Western Focus

As the November 28 date for the local government election draws near, the two aspirants for the position of councillor for the Falmouth division in the Trelawny Municipal Corporation have provided sharply contrasting views of the current...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is advising shoppers to be cautious this Christmas season on what, how and where they buy products and services.The forewarning from the CAC comes in light of the fact that more than 1,000 official consumer...

With the first of two local government debates set for tomorrow in Kingston, councillor/candidates in Hanover say debates should also be mandated at the divisional level to enable voters to make informed decisions on election day, come November 28.A...

The Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay has forged a partnership with the Jamaica United Relief Association (JURA), a South Florida-based non-profit organisation, for the provision of neonatal incubators to the hospital,following a...

Cleveland Wright -Hopewell Division, Hanover:"Yes. We should have town hall meetings in various communities and bring the candidates together in their localities and ask...

Exercise is very important for good health. Some persons even believe that once they are getting good exercise, they can do as they please otherwise. Some believe exercise can nullify the effects of poor dieting. Is this true?More than ever before,...

Residents of some municipal divisions within St James seem not to be overly impressed with the level of performance of some of their councillors over the last four years.In the Montego Bay South East Division, which encompasses communities such as...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has commenced traffic surveys at several points in St. James in a bid to gather data to be used in the plans for the construction of the proposed Montego Bay Bypass.According to the Community Relations Officer for the...

While the HEART Trust/NTA is one of the main state development agencies residents say is having a positive impact in the region, stakeholders are nonetheless calling for the scale-up of the agency's itinerant community-based training programmes.A...

Despite the mandate of the Social Development Commission (SDC) being to promote the social and economic empowerment of citizens as part of national development, the organisation's performance has gained mixed reviews from residents in western...

Residents in Western Jamaica are expressing relief that a permanent branch of the Companies Office of Jamaica (CoJ) has finally been established in western Jamaica, to serve its clients in the region.The office was officially opened on Monday...