WESTERN BUREAU: FARMERS IN Trelawny, who recently leased former sugar lands from the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers Association (AIJCFA), have got a much-needed boost as COK Solidarity Co-operative Credit Union Limited (COK) is offering...
WESTERN BUREAU: Saddened by the blatant lack of civic pride that has become a feature of national life, Dr Carol Gentles is urging Jamaicans to alter their behaviour so that the nation can return to the type of civility that will lead to a well-...
Western Bureau: The Trelawny Co-operative Credit Union (TCCU) has announced that its current asset base is a whopping J$3.6 billion, which means the institution is now on a solid foundation to approach the future with confidence. The good news...
WESTERN BUREAU: As the countdown to the next local government elections continue, two of the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) councillors in the Trelawny Municipal Corporation have announced they will be walking away from representational...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Rotary Club of Falmouth, Trelawny, has taken on a bold project to assist pregnant women and lactating mothers with healthy meals and counselling as their special project for the 2021-2022 administrative year. The 19-year-old...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Trelawny police have defended the safety of the segment of the North Coast Highway linking the Bengal Bridge to the Martha Brae Overpass, saying that structural flaws were not to blame for fatal accidents recorded this year....
WESTERN BUREAU: It has been all of 12 years since 49-year-old Dennis Green was abandoned by his family at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny, and based on the hospital’s calculation, the price tag to the Government for feeding and...
WESTERN BUREAU: The religious landscape in Trelawny has taken on a $130-million look in the form of the newly constructed Abundant Life Ministry church, which was officially opened in the Bounty Hall community on Monday, July 19. The church, which...
WESTERN BUREAU: The food court at the rat-infested municipal market in Falmouth, Trelawny, has been ordered closed by the parish’s public department, leaving butchers and others who operate from the facility out in the cold. The closure notice,...
WESTERN BUREAU: With some new facilities slated to be created, the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is now embarking on a recruitment drive to fill openings which are expected to be created by the end of 2021. JFB Commissioner Stewart Beckford said new...
WESTERN BUREAU: The decision by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) to relocate the iconic fountain in Water Square in Falmouth, Trelawny, is set to become contentious as stiff resistance is expected from several interest groups who are...
Western Bureau: Homeless persons in Falmouth, Trelawny, are now poised to have a home as Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie broke ground on Thursday for the construction of a $25 million home for the homeless in Falmouth. The building, the...
WESTERN BUREAU: The three years of controversy surrounding a plan by the Ministry of Local Government to construct a J$90-million garbage transfer station in Trelawny has ended, as an appropriate site has been identified in Hyde Hall, near Daniel...
Western Bureau: Falmouth’s new $700-million artisan village, which was created by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), is set to be opened next month and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is confident that it will add another dimension to the island’...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Fire Brigade is on the verge of having its fleet of trucks significantly beefed up as reports have surfaced that 15 of the 30 new units ordered by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie have been cleared from the...
WESTERN BUREAU: An unhealthy situation has developed at the Falmouth Market in Trelawny, where rats are rummaging through the food items on sale. “We need a Pied Piper here to rid the market of these rats,” suggested butcher John Mason. “This must...
WESTERN BUREAU: When the Trelawny Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) lost its $100-million fire truck in a bush fire in May, popular cattle farmer Dudley James also lost all the grass on his 100-acre farm, and had it not been for his quick...
WESTERN BUREAU: In a bid to significantly reduce the US$100 million spent annually to import beef and milk from countries like Argentina and Brazil, local stakeholders are now fine-tuning plans to establish a Jamaica Livestock Board, which they...
WESTERN BUREAU: Giving the green light for new housing developments in the St Ann, Trelawny, and St James belt without ensuring adequate support structures are in place, including school spaces and recreational areas, could be a recipe for disaster...
WESTERN BUREAU: The new $200-million field hospital, which was opened on the grounds of the Falmouth hospital in Trelawny in March, has been close temporarily to carry out repairs on minor defects that have been found. “There are some minor defects...
WESTERN BUREAU: Four years after the economy of Clark’s Town, Trelawny, went into a troublesome tailspin when the Long Pond Factory, which was the lifeblood of the community, ceased operation, the community is poised for a rebound, thanks to some 3...
WESTERN BUREAU: Retired chaplain of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (Area One), Reverend Courtney Walters, is calling for the revolutionising of the teaching of mathematics in primary schools, so that children will have the right foundation when...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite being a relatively peaceful parish, murders rank high on the list of 80 cases down to be tried in the Easter session of the Trelawny Circuit Court, which had its ceremonial opening in Duncans on Monday, minus the traditional...
WESTERN BUREAU: The desire of some justices of the peace (JPs) in Trelawny to have two separate bodies, the Lay Magistrates’ Association and the Justice of the Peace Association, is garnering mixed views, albeit the majority of the 240 membership...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Trelawny branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), which lost its only fire truck to an out-of-control fire more than a week ago, now has a replacement, thanks to the honouring of a commitment that was given by Emeleo Ebanks,...
