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21 May, 2026 0

JTA bemoans lack of investment in early childhood education

Western Bureau Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver says the failure to adequately invest in early childhood education is now forcing the country to spend heavily to correct…
21 May, 2026 0

5G technology could become reality in Jamaica within weeks – Flow executive

WESTERN BUREAU: 5G technology could soon become a reality in Jamaica, according to Stephen Price, vice-president and general manager of Flow and Liberty Business Jamaica. On Tuesday, Price revealed…
20 May, 2026 0

Liberty Business to establish headquarters in Montego Bay

WESTERN BUREAU: Telecommunications company Liberty Business is “doubling down on Montego Bay” with plans afoot to establish headquarters in the western city. “We are doubling down on Montego Bay,…
20 May, 2026 0

St Elizabeth cops wearing body cameras in commercial centres

WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Coleridge Minto, the commanding officer for the St Elizabeth Police Division, has confirmed that police personnel operating in key commercial districts in that parish…
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16 May, 2026 0

Decline in major crimes in St Bess, but murders see slight uptick 

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite currently enjoying a 38 per cent decline in major crimes, there remains heightened concern in St Elizabeth about an uptick in murders, according to Superintendent Coleridge…
15 May, 2026 0

Shelter crisis - Mayor sounds alarm as more than half of facilities in St Elizabeth not ready for hurricane season

WESTERN BUREAU: Black River Mayor Richard Solomon says St Elizabeth remains dangerously unprepared for the Atlantic hurricane season, which begins in another two weeks, with more than half of its…
13 May, 2026 0

Former Maroon chiefs accusing Chief Currie of manipulating upcoming election

WESTERN BUREAU: Former colonels Meredith Rowe and Ferron Williams, who plan to contest the upcoming Accompong Maroon leadership elections, have raised concerns about the process, which is being…
11 May, 2026 0

RIU set to doubling down, not slow down 

WESTERN BUREAU: Niurka Garcia Linton, the director of sales for RIU Resorts Jamaica, says the Spanish hospitality giant, which is marking its 25th anniversary in Jamaica next month, will be doubling…
08 May, 2026 0

OUR cops OCCUR Regulator of the Year award

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has hailed winning the coveted OCCUR’s Regulator of the Year Award for 2025 and the Winston Hay Award for Most Outstanding Consumer Protection Initiative as a…