WESTERN BUREAU: Sandals 2:0, the reimagined tropical paradise, has emerged as a testament to the late tourism magnate Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart’s deep connection to Jamaica. With a unique blend of elements, including signature hand crafted bean-to-bar...
Prohibitive inter-regional travel, connectivity issues, climate change and investment concerns are among the main factors threatening to derail the Caribbean’s record as the fastest recovering tourism region in the world post the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jamaican-born obstetrician gynaecologist Dr Monique Rainford has been causing quite a stir in the United States with the release of her new book, ‘Pregnant While Black’. The book seeks to address the issue of maternal health and justice in America...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ announced plans to relocate the Tinson Pen Aerodrome, to expand cargo space for the country’s ports, has put stakeholders at the Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston facility in a bind. The Government’s plans...
WESTERN BUREAU: At age 20, Debbie Baker became involved with a group of drug smugglers, quickly moving up the ranks. By age 21, she was serving 10 years in a Panamanian prison for drug trafficking. Baker was second in command of the drug ring,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Joy Thorpe, a convicted drug mule and the only female among a group of 37 Jamaicans recently deported, is threatening to sue the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons for the inhumane and cruel conditions she said she faced...
WESTERN BUREAU: His friendship is as solid as a rock; hard as a diamond and fortified as gold. Prominent Montego Bay business magnate, and founder of Pier One, Robert ‘Ducksie’ Russell celebrated his 75th birthday last Saturday on the waterfront in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Taking guests and staff on a trip down memory lane to the years when Harry Belafonte sang Island in the Sun, the 65-year-old Jamaica Inn, Ocho Rios, hosted its blue sapphire jubilee last Tuesday night, paying tribute to old-time...
WESTERN BUREAU: There was no pre-requisite that a Jamaican-born actor had to be cast in the musical, The Harder They Come, moreover, actor Andrew Clarke wasn’t looking to be handed an olive branch. The sole Jamaica-born actor confirmed to play in...
Growing up in Jamaica, Marlene Gordon had no idea she was poor, as any inkling of hardship was eclipsed with love, shaping her identity and self-confidence. Born in Kingston, Gordon spent her early years in Round Hill, St Elizabeth, where she...
Unmarried, with merely 26 years under his belt, Aaron Ballantyne has become an expert on directing people’s journey in The Pursuit of Greatness, The Pursuit of Love and The Pursuit of Life. Inspired to write three books on the themes at age 25,...
The only black woman on the executive and lone Jamaican medical director at Connecticut’s Greenwich Hospital, Dr Kisha Mitchell-Richards has won the first Phil McWhorter Physician of the Year Award at the United States health facility. Mitchell-...
WESTERN BUREAU: Two home-grown Jamaicans have joined forces to invest US$100 million into the construction of a multipurpose vacation and residential resort that will reshape Jamaica’s tourism capital, Montego Bay in St James. Ground was broken...
As Caribbean countries reel from the losses caused by the absence of critical intra-regional travel, stakeholders are calling on the region’s governments to take immediate action to resolve the issue. “Having the regional capacity to move our...
Adam Stewart has under his leadership portfolio 10 major companies, and with Sandals 2.0 a reality, the executive chairman of the luxury-included resort brand is dominating prime time when it comes to creative innovativeness. The Sunday Gleaner...
Kevin Lewin’s shooter asked him if he could recall the licence plate of the vehicle which slammed head-on into his in a hit-and-run collision. Little did he know that the man who questioned him had come back to silence him. Today, the immigration...
The vibe was pure magic, the ambience majestic, the venue peaceful and tranquil, as hundreds of Montegonians converged on Bear Mountain in the Hudson Highlands, New York, USA, last weekend. There was unconditional love, camaraderie, family time,...
Born in 1948, Shalman Scott, one of the most prominent mayors to lead the St James Municipal Corporation and the city of Montego Bay, had the privilege of experiencing Jamaica’s Independence in 1962. Not known to hold back his opinions on matters...
WESTERN BUREAU: For four months, Jamaica has been waiting for it, and this Sunday, Beverley Manley Duncan will tell her story in Beverley Manley Uncensored. The entire country has been waiting to hear from the former wife of late Prime Minister...
WESTERN BUREAU: Powered by the feats of their nationalist grandfather, the late Cecil Hugh Donaldson, four of his grandchildren committed to carrying on his legacy as torchbearers during a thanksgiving service at the St James Parish Church...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett is forecasting that the city of Montego Bay will earn between $5 billion and $6 billion from the staging of Reggae Sumfest 2022. The festival, which took a two-year hiatus from the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Steering clear of nations that marginalise, harm and kill them because of the colour of their skin, blacks from 30 different countries have embarked on an exodus into Jamaica. With a high concentration from the United States,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Andrea Timmonds* had an out-of-body experience, expressing that her heart went straight to her gut when Russia launched a military assault on Ukraine last Thursday. The single mother of twin boys studying medicine in Ukraine, who up...
WESTERN BUREAU: Just like the blast that shook the buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, last Thursday, this was the same impact news of the invasion had on two Ukrainians living in Jamaica. “I was shaking, and it was very difficult to stop,” journalist...
WESTERN BUREAU: A red-and-white Austrian flag stood tall, depicting the Vienna opera theme which embraced the food and fashion that created the mood for the 2022 Hanover Charities (HC) Sugar Cane Ball. Montego Bay’s Tai Flora transformed the...
