WESTERN BUREAU: Another person might have died from fear, but Paulette Williams refused to yield to the treacherous flood rains caused by Tropical Storm Elsa that threatened to sweep her away on Sunday. Trapped in her car on the New Yarmouth-Kemps...
WESTERN BUREAU: As Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe reopen their markets to Jamaica, year-end tourist arrivals to the island have been revised upwards by half a million visitors from the original forecast of 1.3 million. Jamaica’s tourism...
WESTERN BUREAU: Some 63 shelters have been activated across the parish of St James as the region prepares for the likely impact of Hurricane Elsa on Jamaica. The shelters are among the partial activation of the Emergency Operation Centre, triggered...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism transportation operators now have access to $70 million interest-free under a special memorandum of understanding signed by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and Jamaica National Small Business Loan (JNSBL). The...
WESTERN BUREAU: One of the country’s most respected architect is demanding an apology to the nation for the wanton development breaches that are taking place across the island without proper due process. Dr Patricia Green, lecturer at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Even with four of its flagship hotels still closed, the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) anticipates that it could surpass its stayover visitor arrivals of previous years, ending the year with record numbers. The islands of St...
WESTERN BUREAU: A document is now being drafted by Jamaica and Mexico that will enable large airlines from as far as Middle Eastern destinations such as Saudi Arabia to offer multiple experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean under a single...
WESTERN BUREAU: An opposition lawmaker has called for progressive taxation to be imposed on the tourism industry to protect small-scale stakeholders, who are at a competitive disadvantage, from deep-pocketed operators of all-inclusive hotels. The...
WESTERN BUREAU: As high-rise buildings become dominant features throughout the capital city, Kingston, a government technocrat has admitted to the need for a single-family and multifamily zoning category for the metropolis. Senior building...
WESTERN BUREAU: As billions of unclaimed Jamaican dollars lie dormant in the country’s banks, Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson wants the funds accessible to small and micro-businesses that are suffering under COVID-19 conditions....
WESTERN BUREAU: A local urologist is urging insurance companies to expand coverage of illnesses to erectile dysfunction, an ailment that has a crippling impact on relationships and perceptions of male self-worth and which is a growing concern for...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism sector continues to lead the recovery efforts for the island’s economy, earning the country’s coffers US$1.31 billion, of which US$97.58 million has been accrued directly by the Government. Minister of Tourism...
WESTERN BUREAU: As errant pastors across the island continue to give the Church a black eye, the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) has moved to establish a policy against sexual exploitation and abuse. The policy, which has not yet been ratified by...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaicans under 50 years old who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine may have to wait longer than anticipated for their second jab as the Government places vulnerable groups as priority. Approximately 35,000...
WESTERN BUREAU: An upper-sixth form student at the Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay topped the island in last year’s CAPE law (Unit One) and landed second position in the regional exams. Manila Cunningham, renowned as a high achiever, is...
WESTERN BUREAU: Minutes after Stephina Ralston exited a court-ordered counselling session on Wednesday, she reiterated that she wanted the man accused of nearly killing her to be granted bail and for legal proceedings to be discontinued. The 23-...
WESTERN BUREAU: A pastor of an Apostolic church in Granville, St James, who has been accused of raping one of his 15-year-old congregants, is believed to be on the run after not turning up for worship on Sunday morning. The teenager made a report...
WESTERN BUREAU: More than 80 per cent of the island’s tourism workers who were laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have returned to work, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has disclosed. An average 170,000 people are employed directly...
WESTERN BUREAU: A CLINICAL psychologist wants mandated therapy for the 23-year-old Warsop, Trelawny, woman who was viciously stabbed by her ex-boyfriend, but now wants to drop the attempted murder case against him. The victim, Stephina Ralston,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has redeployed its ship that was booked to homeport in Montego Bay, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has confirmed. NCL’s Breakaway was set to begin service in the tourism capital on August 7...
WESTERN BUREAU: A 23-year-old Warsop, Trelawny, woman who was viciously stabbed in April is now begging the courts to drop the case against her alleged attacker, an ex-boyfriend. Stephina Ralston appeared at the Trelawny Parish Court in Clark’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s newest entry into the Sangster International Airport, Frontier Airlines, is boasting that it has the lowest fares for Jamaicans wishing to visit families and friends to, or from Miami, Florida. The airline, which flew its...
WESTERN BUREAU: On the heels of investing $600 million into Montego Bay’s Harmony Beach Park, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will be called upon to play an even greater role in the provision of parks throughout the country. This is the second...
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of the resort town of Negril were not surprised at Wednesday’s police crackdown at Rick’s Café Negril, many telling The Gleaner that it was long overdue. The residents contend that flouting the Disaster Risk Management Act...
WESTERN BUREAU: The tourism capital, Montego Bay, is leading all other major resort towns in terms of its average occupancy level for the next 90 days, a survey commissioned by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) indicates. The news...
