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13 Oct, 2025 0

How menopause affects your heart

Let us talk about menopause – the topic most women were never truly prepared for. So many women enter this stage of their lives feeling confused, frustrated, and alone; but it does not have to be that…
Superintendent  Andrew Nish.
13 Oct, 2025 0

Nish: Hanover looking at new strategies to sustain crime reduction

WESTERN NUREAU: Superintendent Andrew Nish, head of the Hanover Police Division, says he is encouraged by a significant decline in murders and shootings in the western parish. Despite this overall…
In this October 2025 photo a cordon is seen along Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew following a fatal police shooting.
13 Oct, 2025 0

Fatally police shooting on Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew

A man was fatally shot by the police at a premises along Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew on Monday afternoon. He is yet to be identified. The incident occurred at about 3:40 p.m. This is the second…
NPCA President Ivin Malahoo heaping praise on her colleagues for their dedicated service.
13 Oct, 2025 0

Nat’l Patient Care Assn celebrates 35th anniversary

WESTERN BUREAU: A sea of pink and white filled the Glendevon New Testament Church of God in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday as the National Patient Care Association (NPCA) celebrated its 35th…
A streetlight being installed in a community in Guy’s Hill, St Catherine by a contractor from the Jamaica Public Service Company.
13 Oct, 2025 0

Streetlights brighten communities in Guy’s Hill

Twenty-seven streetlights have been installed in several communities in Guy’s Hill, St Catherine, providing a greater sense of safety and security for residents. The beneficiary communities are…
Dr Delroy Fray
13 Oct, 2025 0

Trauma overload

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), is raising concern about the alarming number of victims of motor vehicle accidents who were…
Vybz Kartel and Skillibeng at Freedom Street held Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at the National Stadium in Kingston.
13 Oct, 2025 0

Grammy predictions for final five in reggae category

First-round voting to choose the nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards comes to an end on Wednesday, October 15. A total of 73 albums are under consideration in the Best Reggae Album category. After…
District Officer Andre Fullwood of the Westmoreland Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade addressing a Westmoreland Municipal Corporation meeting last Thursday.
13 Oct, 2025 0

Westmoreland Fire Brigade reports surge in emergency calls amid ambulance challenges

WESTERN BUREAU: While fire calls were down by 14 per cent nationally in 2023-2024, the situation was far different in Westmoreland, which registered a staggering 35 per cent increase that was further…
Dionne Mason-Gordon.
13 Oct, 2025 0

SAJ offers data-protection services to businesses

THE SHIPPING Association of Jamaica (SAJ) has launched data-protection services for businesses across the island, including member companies in the shipping industry. “Data protection isn’t just a…