WESTERN BUREAU: Just hours after the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) secretariat announced Dr Garfield James as the winner of Sunday’s tightly contested internal selection in Westmoreland Western, angry party workers launched a fierce backlash. They...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has said that there are plans to address growing concerns over tourism harassment in the Second City with the establishment of a new police post at the Old Hospital Park on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard....
WESTERN BUREAU: RICHARD VERNON, chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), says the organisation is now closer to formalising a lease arrangement with Montego Bay Multi Sports Development Limited for the Montego Bay Sports Complex in...
WESTERN BUREAU: People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell is threatening legal action against Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon and the St James Municipal Corporation if they continue to remove election paraphernalia...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Horace Chang, the general secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has declared yesterday’s internal selection process in Westmoreland Western as a close contest. He said a winner has emerged, but the party will not...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kerry Thomas, the People’s National Party (PNP) councillor for the Mount Salem division in the St James Municipal Corporation, is warning Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon against carrying out a threat to remove political banners...
WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, says Montego Bay is entering a transformative era of sustained growth and stability, thanks to substantial investments by both the private sector and the...
WESTERN BUREAU: After 35 years of working in the business processing outsourcing (BPO) sector at the Montego Bay Free Zone in St James, 54-year-old customer service representative Desna Lightbody has established an extraordinary legacy. Her legacy...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kenre Valentine, a maritime surveyor with the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), wants primary and secondary school students across the country to embrace science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to prepare...
WESTERN BUREAU: Elva Williams-Richards, senior vice-president at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), has announced plans to develop an overwater boardwalk along the coastline in Freeport in Montego Bay, St James. This initiative is part of a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent Othneil Dobson, the divisional commander for the Westmoreland police, has unveiled a strategic plan to enhance the law enforcement capabilities of the police in the western parish, which he hopes will result in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Tourism, is encouraging more Jamaicans to embrace the Spanish language, calling it an essential tool for bridging the communication gap created by the increasing presence...
WESTERN BUREAU: The highly anticipated Manning’s School STEM Day, set for April 2, is poised to revolutionise how students engage with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) while celebrating Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage. Dane...
WESTERN BUREAU: STUDENT-ATHLETES IN western Jamaica now have something more to strive for. The Champions of the West Award has been created as a spin-off from the annual Jill Stewart MoBay City Run (JSMCR), and each year, a Sports Boy and Sports...
WESTERN BUREAU State Minister for Tourism Senator Delano Seiveright is calling for Jamaican businesses to intensify their efforts to forge partnerships with their regional and international counterparts by making their presence felt at major...
WESTERN BUREAU: Assistant Police Commissioner (ACP) Glenford Miller, commander of the Area One police formation, is urging residents of St James, Hanover, Trelawny, and Westmoreland to respond positively to jury summonses, emphasising the crucial...
WESTERN BUREAU: A group of New York-based past students of Manning’s School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, has donated US$5,000 towards the rehabilitation of the school’s auditorium, which was significantly damaged during the passage of...
WESTERN BUREAU: OLYMPIAN KALIESE Spencer-Carter has been shortlisted to be part of a six-member delegation of local coaches, who will be deployed to the city of Tottori Prefecture, in Japan, under a new Japan-Jamaica exchange initiative known as...
WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition spokesperson for tourism, Senator Janice Allen, is advocating for a shift in Jamaica’s tourism model to ensure the country retains at least 60 cents of every US dollar earned in the sector. She believes this change...
WESTERN BUREAU: Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake says the opening of the newly built Frome Police Station, in Westmoreland, is a clear indication of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) unwavering commitment to provide a safer environment to...
WESTERN BUREAU: In a startling outburst, hoteliers and business leaders in Negril have described the resort town – spanning both Westmoreland and Hanover – as filthy and are expressing deep concerns about its continued deterioration. Senior...
WESTERN BUREAU: Buoyed by encouraging crime figures in the first quarter of the year, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang is optimistic that Jamaica could close 2025 with fewer than 800 murders – a milestone not seen in recent history. “...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Alfred Dawes is again echoing a call by the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) for a full audit of the J$25 billion the Government says has been spent on the rehabilitation of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Publisher, political commentator, and award-winning actor Lloyd B. Smith has revealed plans for a dramatic reenactment of National Hero Sam Sharpe’s trial and execution. The event will be part of efforts to establish the Sam...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy, who is also the chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), says a delegation of Japanese students from Tottori Prefecture is to visit the western parish later this year, and will...
