WESTERN BUREAU: The fates of some planned multibillion-dollar developments in Negril hang in the balance as the town grapples with a longstanding water crisis that anxious business owners and residents wait eagerly to see if recently unveiled...
Western Bureau: Twenty years later, the daughters of David Bacchas and Cecil Brown are still hurting from the pain of losing their fathers who were killed in a controversial police shooting. They revealed that the ache is even deeper, knowing...
Western Bureau: The current $14.1 billion budget to rehabilitate the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James could increase because of global inflation and other variables, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said while promising that the work will be...
WESTERN BUREAU: Ninety-eight-year-old Maysie Reeves-Mattis would never have imagined that Barrett Town, the community where she has lived all her life, would be overrun with gun-toting hoodlums, wreaking havoc and forcing families to abandon...
With Prime Minister Andrew Holness last week once again sounding the alarm that Jamaica may have to import labour due to a shortage of skilled personnel, David Wan is calling for the retirement age to be extended. The president of the Jamaica...
It was difficult for Cejay McCalla to accept that his three years of studies in Ukraine could be disrupted, as anxiety grew in the city of Kharkiv. He was prayerfully hopeful that the planned Russian invasion was a mere rumour, especially with just...
WESTERN BUREAU: Senior members of the Rastafarian community in Jamaica were a no-show at an appreciation ceremony for His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, held at the chamber of the St James Municipal Corporation yesterday, where a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Relatives, politicians and members of the medical fraternity yesterday reflected on Dr Henry ‘Marco’ Brown’s life of service as they said goodbye to an unassuming family physician and parliamentarian who became Jamaica’s first...
WESTERN BUREAU: HARRY MORRELL, the man who marshalled George Wright’s victorious campaign in the 2020 general election, has all but confirmed the embattled member of parliament’s return to the fold of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). At...
Administrators at the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland are actively seeking to re-engage a 15-year-old, third-form male student who they fear could be lost if allowed to be away from school and exposed to the influence of criminals. “I need...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St Elizabeth police are reporting that a gang feud is behind the parish’s latest double murder, stemming from the shooting of five persons at a bar near Black River on Friday night. Those killed have been identified as 38-year-...
WESTERN BUREAU: Westmoreland stakeholders are hoping that a raft of plans in place to restore peace to the embattled parish will bear immediate fruit, following talks last week with National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang. A 48-hour curfew was...
WESTERN BUREAU: Without a well-stocked ark or a shepherd to tend to their needs, several animals abandoned after a deadly ritual and police raid at a Montego Bay church last weekend were left unattended for days. The situation has triggered a call...
Western Bureau: When Homer Edward Davis, the former mayor of Montego Bay, took the oath of office as a member of parliament (MP) for St James Southern at King’s House last Monday, he became the first local government politician from the parish to...
Western Bureau: In the wake of a massive electoral wipeout for the People’s National Party (PNP) last Thursday in western Jamaica, where the party failed to secure a single seat in the county of Cornwall, two former parliamentarians are calling for...
WESTERN BUREAU: As the race for Gordon House enters the final stretch, the camps of the two main political parties in Westmoreland Central are oozing with confidence. Campaigners for both People’s National Party (PNP) incumbent Dwayne Vaz and the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former president of the Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU), the Reverend Dr George Simpson, died yesterday at the age of 76. Simpson, who served as pastor of the Mount Carey Baptist Church for more than three decades, was shot and stabbed...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) has shelved plans to contest the September 3 general election, citing several challenges, including being barred by several commercial banks from opening an account. In a press release, JPP...
WESTERN BUREAU: With schools across the island closed to combat the spread of coronavirus, studying at home has become the norm for many students at all levels of the education system. The situation has triggered a call for a public education...
