WESTERN BUREAU: In Jamaica this month, a conference titled, ‘Gifted Children: Moving Toward Inclusion’, will take place at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC) in Granville, St James. The college’s Special Education Department will be hosting the...
WESTERN BUREAU: AN INCREASE in social patients, dengue, and respiratory cases has pushed the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland beyond its operational capacity into a bed space crisis. Camille Lewin, chief executive officer (CEO...
WESTERN BUREAU The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) says it is getting closer to finalising a collaborative venture to construct a municipal animal pound to keep stray animals off the streets. Bertel Moore, mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, shared...
WESTERN BUREAU: MARCIA WEATHERS, a food safety officer affiliated with the Clarendon Health Department under the South East Regional Health Authority, has been recognised as the recipient of the prestigious title, 2023 Public Health Inspector of...
WESTERN BUREAU: MICHAEL MYLES, president of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), has cautioned against conflating the mitigation of the dengue virus with that of an event. Myles, who spoke at the One Health, One Global...
WESTERN BUREAU: The implementation of a washstand for the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) fleet in Negril, Westmoreland, is expected to significantly contribute to the longevity of these vehicles by facilitating improved maintenance practices. That’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: IN ORDER to prepare himself to one day run his own firm, Gilberto Jackson, 19, of York Bush, Mount Cary, St James, has enrolled at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Western Jamaica Campus, to study business management....
Western Bureau: Lieutenant Colonel Hartley Perrin, custos of Westmoreland, has advised freshly commissioned justices of the peace (JPs) to be cautious while certifying real estate documents, wills, and financial transactions to avoid corruption. “...
Western Bureau: The political impasse that existed in the opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) Westmoreland Western constituency appears to have shifted over to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) after two former councillors, Ian Myles and...
It was a sombre morning at the Savanna-la-Mar Primary School in Westmoreland as the school held a special devotion to pay tribute to former grade two teacher Daneille Blake, who died tragically in a car accident on the Font Hill main road in St...
WESTERN BUREAU: Legal and Constitutional Affairs Minister Marlene Malahoo Forte has suggested that there are deliberate efforts being made to blow the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) off course as it pursues its mandate. The minister also...
WESTERN BUREAU: MAYOR of Savanna-la-Mar Bertel Moore said that the acquisition of heat extraction fans has pushed the timeline for the completion of phase one of the restoration of the Savanna-la-Mar Market in Westmoreland closer to the end of this...
WESTERN BUREAU: ALTHOUGH SCREENING for breast cancer is crucial, Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), argues that more attention should be paid to raising public awareness in order to reduce the...
WESTERN BUREAU: St James Central Member of Parliament (MP), Heroy Clarke, says constituents and other parish residents will soon be able to access a new sports and recreational complex on the Jarrett Park Guild Club lands. In an interview with The...
WESTERN BUREAU: An attempt to oust the People’s National Party’s (PNP) Bertel Moore as chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation was thwarted on Thursday. Independent councillor Lawton McKenzie of the Grange Hill division intercepted the...
WESTERN BUREAU: WORK HAS been started to facilitate the construction of Westmoreland’s Negril Fruits and Vegetables Market. Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and rural development, whose portfolio includes municipal markets, at a town...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE PEOPLE’S National Party (PNP) has called for Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis to conduct a special audit of the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s (CRH) ongoing multibillion-dollar rehabilitation project. More than $4 billion has...
WESTERN BUREAU: A strike by disgruntled taxi operators disrupted classes and the local transportation network in Westmoreland yesterday when they blocked the main road between Grange Hill and Savanna-la-Mar and demanded its immediate...
Western Bureau: The reversion of Willie Delisser Boulevard to two-way traffic, as well as the enforcement of delivery truck traffic rules, is expected to provide immediate and sustained temporary relief from traffic congestion in the north coastal...
WESTERN BUREAU: A four-suite luxury addition to the island’s south coast tourism offerings by Bluefields Bay Villas has inspired Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett to step up their marketing efforts for tourists who are seeking higher dollar value...
WESTERN BUREAU: NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Dr Horace Chang says the escalation of criminal activities in Westmoreland has ignited a dire need to have the Frome and Little London police station buildings now under construction put into operation...
WESTERN BUREAU: Hailing the new policy for grooming in public schools as a step in the right direction, elder Lewis Brown is hoping that workplaces will further narrow the gap between mainstream culture and Rastafarians by allowing them to freely...
WESTERN BUREAU: SIX YEARS after the Government invested nearly $1 billion in the development of an artisan village in Falmouth, Trelawny, the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) wants to know why the facility has not yet been included in the...
WESTERN BUREAU: ADMINISTRATORS FROM the Ministry of Education and schools in Westmoreland have admitted to countering the effects of teacher resignations, as the new school year began on Monday. Godfrey Drummond, president of the Westmoreland arm...
WESTERN BUREAU: DESMOND MCKENZIE, whose portfolio covers the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), says Capital Heights gully in Green Pond, St James, poses a serious flooding concern for Montego Bay and must be fixed. “...
