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Published:Friday | July 14, 2017 | 6:52 PMChristopher Thomas

High Court Justice Vivienne Harris is to make a ruling on July 18 on how to proceed against Damion Cargill, one of the three inmates charged with murder in relation to the 2014 death of Mario Deane. Cargill is a deaf-mute and at a special hearing...

Published:Monday | July 10, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:As part of its ongoing drive to combat St James' growing rat infestation problem, the health department will this morning launch a baiting exercise to encompass sections of the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay.Lennox Wallace, the...

Published:Monday | July 10, 2017 | 5:47 PMChristopher Thomas

Constable Kaye Falconer who was convicted of harbouring a fugitive has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison. The sentence was handed down on Friday in the St James Parish Court. At one point, the policewoman was seen wiping...

Published:Thursday | July 6, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says his ministry will prioritise the welfare of the nation's homeless population during the 2017 hurricane season and is planning to outfit parish infirmaries as temporary shelters for...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

Western Bureau:Constable Kaye Falconer, the Montego Bay-based policewoman who was convicted in February for harbouring a fugitive, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in the St James Parish Court on Friday.Falconer, whose sentencing was...

Published:Wednesday | July 5, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says that as part of a cost-saving exercise, the Government will be taking steps to close approximately 200 of the 900 disaster shelters across the country.McKenzie, who was addressing...

Published:Thursday | July 6, 2017 | 3:00 PMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:As the Government continues to make preparations for the 2017 hurricane season, Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie is urging parish disaster coordinators across the country to take their responsibilities seriously by making...

Published:Tuesday | July 4, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Renowned western Jamaica-based family psychologist Dr Beverly Scott believes it is absolutely important that children who witnessed murderous incidents, such as last Friday's gun slaying of nine-year-old Kela Bailey of Hendon-Norwood...

Published:Sunday | July 2, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Stakeholders in St Elizabeth think there is an urgent need to improve the education of farmers in a bid to improve the overall quality of the local agriculture sector, as well as to help develop an understanding of food safety issues....

Published:Tuesday | June 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Noxious fumes that have left Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay operating below capacity since the start of the year resurfaced yesterday when several nurses called in sick."Despite what has been said, the situation remains...

Published:Tuesday | June 27, 2017 | 10:42 AMChristopher Thomas

The sentencing of police constable Kaye Falconer has again been postponed and the policewoman, who was out on bail, has been remanded into custody. Falconer, who was found guilty of harbouring a fugitive, was set to be sentenced yesterday in the St...

Published:Tuesday | June 20, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Education Minister Ruel Reid believes that in order to get maximum economic benefits, the education sector must focus on providing prospective university graduates with the type of training that suits the demands of the local labour...

Published:Monday | June 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:The St James police could soon be putting in increased security measures within the precincts of the St James Parish Court in Montego Bay as an extra layer of protection when persons considered to be high risk are down to appear in...

Published:Monday | June 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

Head of Operations for the St James Police, Deputy Superintendent, Gary McKenzie, says the police will be paying closer attention to potential threats to defendants who attend the St James Parish Court. The commitment follows an incident last...

Published:Thursday | June 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Montego Bay Mayor Homer Davis says that effective Monday, June 5, several streets in the western city will be designated no-vending zones and a ban will be placed on the sale of ground provisions along the roadways."No vending will be...

Published:Thursday | June 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:There were numerous 'milk moustaches' on the smiling faces of students at the Barracks Road and Bickersteth Primary schools in St James on Thursday, as they took part in Jamaica's second annual celebration of World Milk Day, as...

Published:Wednesday | May 31, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Montego Bay mayor Homer Davis said the St James Municipal Corporation will be taking action against business operators whose unhygienic practices are contributing to the ongoing rat infestation that has been plaguing the parish."We...

Published:Thursday | June 1, 2017 | 11:04 AMChristopher Thomas

The sentencing of police Constable Kaye Falconer who pleaded guilty to harbouring a fugitive has been pushed back to June 26. The sentencing hearing was scheduled for yesterday in the St James Parish Court. However, the matter was...

Published:Tuesday | May 30, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

The case against the three inmates charged with the murder of Mario Deane has been moved to the Home Circuit Court. Marvin Orr, Adrian Morgan and Damion Cargill are to appear in the court on June 29. The venue was changed yesterday because the...

Published:Tuesday | May 30, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU: The three police officers who are facing multiple charges arising from the 2014 incident in which Mario Deane was badly beaten while in police custody and subsequently died in hospital were given a new mention date when they...

Published:Friday | May 26, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Senior Superintendent of Police Marlon Nesbeth, who heads the St James Police Division, said young people, especially girls and young women, should be careful about falling prey to bogus 'talent searchers' who they meet either online...

Published:Thursday | May 25, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:The fourth, fifth and sixth floors at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay are now ready to be put back into full service as the rehabilitation work to get that section of the hospital, which houses the operating...

Published:Thursday | May 25, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

The Western Regional Health Authority says the three floors at the Cornwall Regional Hospital which house the operating theatre and intensive care unit, should be ready for use by next week Tuesday. Operations were halted at the 400-bed type-A...

Published:Wednesday | May 24, 2017 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU: With the hurricane season looming on the horizon, the municipal corporations in western Jamaica are now fast tracking preparations, having recently experienced a period of erratic rainfall, which resulted in flooding in...

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2017 | 2:34 PMChristopher Thomas

WESTERN BUREAU:Despite the fact that murders have raced passed the 100 mark since the start of the year, the Police High Command in St James is still claiming some success, as, according Senior Superintendent of Police Marlon Nesbeth, they have...

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