WESTERN BUREAU:Dana Minto, the 50-year-old nurse who was involved in an accident which claimed the lives of two persons in Glendevon last week, was offered bail on Friday in the sum of $500,000 when she appeared in the St James Parish Court.Minto,...
WESTERN BUREAU:Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie is urging residents of Westmoreland to protect their street lights, especially the new energy-saving lights, from criminals who would seek to destroy them to create a cover of darkness to...
Western Bureau:Despite a promise made by Montego Bay Mayor Homer Davis just over a month ago, the St James Municipal Corporation was up to last week yet to visit the city's Old Shoe Market, where health and infrastructure issues are badly in need of...
WESTERN BUREAU:While welcoming the recently announced extension to the zone of special operations (ZOSO) in Mt Salem, St James, some religious leaders in the parish believe the crime-fighting initiative should be extended to other communities.Last...
WESTERN BUREAU:Dr Asburn Pinnock, president of The Mico University College, said lottery scammers should be recruited into using their skills to market Jamaica, instead of using their obvious persuasive abilities to commit criminal acts.Pinnock made...
WESTERN BUREAU:Assistant Superintendent of Police Coleridge Minto, the director of safety and security in schools in the Ministry of Education, says that based on a 2012 study, 50 per cent of the persons imprisoned in Jamaica had dropped out of...
WESTERN BUREAU:Despite the efforts of environmentalists in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, to raise awareness about the local sea turtle population, Christine O'Sullivan, a lecturer in environmental studies at the University of Technology, believes...
WESTERN BUREAU:As Jamaicans continue recognising Breast Cancer Awareness Month, consultant general surgeon Dr Machell Stubbs is calling for a stronger education and support system so that persons with breast cancer can receive more...
WESTERN BUREAU:The case against Gregory Roberts and Mario Morrison, the two men charged with murder in relation to the death of 15-year-old Green Pond High School student Shineka Gray earlier this year, has been committed for hearing in the St James...
The case against the two men charged with the murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Shineka Gray, has been sent to the St James Circuit Court for a committal hearing in January. The case against Gregory Roberts and Mario...
WESTERN BUREAU:Despite the distraction caused by recent statements from Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) managing director Omar Sweeny, which infuriated some residents of Mount Salem in St James, the parish's Peace Management Initiative (PMI)...
The inmates who are charged with the death of Mario Deane are to return to court next month. Marvin Orr and Adrian Morgan will return to the St James Circuit Court on October 12, when their medical records are expected to be brought before the...
WESTERN BUREAU:Marvin Orr and Adrian Morgan, two of three inmates charged in connection with the death of Mario Deane, will return to the St James Circuit Court on October 12, when their medical records are expected to be handed over to the court....
WESTERN BUREAU:Reverend Kesla Forbes, pastor of the Pitfour Gospel Chapel in St James, is calling on the security forces to take steps to address the crime problems in Granville in a manner similar to what is unfolding under the zone of special...
WESTERN BUREAU:Montego Bay Mayor Homer Davis has said the St James Municipal Corporation will be moving swiftly to address the issue of unsanitary practices at the city's Old Shoe Market, which were brought to the fore by the St James Health...
WESTERN BUREAU:Mario Morrison and Gregory Roberts, the men charged with the murder of 15-year-old Shineka Gray earlier this year, will return to the St James Parish Court on October 9 when their case will be heard for committal to the Circuit Court....
The St James Parish Court has delayed its decision on a committal proceeding against Mario Morrison and Gregory Roberts, who are charged with the murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Shineka Gray. Parish judge Sandria Wong-Small put off the matter...
WESTERN BUREAU:High Court Justice Glen Brown has taken the Ministry of Justice to task for failing to create additional courtroom space for the St James Parish Court despite several appeals over the past few years for extra facilities to help reduce...
WESTERN BUREAU:Three of the five policemen who are facing charges arising from the death of Trelawny resident Kamoza Clarke will have their case heard in the Trelawny Circuit Court on November 6.Sergeant Derrick Henry and district constables Alwayne...
WESTERN BUREAU:The absence of two of the defence attorneys for the three police officers charged in connection with the 2014 death of Mario Deane resulted in the case, which came up for mention in the St James Parish Court yesterday, being put off...
WESTERN BUREAU:Plans are afoot for justices of the peace (JPs) in Hanover and Westmoreland to be trained so that they will be in a state of readiness to participate in zones of special operations (ZOSO), the Government's latest initiative to battle...
WESTERN BUREAU:While Westmoreland is one of the leading parishes affected by crime and violence in western Jamaica, if azone of special operations (ZOSO) should be announced there, the local justices of the peace (JP) would be at a loss as to what...
The Ministry of Justice is to meet on Wednesday with Justices of the Peace (JP) from St James and Trelawny about their roles and responsibilities in a zone of special operations. The meeting is to be held at the Royalton White Sands Resort in...
