Western Bureau: UNDER-20 WORLD Championship bronze medallist Shanoya Douglas and CARIFTA swimming medallist Suraj Guwulani were the toast of yesterday’s inaugural Jill Stewart Montego Bay City Run Champions of the West Awards ceremony at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: A sea of pink and white filled the Glendevon New Testament Church of God in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday as the National Patient Care Association (NPCA) celebrated its 35th anniversary with a vibrant service of thanksgiving....
Western Bureau: When a group of former Ulster Spring Primary and Infant School students met up at the funeral of their former schoolmate, Dr Paul Robinson, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montego Bay, St James, it turned out to be more than...
Western Bureau: As members of the legal fraternity grieved the shocking death of Trelawny Parish Judge Ruth Lawrence, police yesterday outlined her spouse’s detailing of the 14 hours leading up to the loss of the almost 30-year veteran of the...
Western Bureau: In a surprise move, Chinese workers on the new Western Child and Adolescent Hospital project in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday withdrew their services, claiming payment concerns, which they highlighted via placards before...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite several distractions over the past year, including the highly publicised clash between the school’s principal and its chairman, St James High continues to shine as a beacon of excellence. The school achieved excellent...
Western Bureau: Former national midfield star Alton ‘Noah’ Sterling, who is now based in the United States, says the death of his former team-mate Allan ‘Skill’ Cole has come as a big surprise to him because, while he would speak to the fellow...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has given candidates and political parties until September 17 to remove campaign advertisements and other paraphernalia relating to the general election from public spaces. He noted that the law...
There was a turnaround in the results of Wednesday’s general election in Kingston Central yesterday as, following the final count, retired Superintendent of Police Steve McGregor was replaced in the winning column by Donovan Williams, who...
Western Bureau: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Horace Chang has admitted that Westmoreland, which the party lost 3-0 in Wednesday’s general election, is a tough parish to win as a result of its long-standing allegiance to the People’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: The People’s National Party (PNP) has made significant gains in western Jamaica in Wednesday’s general election, reclaiming six of the 12 seats across Hanover, Westmoreland, St James, and Trelawny that were swept by the Jamaica...
WESTERN BUREAU: Though it represents just 16 per cent of the electorate, western Jamaica is once again expected to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of today’s general election. With 12 seats spread across Hanover, Westmoreland, St...
Western Bureau: There was a sense of relief in St James yesterday as news broke that two alleged gangsters, who were implicated in Saturday night’s gun attack that snuffed out the life of the spouse of a policeman and left him and his five-year-old...
Western Bureau: The St James Police Division, which is enjoying its most tranquil period in two decades, was jolted on Saturday night when the family of a police officer came under a gun attack in Reading, near Montego Bay, resulting in the death...
Western Bureau: The close to 16,000 residents of Cornwall Court in Montego Bay, St James, were up to yesterday still hopping mad as they have faced misery over the past two weeks, struggling to survive without water and with a pile-up of...
WESTERN BUREAU: If current trends hold, the St James Police Division could see 2025 as its best year in crime-fighting in two decades. At present, the parish is seeing at least a 50 per cent reduction in murders, shootings, and rape, which have...
WESTERN BUREAU: While the organisers of Reggae Sumfest 2025 are yet to do their official post-mortem on the festival, Junior Tourism Minister Senator Delano Seiveright has declared it a resounding success in terms of its economic impact, with...
Western Bureau: The latest initiative by the police to break the back of lottery scamming in western Jamaica is seemingly enjoying tremendous success as, since it was launched on June 5, more than J$44 million and US$55,000, alongside 20 high-end...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police are now in a full state of readiness to handle the bumper crowd that is expected in Montego Bay this Friday and Saturday for the two main nights of Reggae Sumfest 2025 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre....
Western Bureau: The spirit of community was alive and well in Somerton, St James, on Saturday as overseas-based natives and their local counterparts joined forces in handing out thousands of dollars in scholarships, school supplies, and social...
WESTERN BUREAU: People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has restated a pledge to elevate reggae legend Bob Marley and cultural icon Miss Lou to the status of national heroes if his party forms the next Government. Speaking at the PNP’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: HAVING SERVED as a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), and an Independent representative at the municipal level, businessman Paul Patmore, who will be representing Trelawny South on the People’s National Party (PNP) ticket in the impending...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Lucien Jones, the vice-chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), wants the police to treat reckless drivers with the same urgency and seriousness as violent criminals. Speaking against the background of Sunday morning’...
Western Bureau: Buoyed by the enthusiastic crowd that greeted their all-island bus tour, which made a mid-morning stop in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St James on Saturday, the People’s National Party (PNP) has made it clear that it will be...
