Published:Friday | October 28, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
For the first time in its 15-year history, the 2016 edition of the GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza will not be staged at Independence Park in Black River, St Elizabeth, a situation that has left the promoter of the popular Christmas night concert...
Published:Thursday | October 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Gloria Henry, has added her voice to the many voices that are now speaking out against the recent spate of killing in Montego Bay and the wider St. James.Henry, who spoke at last...
Published:Monday | October 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:St James is now standing on the doorstep of dubious history as the parish registered its 212th murder over the past weekend, equalling last year's record-breaking tally.This year is now on the verge of becoming the bloodiest year in...
Published:Friday | October 21, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:Gun violence erupted in several St James communities on Thursday night as armed thugs once again wreaked havoc, killing one man and injuring six other persons, as 2016 remains on course to becoming the bloodiest year in the history of...
Published:Thursday | October 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
WESTERN BUREAU:With the rumblings on the ground suggesting that local government elections are imminent, the five parishes in the county of Cornwall are poised to fall squarely in the crosshairs of both the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and...
Published:Monday | October 17, 2016 | 11:38 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:Dr Christopher Ogunsalu, the outspoken Montego Bay-based University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer, says Sir Hilary Beckles, the university's vice-chancellor, made a big mistake last week when he apologised for an earlier...
Published:Friday | October 7, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
As the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) takes steps to resolve the vexed issue of the noxious fumes affecting the health facility, members of the public are being advised that only emergency cases will be dealt with at the Accident and Emergency...
Published:Tuesday | October 4, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:As most of Jamaica sighed with relief at the minimal impact of Hurricane Matthew, the ongoing lawlessness in Montego Bay,St James, yesterday claimed yet another victim when one man was shot and killed in the volatile 'Vietnam' area in...
Published:Monday | October 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:Amid the nervous wait for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in St James yesterday, one community was thrown into mourning on learning of the brutal murder of a former schoolboy football star. Meanwhile, a robber who tried to give...
Published:Thursday | September 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:The security forces received a major break in the war against gun-slinging thugs in St James yesterday when four guns were seized during a massive joint police-military operation in the neighbouring Glendevon and Norwood communities,...
Published:Wednesday | September 28, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:Police Commissioner Dr Carl Williams yesterday stated that while the security forces could do well with more crime-fighting assets in violence-torn St James, he is confident that between the army and the police, the wanton lawlessness...
Published:Sunday | September 25, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:Following a tour of sections of crime-ravaged St James yesterday, during which he met with the top leadership of the security forces and key business stakeholders, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he has been given an assurance that...
Published:Thursday | September 22, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau: St James, especially the parish capital, Montego Bay, is now gripped by fear and anxiety as gun-toting thugs continue to wreak murderous havoc, killing and maiming with impunity as the parish’s murder count races towards 200...
Published:Thursday | September 15, 2016 | 2:19 PMAdrian Frater
When former Prime Minister Bruce Golding officially opened the US$269-million cruise ship pier in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, residents of the historic Georgian town could only envisage one thing - prosperity in their immediate...
Published:Saturday | September 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
WESTERN BUREAU:Residents of Turks Avenue in Cornwall Court, Montego Bay, are hopping mad at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) in the aftermath of last Sunday afternoon's power surge and outage which damaged numerous electronic items, including...
Published:Sunday | September 4, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Having been properly warmed up by the refreshing early performances from emerging Jamaican acts Black Hero, Person of Interest, Brady O'Conner, Zia Benjamin and October Rain, Mexico-based Jamaican singer Kassiano and the more seasoned Lee 'Scratch'...
Published:Thursday | August 25, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:Despite the myriad challenges plaguing the sugar sector, including some 120 Westmoreland-based small farmers walking away from the industry last year, stakeholders at yesterday's Gleaner Editors' forum, in Westmoreland, noted that...
Published:Wednesday | August 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:AFTER A mere one-year partnership arrangement with the world-renown High Times Magazine, the local-based group Rastafari In Inity (RII) will be taking full control of the 2016 staging of the annual ganja festival, Rastafari Rootzfest...
Published:Wednesday | July 27, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Just a week after critical stakeholders painted a damning picture of Falmouth at a Gleaner Editor's Forum, the Ministry of Tourism has announced that a whopping J$1.1 billion is to be spent to complete ongoing projects in the Trelawny parish capital...
Published:Thursday | July 21, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Despite the emergence of the business processing outsourcing (BPO) sector as a major money-earner, tourism, which encompasses thousands of hotel rooms, lush green golf courses, and beautiful beaches, remains Montego Bay's premier calling card....
Published:Thursday | July 21, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Jamaica, which is currently struggling to come to grips with a spate of ongoing lawlessness, has got the bulk of the 100 district constables who were recently inducted into the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).Following six weeks of training...
Published:Thursday | July 7, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Based on the assessment of some behavioural therapists, medical disorder could be at the heart of some of the vicious murders that have transformed sections of western Jamaica, especially Montego Bay, into a virtual killing field.In looking back at...
Published:Thursday | July 7, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:For the loyal fans of dancehall music, the Dancehall Night segment of Reggae Sumfest 2016 should be a blast as based on the classy line-up of stars, it is almost a given that the entertainment will be rich.In fact, had it not been for...
