WESTERN BUREAU: A lack of trust in the police continues to be a hindrance to greater collaboration with the public, despite the recent successes of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the preliminary findings of a study being conducted on the root...
THE MONTEGO Bay Perimeter Road Project in St James has been hit by a chronic shortage of labour, as locals are refusing the $3,000 being offered by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for a day’s work, forcing the contractor to rely on the...
WITH JUST eight weeks to go before the end of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, officials at the St James Municipal Corporation are relieved that there has been no serious downpour to date. The municipal corporation is all too familiar with the...
The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) says it has deployed engineers to examine the level of work required to restore the Barnett Oval that was occupied by members of the security forces during the zone of special operations (ZOSO) in Mount...
OUSTED DEPUTY Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar Danree Delancy may not follow through with his threat of legal action. However, he is convinced that his three former People’s National Party (PNP) colleagues who conspired with the minority Jamaica Labour...
FORMER PEOPLE’S National Party (PNP) government minister, Dr Karl Blythe, is to meet with the three independent councillors of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) who recently resigned from the PNP in protest over the selection of Ian...
THE ST James East Central Scholarship and Welfare Fund has had a life-changing impact on hundreds of students, over the years, many of whom are now enjoying budding careers and contributing positively to society. But while celebrating his East...
THE NATIONAL Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has identified land at Hyde Hall in Trelawny to establish a transfer station that is expected to create a more efficient system to collect waste. Dramaine Jones, acting regional operations...
WESTERN BUREAU: TRADE UNIONIST John Levy says the push by Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) to increase its workforce to 75, 000 within the next two years, amid the threat of artificial intelligence (AI), highlights the need for union...
WESTERN BUREAU: TOURISM, AGRICULTURAL technologies, sports and educational exchanges are among the likely benefits from the twinning of the city of Montego Bay, St James, with the Grecian city of Sitia, which was formalised at the official signing...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE NATIONAL Works Agency (NWA) says there is no guarantee that flooding will not recur in the city of Montego Bay, but is cautiously optimistic that should there be heavy rainfall, work done will contain the high volumes of water....
WESTERN BUREAU: DESPITE NUMEROUS commitments by state officials, talks are yet to commence for the acquisition of the next-door property owned by the Jamaica Railway Corporation, for the long-awaited expansion of the Montego Bay Transportation...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is awaiting a proposal from the Retirement Development Trust to make representation to the government for funding to complete the development of the former squatter community. This follows a...
WESTERN BUREAU: HEAD OF the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, has pushed back at suggestions that the fines in the new traffic act...
The Jamaica Police Federation says rank-and-file members are now restive after welfare support was slashed for personnel on duty during the coronavirus lockdown, with a single meal per day for patrolling cops while others fended for themselves. The...
