Western Focus

WESTERN BUREAU:Clifton Williams may have lost his left hand during a physical altercation seven years ago, but he is determined to beat the odds and provide for his family.

MOUNT PEACE, Hanover:Montpelier staved off a challenge from Askenish to win the Mount Peace Corner League Football Competition, which concluded on Sunday.

WESTERN BUREAU:Chargé d'Affaires at the United States Embassy in Kingston, Isiah Parnell, has reminded high-school students that a life of criminality is not the only option for success as they seek to make an impact on society.

WESTERN BUREAU:For 26-year-old Dewayne Sharpe, writing is not only a hobby, but also a passion that he hopes will pay dividends in the future as he explores the other side of his personality through the written word.

WESTERN BUREAU:The resort of Negril in Westmoreland will host the rebranded West Affair, which has grown from a single-night event to a party series, organised by the Canadian-based promotions group, Papernote Entertainment.

The word 'fat' is normally associated with ill health and lack of fitness. Being fat is thought to increase the risk of diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, heart attack, stroke, and the list goes on. In a bid to become slim, many become obsessed with weight loss and slimness and go on extreme diets.

For 28-year-old Devroy Chance, his new transportation business, Trips Around Jamaica, is already reaping benefits.

The tragedy of the two teenage boys who drowned in Portland during a school excursion in February has underscored the need to promote the importance of water-safety techniques in Jamaica. Kool Runnings Water Park, as part of its social responsibility, will celebrate Child Month in May with its third annual 'Be Water Aware' campaign.

The man implicated in the February 23, 2011, discovery of cocaine on a cruise ship will have his trial before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court in April.

WESTERN BUREAU:With some 16 years' experience in the transportation sector, president of the St James Taxi Association, Dion Chance, is seeking to revolutionise taxi service in Montego Bay, St James, with a new private venture.

Most of us love fried foods, and more than often, we have been bombarded with stories about what fried foods can do.