TONNES OF CANE WASTED
Reaped sugar cane is being hoisted into a waiting truck in Mayesmoore, Westmoreland, on Monday. Leading Westmoreland farmers and contractors were on Monday threatening industrial action, following the Frome Sugar Factory's refusal of some 450 tonnes of...
Falmouth handcart men unite
FALMOUTH: HANDCART SERVICE providers in Falmouth, Trelawny under the auspices of the Trelawny Chamber of Commerce, recently launched the Falmouth Handcart Association (FHA) in a bid to be a part of the development plans for the historic town.
We are playing with fire - Westmoreland PC
WESTMORELAND: SUPERINTENDENT EARLE Hylton, divisional head of the Savanna-la-Mar Fire Brigade said at last Thursday's monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Parish Council, that of the 370 fire hydrants in the parish, only 119 are working.
Son killed in staged robbery, says mom
WESTERN BUREAU: FOUR DAYS after the shooting death of Christopher 'Scooby Doo' Brissett, in Lucea, Hanover, his mother Desiree Brissett is still adamant that her son was not killed while in the middle of a sexual liaison.
Uncertainty still surrounds new Falmouth Police Station
WESTERN BUREAU: ALTHOUGH BEING somewhat sceptical, Superintendent Cecil Fletcher, the commanding officer for the Trelawny police, is guardedly optimistic that the much-promised new police station for Falmouth will now become...
JAS Westmoreland eyes young farmers
WESTERN BUREAU: ACTING ON the latest available statistics that the average age of farmers has jumped from 50 years to close to 70 years, the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), in Westmoreland is putting a plan in place to attract young...
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