The residents of Grants Town in St Mary have called for urgent assistance to help them repair their only road, which has split in two following almost 72 hours of heavy rainfall.Most communities across the parish were affected by the rain, which started...
Presented since 1979, The Gleaner's Honour Awards recognises the initiative, accomplishment and courage of individuals and organisations that have contributed significantly to improving Jamaica's quality of life, at any time in the preceding 12 months,...
The old, abandoned buildings which formed part of the landscape of downtown Kingston for decades will continue to be grouped among the country's wasted assets...
Despite a rejection of proposals made by the University of Technology (UTech) to both government administrations for use of the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium as its Western Campus hub, the institution remains firm...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite a call for fiscal prudence by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), millions of dollars are being used to subsidise the maintenance cost of several Government-owned assets, initially branded as major...
St James to get new high school - The Ministry of Education is looking at lands close to Montego Bay, St James for the establishment of a new public high school to meet the demand for secondary places in the western region."We hope to advance...
WESTERN BUREAU: Years after the introduction and rapid expansion of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in western Jamaica, industry players are still calling for more...
WESTERN BUREAU: September 29, 2010 is a date that will forever be etched in the memory of Sheldon Shaw. It was the day he lost his younger brother, Denmark 'Copper' Stewart, who was killed by gunmen in Retirement, St James...
Morin Seymour is taking on the National Housing Trust (NHT) for its failure to make what he deems the necessary investment in housing solutions for inner-city residents, especially in downtown Kingston...
For 20 years, Melvyn Graham led heart-stopping moments rushing people to hospitals in desperate bids to save their lives. But in a terrible twist two Sunday mornings ago, the ambulance driver had to be rushed to his workplace...
WESTERN BUREAU: Vice-president of academic programmes at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland, Major Johnathan Lamey, says the country's watersheds would flourish if a national "fruitification" of these areas...
Jamaica's roasted breadfruit is in high demand in Canada and Europe, however, like much of our other produce for which foreigners have developed a liking, the country is not able to fill the orders...
WESTERN BUREAU: Director of the University of the West Indies' Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Dr Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr, has scolded environmentalists for opposing the logistics hub proposed for the Goat Islands while ignoring natural environmental...
WESTERN BUREAU:St Mary's Preparatory and Kindergarten School is fast becoming one of the most sought after educational institutions of its kind in western Jamaica."Our performance over the years and our Grade Six...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite a rejection of proposals made by the University of Technology (UTech) to both government administrations for use of the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium as its Western Campus hub, the institution...
Western Bureau: On Tuesday, February 26, 2013, a brutal case of domestic violence in Trelawny resulted in the slaying of four-year-old Chrisanne and her two-year-old sister, Tessone. The man who committed the act, their father, Kenville Mullings...
A lavish four-bedroom house, complete with a swimming pool, which has been valued at $55 million, is among five residential properties owned by a Jamaican alleged to be involved in drugs and money laundering activities...
WESTERN BUREAU: The University of Technology (UTech) is making inroads throughout secondary schools across Jamaica, collaborating to provide preparatory courses to...
WESTERN BUREAU: In its latest takeover bid, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona has purchased 50 acres of land at Barnett Estate in St James, signalling its intention to become western Jamaica's international centre of excellence for training and education.
With recent reports indicating that Jamaica has the largest contingent of Caribbean nationals studying in the United States, and one of the latest Bill Johnson surveys showing that young, educated Jamaicans are more likely to migrate, it takes little effort to understand why four teenagers would jump at the opportunity to attend some of the best universities abroad.
While maintaining that the Government is not banking on the imposition of new taxes next fiscal year, Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has acknowledged that that option will remain on the table.
Notwithstanding global criticisms of what has been described as liberalism and contentious changes being made by Pope Francis in the Catholic Church, the local Roman Catholic community has pledged support for his ideals and dismissed fears that the paradigm shift is a threat to dogma.
A RETIRED cop and a serving police officer have broken the unwritten vow of silence within the Jamaica
Constabulary Force (JCF) to reveal how, they claim, cold-blooded killings are ordered by senior officers.
Western Bureau:Born with no anus, heart complications, kidney disorder, and limb deformity, two-year-old Kalia Allen is fast becoming a poster child on social media.
