Western Bureau:The Montego Bay High School for Girls kicked off its week of activities in celebration of its, 80th anniversary with a church service at which past and present students were in attendance on Sunday, including past graduates from the...
WESTERN BUREAU:The case against three St James residents who were arrested on drug-related charges following a police raid in September has been put off until November 25, as a number of documents are still outstanding.Sanjae Smythe, Raymond...
Western Bureau:In a staunch defence of his stewardship and that of the staff at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, outgoing chairman of the.
Montego Bay's mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, has revealed that discussions are to be held with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in December for the implementation of the much-touted Montego Bay Action Plan."The 'One Bay for All' Action...
Western Bureau:THE CASE against the three inmates accused of the beating death of Mario Deane last April has been set for mention on November 30, when the next sitting of the St James Circuit Court is scheduled to begin.Resident Magistrate Sandria...
Western Bureau:three St James men charged in July for allegedly stealing aviation fuel from Jamaica Aircraft Refuelling Services (JARS) in Montego Bay, St James, had their bails extended when they appeared in court on Tuesday.Dave Morris, Rayon...
Members of the Orange District of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Churches, in St James, came out in large numbers recently for a community project, which saw them doing beautification and repair works on the Adelphi Police Station.The church members,...
WESTERN BUREAU:The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, in Jamaica, has made it clear that it will not tolerate its members taking part in the lottery scam, following the arrest of two pastors of unspecified denominations in Westmoreland, in...
Western Bureau:Western Jamaica-based family therapist Dr Beverley Scott believes the key to rescuing young people from a life of lawlessness lies in addressing parenting issues first."Parents need to deal with themselves first ... . I was speaking...
WESTERN BUREAU:Phillip Paulwell, Jamaica's minister of science, technology, energy and mining, says Jamaica, which is currently taking on US$200 million worth of investments in renewable energy, will be the Caribbean leader in the use of renewable...
WESTERN BUREAU:Yoni Epstein, president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), said the organisation would be aiming to help people in the western city find employment."We have decided to start a programme called 'Sign Up,...
WESTERN BUREAU:Edmond Marsh, vice-president of business development at the Port Authority of Jamaica, has announced that his organisation will speed up modernisation of the Montego Bay shipping port to support the conversion of the Jamaica Public...
The Ministry of Health, through the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), has approved a J$12.27 million contract to perform much-needed expansion work on the Green Pond Type One Health Centre in St James.The expansion work, which will be...
Owen Sinclair, owner and founder of Sinclair's Bargain Centre in Savanna-la-mar, Westmoreland, has been the company's main proprietor for more than 55 years, despite being well past the age of retirement. And he has no plans to retire."If you buy...
Tony Hart, founder of the Hart Group of Companies, may be semi-retired at 83 years of age, but he is still active in the running of the enterprise's associated businesses, and is leading a very productive life otherwise.A business giant in Montego...
WESTERN BUREAU:The case against three St James men, who were arrested in July for allegedly stealing aviation fuel from Jamaica Aircraft Refuelling Services (JARS) in Montego Bay, has been set for mention in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's...
It was a case of shoes galore at the Chester Castle All-Age School in Hanover on Wednesday as all the students were given new shoes courtesy of the United States based Darryl S. Brister (DSB) International Ministries in a ceremony at the school.At...
WESTERN BUREAU:Dolfin Doeman, the chief of the St James Fire Department, said the absence of a fireboat has significantly reduced the capacity of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to fight fires on the seas surrounding towns like Montego Bay."A...
It was quite an interesting day at the St James High School in Montego Bay last Monday as the school, which started back in 1961 as Montego Bay Senior School, started the new school year by staging a colourful ceremony to mark its 54th anniversary....
Western Bureau:Several business stakeholders in Montego Bay are of the view that the main reason branches of Kingston-based businesses sometimes fail in the western city is because of their failure to connect with the local community.Speaking during...
Western Bureau:Gloria Henry, president of the Montego Bay Chamberof Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), says there is a need for more garbage trucks and litter wardens to help drive the chamber's 'My MoBay' initiative to clean up the western city."The...
Western Bureau:A key component of the upcoming Montego Bay Expo 2015 will be a job fair, which is aimed at presenting career options to tertiary-level and high-school students in western Jamaica, who might be interested in pursuing a career in the...
WESTERN BUREAU:The case against two inmates accused of beating Marvin Orr, one of the suspects in the death of Mario Deane while in police custody, last August, took a new twist on Thursday when the complainant expressed a desire not to continue the...
WESTERN BUREAU:Pastor Charles Brevitt, the outspoken head of Granville Seventh-day Adventist Church in St James, has said special efforts must be made to get young people to appreciate the value of honest labour as a means of getting them to reject...
