WESTERN BUREAU: Over the past decade, declining enrolment has led to the closure of four rural primary schools in western Jamaica, placing significant financial and emotional burdens on parents who now face the challenge of sending their children...
A St James mother is feeling hopeless and desperate after a year of trying to get help for her 13-year-old son, who has endured persistent bullying at Maldon High, despite the school’s administration being aware of the situation. S.B.* told The...
As the countdown to the next general election continues, the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) appears to be gaining ground over the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), according to the latest opinion poll by the Don Anderson-led Market...
Once known for its thriving agriculture and export markets, Hanover’s capital of Lucea has been reduced to a town plagued with many ills. Sitting as a major hub between the tourism hotspots Montego Bay and Negril, the seaside town is grappling with...
Ingrid Grandison’s heart is shattered by the heavy weight of grieving her 25-year-old son, Shane Grandison, who was shot more than 20 times by the police in Negril just over a year ago. The pain of her loss is deepened by the fear that has forced...
Declaring that he has moved beyond the allegation that saw him resigning from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) over three years ago, Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament (MP) George Wright is gearing up for the upcoming general election. However...
Overwhelmed by a swirl of emotions and thoughts of what could have been, Janice Hines is grappling to rebuild her life eight years after the cab passenger was shot during a police chase while on her way to work. Hines, then 21, was shot when cops...
As the People’s National Party (PNP) holds the public session of its annual conference today, senior members are confident that Region Six is poised to deliver a strong performance in the next general election, following a lacklustre showing in...
Seven years after losing both arms to electrocution while gathering breadfruit for a neighbour, Brandon Miller is struggling to stay afloat. His ongoing difficulties with unemployment and worsening living conditions are beginning to undermine his...
Karleen Allen’s emotions are a mix of frustration and anger as she grapples with the matter of a commercial property that was established in her residential neighbourhood of Greenwood, St James, roughly six years ago. According to Allen, she had...
The last six months have been mentally agonising for Dennis Meadows as he grapples with the disappointment of being removed as the People’s National Party (PNP) standard-bearer in Trelawny Northern. “I still go through a myriad of emotions even to...
An evening car ride to Parottee, St Elizabeth, last week Tuesday revealed scenes that were both alarming and disheartening. It was though time had stood still for the residents, who remained without electricity, reliable cellular service, and other...
With Hurricane Beryl flattening vast acres of farms in St James, the operators of the Maroon’s Pride banana chips factory are dreading an impending shortage of the potassium-rich produce that will force them to scale down production. Maroon’s Pride has...
Concerned that the passage of Hurricane Beryl will further drive up production costs, yam farmers in Trelawny have appealed to exporters to increase the amount they are now paid for the potassium-rich tuber. The recent hurricane has caused...
The Wright sisters in Parottee, St Elizabeth – Monique and Runece – are faced with an unclear future about how they will rebound from the impact of Hurricane Beryl, the brutal Category 4 storm that inflicted untold damage on Jamaica’s south coast...
WESTERN BUREAU: Paul Ellis’ decorated career in the United States Army spans more than two decades. He currently holds the title of operations sergeant major, which is one rank below the top non-commissioned officers’ rank in the army – sergeant...
WESTERN BUREAU: Homeowner Keith Dixon is growing increasingly frustrated over issues arising from his purchase of a $55-million home in the luxury Ocho Rios Country Club in St Ann as he demands accountability from the St Ann Municipal Corporation....
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaican authorities’ decision to send home a foreign national who experienced a mental breakdown while holidaying in the island has raised numerous questions for both the man’s mother and a St James businessman, who hosted him...
WESTERN BUREAU: Negro yam farmers in Manchester are currently on edge as suspected cases of yam rust disease pose severe threats to their yield. According to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, local farmers have...
WESTERN BUREAU: Plagued with a range of unbearable issues at their “luxury homes”, frustration is mounting in Pyramid Point in Ocho Rios, St Ann, where at least two homeowners are crying foul over what they describe as a “rip-off” by the housing...
