WESTERN BUREAU:Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the National Water Commissioner (NWC) is now taking steps to install solar panels at the Mona Reservoir in Kingston in an effort to reduce its energy consumption."The NWC is coordinating with another...
WESTERN BUREAU:Opposition Senator Damion Crawford is of the view that Jamaica will be in serious trouble over the next 30 years if the education system is not adequately tweaked to engage the minds of the current generation of children.Crawford, who...
WESTERN BUREAU:Mayor of Montego Bay Homer Davis says that he is moving to establish an advisory committee to forge greater linkages between the St James Municipal Corporation and the local business community in a bid to foster a more orderly...
WESTERN BUREAU:Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw has said unclaimed money in the banking sector is being targeted to establish a development fund that will provide funding for ganja farmers and other members of the small and medium-sized enterprises...
WESTERN BUREAU:Small ganja farmers seeking a stake in the emerging cannabis industry are worried that inadequate funding to streamline their cultivation could relegate them to plantation workers when the multibillion-dollar industry takes shape."We...
WESTERN BUREAU:If he had the power and the authority, Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, said he would legalise every drug in the world, returning to mankind to the freedom of choice with which they were created.Fox, who ruled drug-ravaged...
WESTERN BUREAU:Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson said that while some of the nation's children pose a danger to the police, he is urging the lawmen to obey the rules of engagements as outlined under the Child Justice Guidelines (CJG...
WESTERN BUREAU:Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw yesterday said that the United States Government has an obligation to facilitate greater levels of transparency that can help small and medium-size entrepreneurs access funding to invest in medical...
WESTERN BUREAU:Montego Bay Mayor Homer Davis is warning ganja smokers attending the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo in St James not to light and puff their chalice in public spaces in the western city.Davis was addressing the opening...
Dr Grace McLean, chief education officer at the Ministry of Education, said that they were working assiduously to give teachers the necessary support to make sure that there are no irregularities in the preparation of students for the new Primary...
WESTERN BUREAU:Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said that with more than 100,000 new airline seats secured from North America, South America and Europe, Jamaica should expect a bumper 2018 winter tourist season.Bartlett made the announcement while...
WESTERN BUREAU:National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says if it comes to that, the government is prepared to be more aggressive in pursuing criminal elements murdering children and other law-abiding citizens in Westmoreland by raising the bar...
WESTERN BUREAU:Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says the Government is looking to acquire the parcel of land in front of the Freeport Police Station, in Montego Bay, St James, to build a new state-of-the-art court facility which will be able to...
WESTERN BUREAU:Plans are now afoot for persons living at the Retirement Landfill in St James to be provided with suitable housing on lands approved by the minister of local government."The lands have been identified, and we have asked the St James...
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says that although murders across the country have declined by approximately 20 per cent, it is not the time for the Government to end the states of public emergency or gloat and celebrate the reduction."This year,...
WESTERN BUREAU:The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) will have to finance the completion of its new multimillion-dollar municipal building as the Government has terminated the contract with NR Diaram Construction Company after the company...
WESTERN BUREAU:Dr Anthony Vendryes, a strong advocate for holistic medical treatment, says it would be intellectually dishonest for medical doctors to turn their backs on cannabis, given the overwhelming evidence of its medical virtues."There is a...
Western Bureau:The Ski Mask gang, which was partially wiped out last March when six of its top-tier members were killed in a gunfight with a police-military patrol on the Trelawny-St James border, is back on the radar of lawmen and creating serious...
WESTERN BUREAU:Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said that commencing this October, several new flights will be making their landing at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St James, directly out of Eastern Europe."We are expecting to...
WESTERN BUREAU:two justice centres opened in Trelawny and Westmoreland just under four months ago by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck are still not functional due to the absence of electricity, water, and furniture, among other issues.In April this...
WESTERN BUREAU:The government will be spending J$550 million to build 76 housing units in Albion, St James and to effect repairs to a road that is expected to transform the neighbouring communities of Canterbury and North Gully into viable working-...
WESTERN BUREAU:Dr Grace McLean, chief education officer in the ministry of education, said primary school teachers and parents, who have not fully grasped the method of teaching the contents of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), will be further engaged...
WESTERN BUREAU:Dr Horace Chang, Member of Parliament (MP) for North West St James, said the government has engaged the services of China Harbour Engineering Company Limited to redesign the drainage system in Montego Bay to prevent further flooding....
Western Bureau:Investment giant Money-Masters Limited last week unveiled its multiple portfolio funds in Montego Bay, St James, geared towards providing members of the business community with greater opportunities to stimulate economic growth.The...
WESTERN BUREAU:Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Audley Shaw is urging local and foreign investors to launch out into what he has described as the "blue economy" and invest in canned tuna for the export market, which he said is valued at...
