WESTERN BUREAU: Pastor Jason Rose, who is facing a rape charge for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old girl; his wife, Kemhi Rose; and the mother of the child, who are all charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, were all remanded...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Melody Ennis, director of family health services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, says that while consideration may be given later this year for children to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Jamaica is not yet in a position...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Tanique Bailey-Small, St James’ medical officer of health, says that if Jamaica follows the United States’ footsteps in rescinding some of the same COVID-19 restrictions, the island could be in trouble. “At this point in time, it...
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says that as more Jamaicans get fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, more of the current restrictions to slow the spread of the virus locally may be relaxed as has been proposed in the...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Department says 216 premises in the parish were identified during the month of May to be positive for mosquito breeding that could potentially lead to the spread of dengue fever, which is 113 more than was...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Mindi Fitz-Henley, the president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association, believes that better communication strategies and compassionate information delivery are needed to help address the vexing issue of long wait times at...
WESTERN BUREAU: Blame for inordinately long wait times for medical treatment has been placed at the feet of hospital managers who have been urged to organise human and other resources to offer efficient service to patients. But St Andrade Sinclair...
WESTERN BUREAU: St James’ second COVID-19 vaccination blitz, scheduled for later this month, will focus on tourism workers, a crucial group for the return of the once-buyoant hospitality sector that collapsed in 2020 because of coronavirus travel...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson recommended that a cess, or tax, should be imposed on past students of the Westmoreland-based Manning’s School for them to support the restoration of the school’s Thomas Manning Building. “...
WESTERN BUREAU: Immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Owen Speid, believes the crippling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic – including closed borders and economic uncertainty – have helped the local education sector,...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland-based Manning’s School on Thursday received $30 million in financial pledges toward the restoration of its historic Thomas Manning Building, which has fallen into a state of disrepair. The financial...
WESTERN BUREAU: Clifton Williams, one of the three executives of the Montego Bay-based Sun Investments Limited who were arrested and charged with several breaches of the Bank of Jamaica Act, was yesterday ordered to pay a $300,000 fine or serve two...
WESTERN BUREAU: With the start of the 2021 hurricane season just days away, Montego Bay Deputy Mayor Richard Vernon has stated that no plans are in place to relocate residents in downtown Montego Bay, should there be a repeat of the devastating...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Herbert Gayle, social anthropology lecturer at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, says that boys should not be expected to act like girls in emotional expression or communication style and must be trained in how to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Although quiet by nature and not one for long speeches, nine-year-old Shahiem Morris was the toast of Wednesday’s award ceremony for the St James Municipal Corporation’s (StJMC) 13th annual Disaster Education Awareness Competition,...
WESTERN BUREAU: With the start of the 2021 hurricane season just days away, Tamoy Sinclair, parish disaster coordinator for St James, says the parish’s 63 disaster shelters are at 85 per cent readiness, including the designated isolation areas for...
WESTERN BUREAU: Farmers and fisherfolk in rural Jamaica will no longer have to travel to Kingston to seek agricultural assistance or get their complaints resolved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, thanks to a new online customer...
WESTERN BUREAU: A call has been made for more rigorous background checks to be conducted in the recruitment of healthcare staff. Advocacy for the bolstering of screening for unemployment comes in the wake of scandalous allegations that a male...
WESTERN BUREAU: Thirty students at the Salt Spring Primary School in St James became happy recipients of their own tablets yesterday, courtesy of Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ Positive Jamaica Foundation. In addition to the tablets presented to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness says some 30,000 housing solutions are to be established on government-owned lands across the island as part of efforts to reduce the decades-long issue of squatting. “We have identified several...
WESTERN BUREAU: With western Jamaica’s second wave of COVID-19 vaccination now on the way, St Andrade Sinclair, the acting regional director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), is urging persons in the over-60 age group to come out and...
WESTERN BUREAU: The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, and the pharmaceutical Bioprist Group on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the creation of a health and wellness-focused economic zone for medical tourism...
WESTERN BUREAU: Clifford Williams, one of three executives of the Montego Bay-based Sun Investments Limited accused of breaches of the Bank of Jamaica Act, pleaded guilty in the St James Parish Court yesterday and is to be sentenced on Monday, May...
WESTERN BUREAU: True to its calling to serve the hungry and less fortunate, the Montego Bay-based Lighthouse of Praise Ministry, which has been shining its light of generosity since 2016, has added another dimension to its mission since the advent...
WESTERN BUREAU: While men are reported as dying from COVID-19 at a disproportionately higher rate than women, the Ministry of Health says that men’s rate of COVID-19 vaccination to date is 43 per cent, trailing behind women’s vaccination rate of 57...
