take any underlying medical conditions for granted. This follows...

Published:Friday | September 15, 2023 | 12:08 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: MONTEGO BAY Deputy Mayor Richard Vernon says that discussions are ongoing at the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) to develop strategies for reducing the parish’s homeless population. The projections include creating a...

Published:Wednesday | September 13, 2023 | 12:08 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: AT A time when communities across Jamaica are grappling with water shortages and having consistent water supply during drought conditions, 10-year-old Hanover resident Chevelle Quarrie has demonstrated much-needed insight into the...

Published:Tuesday | September 12, 2023 | 12:10 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: MICHELLE VIRGO, the flight attendant who was charged after cocaine was reportedly found in her luggage at the Sangster International Airport on June 6, had her bail conditions modified on Monday. Virgo, a 44-year-old dual citizen of...

Published:Monday | September 11, 2023 | 12:06 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA TEACHERS’ Association (JTA) President Leighton Johnson is warning that if the current issue of teacher migration for overseas employment is not dealt with immediately, the problem will escalate with more teachers leaving...

Published:Saturday | September 9, 2023 | 12:07 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: WITH JAMAICA experiencing teacher migration as more educators seek jobs overseas, Jamaica Teachers’ Association [JTA] President Leighton Johnson is suggesting that an arrangement should be made where teacher-training programmes are...

Published:Friday | September 8, 2023 | 12:10 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: BRELANIE REID, one of two airport employees who have been on trial for allegedly attempting to smuggle over 11 kilogrammes of cocaine on to a flight destined for Canada in 2021, walked free from the St James Parish Court yesterday...

Published:Friday | September 8, 2023 | 12:07 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: THE CASE against David Brown, the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) councillor who reportedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend during a confrontation in May this year, has been put off until October 3. This was done to allow him...

Published:Friday | September 8, 2023 | 12:06 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA TEACHERS’ Association (JTA) President Leighton Johnson is certain that more educators will submit their resignations during the present school term, which began on Monday. His prediction follows the Ministry of Education’s...

Published:Thursday | September 7, 2023 | 12:09 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Teachers’ Association [JTA] is reporting that it has received no negative feedback from schools to date on the issue of students’ dress and grooming, including the perennial matter of restricted hairstyles, since the...

Published:Thursday | September 7, 2023 | 12:08 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: AMID PLANS by the Ministry of Education to install air-conditioning units [ACs] in 30 schools to combat rising temperatures and reducing heat stress among students, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association [JTA] is calling for a review of...

Published:Wednesday | September 6, 2023 | 12:07 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Leighton Johnson is calling for the Ministry of Education and Youth to take steps toward placing school resource officers in every academic institution, in order to help enforce...

Published:Wednesday | September 6, 2023 | 12:05 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: TAMIKA DAVIS, the member of parliament for Hanover Western, has welcomed Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ recent announcement of a US$209-million (J$32.2 billion) water reliability programme. The project will provide a water supply to...

Published:Tuesday | September 5, 2023 | 12:12 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: The Farm Primary and Infant School was busy renewing its battle with blazing-hot conditions that its students and teachers had to contend in the past as it kicked off a new year on Monday. Educators overseeing the school’s first day...

Published:Monday | September 4, 2023 | 12:05 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: AMID ONGOING criticism of the massive salary increases granted to parliamentarians earlier this year, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says future controversy on such matter may be avoided by paying workers based on productivity....

Published:Saturday | September 2, 2023 | 12:09 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness has announced that several communities across Jamaica’s northwestern parishes are set to benefit from a US$209-million (J$32.2-billion) water-reliability programme. The project will improve supplies for...

Published:Friday | September 1, 2023 | 12:10 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness is hitting back at critics of his administration’s activities ahead of Jamaica’s scheduled election period, declaring that he is more concerned about sustaining the management of the country’s good...

Published:Friday | September 1, 2023 | 12:05 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: DESPITE ASSURANCES from the Ministry of Education and Youth that funds are available for infrastructural work to be done in schools, some educators are questioning the physical readiness of their institutions for the start of school...

Published:Thursday | August 31, 2023 | 12:11 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Teachers’ Association [JTA] says it is not surprised at the Ministry of Education and Youth’s disclosure yesterday that 854 teachers have resigned from Jamaica’s public sector since the start of the year. This is twice...

Published:Monday | August 28, 2023 | 12:09 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Jeneka Brown, a single mother who has always done her best to be a positive and active influence in her native Barrett Town, St James community, has done her hometown proud following her recent receipt of the Vinnette Stewart...

Published:Friday | August 25, 2023 | 12:08 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA TEACHERS’ Association [JTA] President Leighton Johnson is expressing disappointment that Education Minister Fayval Williams has seemingly failed to give a strong commitment toward addressing teachers’ concerns regarding...

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 12:10 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: EDUCATION MINISTER Fayval Williams has announced that a draft of the long-awaited grooming policy for schools will be made available in time for the September 4 start of the new school year. Addressing yesterday’s third and final...

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