WESTERN BUREAU: With St James now enjoying crime reduction on a scale not seen in over two decades, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is urging displaced gangsters to turn a new page by channelling their energies into farming and agribusiness,...
Western Bureau: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says Jamaica’s agricultural sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of recent disasters, citing record-breaking production and major private investments. Green, who was speaking on...
WESTERN BUREAU: FORMER AIR Jamaica administrator and longstanding community advocate Kay Chang has called for greater recognition of the diaspora leisure market, saying its untapped potential and historical significance would be a great asset to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Cornwall College, one of western Jamaica’s oldest high schools, has unveiled a memorabilia store that blends tradition with teaching, in what the school’s chairman, Dr Richard Meggo, has described as “a critical step in nation-...
WESTERN BUREAU: The quiet district of Bugs Bunny in Lilliput, St James, was plunged into mourning following Thursday’s tragic death of 13-year-old Twaine Jaheem Skyers, a second-form student at Hopewell High School in Hanover. The teen’s lifeless...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy, chairman of the People’s National Party (PNP)-controlled Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), says the election of three PNP members of parliament (MPs) in Westmoreland is a long-overdue...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former St James Southern Member of Parliament Homer Davis, who was unseated in the recent general election by the People’s National Party’s (PNP) newcomer Nekeisha Burchell, plans to stay around in a bid to reclaim the seat in the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Reverend Michael Shim-Hue, the newly appointed chaplain of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC) in St James, is urging educators to resist the political pressures threatening the integrity of the profession, says teaching is “...
WESTERN BUREAU: The People’s National Party’s (PNP’s) Dwayne Vaz, who was ousted by George Wright in 2020, made a triumphant return on Wednesday, reclaiming the Westmoreland Central seat in the general election. Vaz secured 9,916 votes to Wright’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has rubbished claims by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) that the People’s National Party (PNP) “took a wrecking ball” to Jamaica’s economy in its last administration, describing it as “an...
WESTERN BUREAU: Moses Chybar, the president of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce, says while the tax measures put forward by the nation’s two major political parties may provide short-term ease, they could also undermine fiscal stability if not...
WESTERN BUREAU: There were no major glitches yesterday as members of the security forces and election day workers in western Jamaica cast their ballots ahead of next Wednesday’s general election, which will see the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP...
WESTERN BUREAU: Unlike many 21-year-olds, Renaldo Messam is forging a path not often taken by Jamaican men. Thanks to the scholarship support he has received from the Howard Ward Benefit Foundation, he is now in his final year of study at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Homer Davis is warning Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters that the path to a third consecutive term in government will not be an easy one. Davis, who was addressing his party’s mass rally in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St...
WESTERN BUREAU: National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says technology is key to building safer communities, while noting that online safety is now directly tied to the country’s overall security. Chang made the pronouncement while speaking at...
WESTERN BUREAU: Professor Canute Thompson, a senior academic at The University of the West Indies, is calling for the abolition of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination, saying it is undermining student confidence and failing to reflect the...
WESTERN BUREAU: After nearly a decade of missed deadlines, the Ministry of Education has submitted its financial reports for the 2024–2025 fiscal year on time. Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the ministry, made the announcement on Thursday...
WESTERN BUREAU: Westmoreland Central is heating up with a four-way face-off set to unfold on September 3. Leading the charge with a message rather than a manifesto is Don Foote, a former attorney-at-law now at the helm of the Jamaica Abolitionist...
WESTERN BUREAU: The lush grounds of Tryall Estate will spring to life on August 24 as Jamaica Sotheby’s International Realty and The Tryall Club present the second annual 5K Eco Run —an event that blends physical fitness, environmental...
WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Rainford, general secretary of the Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP), says his party, the country’s fourth political party, will be fielding candidates in 60 of the 63 constituencies in the September 3 general election and...
WESTERN BUREAU: Director of Elections Glasspole Brown says the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is poised to launch a public education campaign to guide voters on how to properly mark ballots in line with the Representation of the People Act. “We...
WESTERN BUREAU: Linvern Wright, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), is accusing both the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) of “political myopia” in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Leader Mark Golding says should the People’s National Party (PNP) win the three parliamentary seats in Westmoreland and form the next Government of Jamaica, the parish will be rewarded with three senior positions in his...
WESTERN BUREAU: Parliamentarian Homer Davis says the opening of the new Anchovy Police Station is a defining moment for St James South, the constituency which he represents, and a symbol of national progress under the current government. Davis,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, general secretary of the People’s National Party (PNP), says that should his party form the next government, he will be pushing to introduce a mobile ambulance service to provide basic healthcare to elderly...
