Published:Friday | July 1, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
WESTERN BUREAU:Having lost an important revenue stream when the no-user-fee policy was introduced in 2008, the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), western Jamaica's premier health-care facility, has become an institution heavily dependent on...
Published:Friday | July 1, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
With a new man at the helm in the innovative DownSound Record (DSR), CEO Joe Bogdanovich, Reggae Sumfest 2016, which is celebrating 25 years as Jamaica's premier music festival, is poise to unfold on July 17 with a brand-new flavour.Among the...
Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:Criminals in western Jamaica on Tuesday night made a mockery of a recent promise by the police to restore order to the problem-plagued region by unleashing terror on St James and Hanover, killing four persons and wounding several...
Published:Thursday | June 23, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
With the fourth staging of Black River Day just over one month away, business interests in St Elizabeth are already fine-tuning their preparations in the hope that this year's staging will supersede the previous three, which were all resounding...
Published:Thursday | June 16, 2016 | 1:06 PMAdrian Frater
While there was a time when Jimmy Cliff did not perform in Jamaica for close to two decades, there is absolutely no question that, based on his phenomenal global exploits as a reggae star and actor, he is easily one of the island's most revered sons...
Published:Friday | June 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Warren Clarke is expressing confidence that he has the skill and experience to tame western Jamaica's Hydra-like crime monster."Having been here three times, it means I have a collective experience of about...
Published:Thursday | June 9, 2016 | 2:07 PMAdrian Frater
With crime, especially gun-related murders, rocking Hanover with impunity, Lucea's mayor, Wynter McIntosh, has joined the list of persons calling for the re-engagement of retired crime-fighters to help in the battle against the rampant lawlessness....
Published:Thursday | June 9, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:eight persons were shot and injured in incidents in western Jamaica on Wednesday night as gun-toting thugs continue to wreak havoc, giving credence to the region being dubbed the island's undisputed crime capital.In Westmoreland,...
Published:Tuesday | June 7, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:While the Police High Command is reporting a decrease in serious crime nationally, it would appear that western Jamaica is not part of the equation as Westmoreland, St James, and Hanover have all reported murders over the past 72...
Published:Friday | May 27, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
While not getting as much support as they need, the Rose Heights community has nonetheless benefited from the input of many good Samaritans. Here are some quotes from The Gleaner's archives of persons...
Published:Friday | May 27, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Six years ago, Rose Heights in Montego Bay was in turmoil as marauding gunmen ran amok, slaughtering residents with impunity. In one brutal two-week span, more than a dozen persons were killed.Tired of burying the victims of violence, Pastor Knollis...
Published:Friday | May 27, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
On the morning of Sunday, April 11, 2010, the volatile Rose Heights community in Montego Bay, St. James, made a profound statement against lawlessness in a bold fight for peace and stability.The previous night, the fragile peace they had been...
Published:Sunday | May 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
WESTERN BUREAU:When the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) convenes its annual conference in September, the circumspect Dr Wykeham McNeill and the outspoken Lisa Hanna will be among the persons vying to fill the four vice-president (VP) slots....
Published:Wednesday | May 25, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:There was yet another double murder in St James on Tuesday, but this one is somewhat mysterious as according to sources in the Providence Heights area of Flanker, where the killing took place, the victims were labelled gay lovers, who...
Published:Tuesday | May 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness is being lauded by a group of western Jamaica residents for his contribution to the 2016-17 Budget Debate in Parliament yesterday. They said they were impressed with the way he handled issues such as...
Published:Wednesday | May 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
If it is indeed true that there were flagrant flaunting of parish council regulations and wanton breach of building codes, the recent building collapse at the Royalton Hotel site in Negril was perhaps a disaster waiting to happen.Since the collapse...
Published:Wednesday | May 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
The recent collapse of a building at the Royalton Hotel site in Negril is just one of the many controversial issues that have dogged projects being constructed by foreigners in the resort town.The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) and the Negril...
Published:Monday | May 23, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:The fear that Labour Day is steadily losing its essence was very real across western Jamaica yesterday as there were far more persons hanging around in their communities, treating the day as a holiday, than those who were out working...
Published:Thursday | May 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:The Elgin Town community in Hanover was a picture of grief yesterday morning as residents reacted to the shocking news that beloved transport operator 56-year-old Balford 'Fire Bird' Gordon and his wife, 45-year-old Aletta Brown-...
Published:Wednesday | May 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater
Western Bureau:Superintendent of Police Anthony Castelle and District Constable Rohan McIntosh, who are both assigned to the St James Police Division, were arrested and charged by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) yesterday in...
