WESTERN BUREAU: PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Leighton Johnson, is calling on school administrators to play their part in curbing violence in schools across the island. Johnson, who was speaking during the regular monthly...
WESTERN BUREAU: “I got a Pap smear done after four years!” Those were the words of Alexia Beck during a health fair at the Pondside Primary and Infant School in Hanover las Friday afternoon. Beck, a resident of Lucea, said she had travelled to the...
WESTERN BUREAU: With clear skies once again becoming the norm in the communities neighbouring St James’ Retirement dumping facility, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Audley Gordon is calling on residents...
WESTERN BUREAU: While there are significant doubts about the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) current administration, many Jamaicans are still indifferent in their confidence in the People’s National Party (PNP). These are the findings of a poll...
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 new garbage trucks expected on the island by late June, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is predicting that residents will benefit from improved...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE NEWLY opened Falmouth Artisan Village has brought a sense of hope to small business operators looking to ply their wares to both locals and tourists. The artisan village, which was officially opened last Friday, can be found at...
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Trelawny Southern have thrown their support behind former independent councillor, now prospective candidate for the People’s National Party’s (PNP), businessman Paul Patmore. Patmore, who served as councillor for the...
WESTERN BUREAU: ON FRIDAY, Stacy-Ann Dunkley stared blankly as she spoke about her son Raniel Plummer’s request to be transferred from Irwin High School in St James. That request will never come to fruition as the 15-year-old boy was stabbed and...
WESTERN BUREAU: RIU Palace Aquarelle, located in Falmouth, is set to open its doors to guests on May 4 and with 753 rooms, and will become RIU Resorts’ largest five-star hotel in Jamaica. Speaking at a sneak preview event held on property for...
WESTERN BUREAU: A pall of grief hung over the south Trelawny community of Litchfield on Tuesday, as loved ones of slain Constable Ricardo Fairclough struggled to cope with his murder. Fairclough, who was assigned to the St Ann Divisional...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Trelawny Municipal Corporation is distancing itself from the circumstances leading to the tragic death of 72-year-old Coral Brissett, who was hospitalised for two weeks after falling into a ditch at his gate. Brissett, a...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE FAMILY of 72-year-old Coral Brissett is seeking monetary assistance for his repatriation to the United Kingdom (UK) after a “life-changing accident” at the entrance of his Jackson Town, Trelawny, home. The elderly man’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ST ANN Municipal Corporation is yet to conduct site visits after the full completion of the building phase at the luxury homes plagued by mould and structural issues at Pyramid Point in Ocho Rios. However, CEO Jennifer Brown-...
WESTERN BUREAU: RENEGOTIATING WITH the Jamaican Government for “liveable wages” on behalf of educators took precedence during the final day of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 60th anniversary Education Conference as six president-elect...
WESTERN BUREAU: As the global educational sector moves towards inclusive and innovative learning, Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Leighton Johnson is underscoring the importance of embracing the science, technology, engineering, arts...
WESTERN BUREAU: ST JAMES’ Herbert Morrison Technical High School is moving towards fully embracing STEAM education through their industrious engineering club, says mechanical technology teacher Kevin Coke. Coke, while speaking to The Gleaner at...
WESTERN BUREAU: DELROY PATTERSON’S parents walked so he could fly. And after five years of living his dream as a pilot in the United States of America, they stood proudly and watched as he landed at Sangster International Airport (SIA) in...
WITH THE February 26 local government elections slowly becoming a distant memory, the mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is urging that his colleague councillors and caretakers remove election paraphernalia from the parish’s streets....
CELEBRATION CONTINUES into the 75th anniversary of women in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), as 30 trailblazing women across Area One were feted by charitable organisation Sarah’s Children and S Hotel. The women, whose ranks ranged from...
AMID THE growing frustration of census workers over remuneration, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has failed to outline a timeline for payments owed for the recently concluded 2022 population and housing census. The census commenced...
While recognising that their birth country is buckling at its knees, due to high levels of crime and violence, a handful of Haitians who now reside in Jamaica are throwing support behind the Government’s decision to deny entry to their fellow...
NEWLY INSTALLED Mayor of St Ann’s Bay, Michael Belnavis, is hoping to foster growth in St Ann by building fruitful partnerships with stakeholders in the parish. The mayor’s declaration came after People’s National Party (PNP) councillor for the...
HUMBLED THAT he is now the youngest mayor of Montego Bay at age 34, Richard Vernon is hoping that other youths are encouraged to serve their country politically. Vernon, who is councillor for the Montego Bay South division, was elected on Thursday...
ST JAMES’ SENIOR Superintendent of Police Vernon Ellis says significant strides have been made in the fight against information theft in Jamaica’s outsourcing sector. Ellis was speaking during a panel discussion at the Global Services Association...
MINISTER OF National Security Dr Horace Chang says investments being made to the country’s cybersecurity will ultimately attract more international businesses to local shores. Chang, who was delivering the keynote address during the Global...
