WESTERN BUREAU: Education Minister Karl Samuda says he will be making representation to Prime Minister Andrew Holness to have a member of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) appointed to the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Commission on...
Western Bureau: While Prime Minister Andrew Holness had earlier this year refused to admit that a full school term has been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, Education Minister Karl Samuda has acknowledged that many students did not receive adequate...
Western Bureau: Veteran politician and former Vice-President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Dr Karl Blythe, has said that despite the views being expressed by some pundits, he believes the party could increase its seat count from five to six...
Western Bureau: Rejuvenated green-clad supporters of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in St Elizabeth North East are brimming with excitement that their candidate, Delroy Slowley will prevail over Basil Waite of the People’s National Party (PNP) in...
WESTERN BUREAU: The resumption of schools has been pushed back to October 5 amid a worsening spike in coronavirus cases in Jamaica. Schools had been closed on March 10 and were expected to resume classes on September 7. The ministry cited “...
Western Bureau: Come September 3, Westmoreland Central will be one of the so-called battleground seats that the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) will be targeting. However, it will not be a...
Western Bureau: Delegates of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) have now mandated that its president-elect elections must be held in October after the new school term begins on September 7. Newly installed president of the JTA, Jasford Gabriel...
WESTERN BUREAU: Owen Speid, immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is urging the Government to throw out all cases against dismissed teachers that have lingered before the Appeals Tribunal for more than nine months...
Western Bureau: Byron Farquharson, the secretary general of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), says the tablet computers that are now being given to teachers are negotiated benefits and not gifts from politicians. “These tablets are...
Western Bureau: Byron Farquharson, director general of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), says the pressure of COVID-19 has delayed the transfer of the association’s real estate properties, which were acquired through a multimillion-dollar...
Western Bureau: For Dave Beckford, a motorcyclist of Negril, Westmoreland, Sunday’s opening of the simulation training centre in Petersfield, in that parish for cyclists is a step in the right direction, which he thinks will help to reduce the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the decision to postpone the electronic voting to select the association’s president-elect for the 2020-2021 academic year, Owen Speid, the incumbent president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, says there is no cause...
WESTERN BUREAU: Don Foote, who once ran on the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) ticket, will be contesting the upcoming general election in Westmoreland Central. But he admits that he is not in it to win it. “Winning is not primarily on my mind. I won’t...
WESTERN BUREAU: A proposal to rename Barrett Town in honour of incumbent prospective candidate Edmund Bartlett has been flatly rejected by the Barrett Town Development Committee (BTDC). The idea was floated by Anthony Murray, the Jamaica Labour...
WESTERN BUREAU: Following the release of a second COVID-19 order preventing visitors from leaving hotels during their vacation, the Ministry of Health...
WESTERN BUREAU: Talent matters, especially when fused with hard work and dedication. Caribbean HR Solutions recently paused its busy work schedule to celebrate its 10th anniversary as the Caribbean’s premier human resources outsourcing company,...
Western Bureau: While no concrete decision has been reached, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has said discussions are ongoing with the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) for them to construct a state-of-the-art justice complex as part of its commercial...
Western Bureau: Having lost the Trelawny Northern constituency by 449 votes in the 2016 general election, Andrew Holness, leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has said sweeping political changes are coming to the constituency. “... nothing...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ national popularity could help the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) create a political upset by snatching at least one seat in Westmoreland, a parish that has long been a People’s National Party (PNP...
WESTERN BUREAU:J. Wray & Nephew Ltd (JWN) has been urged by an industry expert to not shutter the Appleton Sugar Factory in St Elizabeth, saying that the world-renowned rum maker could diversify its operations to stay afloa
Western Bureau: While it understands the need and continuous calls from the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) for a fire substation to be established in Bethel Town, the Jamaica Fire Brigade says it is not one of the projects being pursued...
Western Bureau: The St James Municipal Corporation has said political activists aligned to the People’s National Party (PNP), including a former councillor, are among the 24 illegal occupants of commercial lots at the Bogue Industrial Estates in...
Western Bureau: St James’ Custos Conrad Pitkin says that despite the issues created by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country should take whatever measures are necessary to ensure that agriculture remains vibrant because the nation cannot...
Western Bureau: The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) last Thursday unanimously passed a resolution to name its new headquarters on Great George’s Street, Savanna-la-Mar, in honour of the town’s mayor, Councillor...
