WESTERN BUREAU: Three men were held and two others are being sought after more than $2 million worth of gadgets stolen from partygoers in Negril on the weekend were recovered when a smartphone tracking feature led police to the gang of suspected...
WESTERN BUREAU: Single dad Dennis Williams is overjoyed and grateful for the outpouring of support he has received for his nine-year-old son, Devonte Williams, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth. In a Gleaner article published on March...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE REJUVENATED Big Heart Ministry came alive at the Family Church on the Rock in Montego Bay recently as care packages were distributed to 100 community members, as part of the ministry’s initiative that has been taking place for...
WESTERN BUREAU: The feeling of being stuck on an island surrounded by a treacherous river, 22-year-old Bertram Talbert said as threatening as the waters were to lives, he felt he had to be strong for his friends. Talbert was one of seven students...
WESTERN BUREAU: “MJ dead! MJ dead lef mi gone!” Those were the gut-wrenching words tearfully expressed by Sandra McIntosh-Bryan, after her 11-year-old son, Jason Bryan Jr, succumbed to injuries in hospital on Monday. Jason was hit by a car on...
WESTERN BUREAU: “I AM just sorry I was not there when the house went up in flames.” That was the painful, heart-wrenching regret Joseph Innerarity expressed after hearing news of the passing of his father, 85-year-old Fredrick Innerarity, in the...
AIMING TO cauterise lawlessness in the city of Montego Bay, the police and municipal authorities launched several major operations in St James on Wednesday. From as early as 6 a.m., the team, which involved the Island Traffic Authority (ITA),...
WESTERN BUREAU: INTEREST among youth applying to become justices of the peace (JP) in St James was evident at the commissioning ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall last Thursday. Among the newly commissioned JPs, 60 per...
WESTERN BUREAU: Some students from schools across western Jamaica are pleased that the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (MBCCI) Security Summit examined several concerns affecting them. The summit was held on Wednesday and Thursday...
WESTERN BUREAU: HAVING GROWN up with a love of animals, especially dogs, from an early age, Trinity Pierce now spends her free time caring for ‘man’s best friend, while advocating for their care and training. Nineteen-year-old Pierce, who was born...
WESTERN BUREAU: There was a time when most boys would play with toy guns. But for Howard Nelson, he could have had a real gun if he wanted to from as early as age six as his father, who was the deputy don of Rema in Kingston, let him pull the...
WESTERN BUREAU: A PATHWAY within the volatile community of Paradise, Norwood, leads to an unfinished house in which resides a young, single father, Dennis Williams, in a one-bedroom structure with his nine-year-son, Devonte Williams, who was...
WESTERN BUREAU: ROSES ARE red, violets are blue, although disabled, West Haven Children’s home residents were having fun like normal children do, at the Stardae Charity Group-hosted fun day treat. Located in the hills of Copse, Hanover, there are...
Western Bureau: Sponsorship and fundraising have saved the Western Relays, as the competition has gotten the green light to host its 43rd staging set for Saturday, February 12, at the GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport in St...
WESTERN BUREAU: A BUSH-INFESTED path which can be quite treacherous leads to the partially burnt one-bedroom zinc shack which now houses Jeffery Barron. In his best days, he resided in a three-bedroom house with his family, but on June 24, 2019,...
WESTERN BUREAU: With informal vendors, unruly taxi operators, pickpockets, and prostitutes all contributing to the disorder plaguing Montego Bay, renowned publisher Lloyd B. Smith, who has served the city in various capacities over the years, is...
WESTERn BUREAU: The spirit of Christmas came alive at the Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay on Wednesday when New Fortress Energy partnered with Food For The Poor Jamaica (FFTP) to distribute food hampers to 200 families, who...
WESTERN BUREAU: “We should play our part,” were the encouraging words of Yakinie Mitchell, president of Edu-Enrichment Team (EET), to his members as they coordinated a coastal clean-up project at the Harmony Beach Park and the River Bay Fishing...
WESTERN BUREAU: As the nation continues its relentless drive to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the St James Health Department and the St James Municipal Corporation jointly staged a vaccination project for mentally ill and homeless...
WESTERN BUREAU: “We believe as youths, we were born to make a difference.” Those are the words that the Foster Triplets made actionable last Friday when they donated an infant incubator and a bilirubinometer, valued at $1.5 million, to the...
WESTERN BUREAU: As the debate continues to rage as to whether or not unvaccinated students should be barred from face-to-face classes when the new school year starts, students in western Jamaica are expressing mixed views on what is emerging as a...
WESTERN BUREAU: IT WAS against a backdrop of elegance, charm, and humour at the Day-O-Plantation in Montego Bay on Saturday evening, that 33-year-old air traffic controller Amber-Gail Grandison created history by becoming the youngest president in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Petting and rearing giant rabbits is a pleasurable exercise for brothers Stevon and Damien Nembhard of Stevens Run in Nain, St Elizabeth, who are determined to create a viable business out of what, to them, is more than a hobby....
Seven students at the Bogue Hill Primary and Infant School were grateful after receiving tablets from Bishop Conrad Pitkin, custos of St James. During the ceremony, Pitkin, who initiated this drive, said that education is very important for our...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jermaine ‘Crabby’ Morris has vowed to claw his way back to establishing an even more successful enterprise after thieves raided his crab pen on Tuesday night, making off with the vast majority of his male crabs. Despite being...
