WESTERN BUREAU: THE HIGHLY anticipated drug trial of four employees of the Sangster International Airport, who allegedly attempted to smuggle 11.4 kilogrammes of cocaine onto a flight destined for Canada last October, was on Tuesday pushed back...
WESTERN BUREAU: Local COVID-19 researcher Dr Christopher Ogunsalu, a lecturer in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at The University of the West Indies (UWI), believes that scientists should have referred to previously published medical information...
WESTERN BUREAU: As a struggling single mother caring for her nine-year-old son Elijah Street, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, Kameale Ellis is anxious to do her best to ensure her child’s well-being, having had to give up several...
WESTERN BUREAU: GOVERNOR GENERAL Sir Patrick Allen believes that in light of Jamaica’s growing number of digital platform users, Jamaican young people must take full advantage of the current opportunities for technological and digital advancement...
WESTERN BUREAU: Oral Johnson, the businessman who was arrested in April after reportedly being held with over 19 pounds of cocaine in Coral Gardens, St James, is to return to the St James Parish Court on November 1 after his highly anticipated...
WESTERN BUREAU: NINE BUSINESSES were hit with a total of $180,000 in fines on Wednesday, when their representatives appeared before the St James Parish Court for breaches of the ban against plastic bags and plastic drinking straws. The St James-...
WESTERN BUREAU: United States-based carrier Frontier Airlines has announced the opening of three new destinations for visitors travelling through Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, increasing the airline’s current routes to...
WESTERN BUREAU: DR XAUNDRE Mohansingh, a general practitioner assigned to the St James-based Cornwall Regional Hospital, is rubbishing the popular idea of having an ‘alkaline body’ as a means of fighting and resisting cancer, saying that such an...
WESTERN BUREAU: AS JAMAICANS begin to observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month, one general practitioner is warning that obesity can put women at risk for increased production of oestrogen, which can be a significant factor in developing breast...
WESTERN BUREAU: DR DEAN Wong, a urologist based at the Hospiten medical facility in St James, is dismissing suggestions to screen men under age 40 for prostate cancer as impractical, as such tests would require specific genetic guidelines and...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Heart Smart Centre in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday, September 29 provided heart disease screening for residents, including free electrocardiogram tests for the first 20 registered patients, as part of its observance of the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says his ministry will have to employ fresh approaches to spreading awareness about prostate cancer, including engaging women to persuade men to get screened. Tufton was speaking on...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE NATIONAL Works Agency (NWA) is monitoring the impact of heavy rainfall on drainage systems and roadways in western Jamaica, where some landslides have been reported as the island continues to be impacted by the outer bands of...
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA TEACHERS’ Association (JTA) president, La Sonja Harrison, is supporting calls for Jamaican Creole to be accepted as the nation’s official language, suggesting that English should be taught as a second language in schools....
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA’S TRANSPORTATION sector received an upgrade following last Thursday’s launch of the new DoGetGo app, which will allow users ease in securing transport services in western Jamaica and, over time, potentially across the rest...
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH APPROXIMATELY 337 persons having lost their lives in road accidents up to September 21 this year, Transport and Mining Minister Audley Shaw has issued a fresh plea for road users to be responsible and obey the law – whether as...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison on Wednesday said that three weeks into the new school year, educators were doing their best to cope with staff, furniture, and textbook shortages. Addressing Wednesday...
WESTERN BUREAU: ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER of Police Clifford Chambers, head of western Jamaica’s Area One Police Division, says that he is currently unable to verify claims made in a recent report by the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) that...
WESTERN BUREAU: Nutritionist Dr Rosalee Brown, who operates in the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), is suggesting that men consider adopting a plant-based diet, especially for those who are genetically predisposed, to reduce the likelihood...
WESTERN BUREAU: A Westmoreland-based general surgeon is lamenting that the high number of trauma cases – especially victims of crime and accidents – at the Savanna-la-Mar Public Hospital in Westmoreland is affecting the facility’s ability to treat...
WESTERN BUREAU: The long-standing issue of backlogged elective surgeries in western Jamaica is expected to ease significantly following a contract-signing ceremony between the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) and four private medical...
WESTERN BUREAU: Relatives of six-year-old Jevanie Kidd, the child who died recently after being swept away by floodwaters in Catadupa, St James, are calling on the Ministry of Education to make it mandatory for primary schools to have a ‘sign in/...
WESTERN BUREAU: Councillors at Thursday’s meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation’s (SJMC) monthly meeting took the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to task, accusing the light and power of poor customer service management and a general...
WESTERN BUREAU: Some students of the 8Godfrey Stewart High School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, were barred from entering the compound yesterday as administrators reportedly accused them of violating the dress code. The situation infuriated some...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Tanique Bailey-Small, the medical officer of health (MOH) for St James, says based on investigations conducted by the St James Health Department, there is no need to fear that the parish’s latest confirmed monkeypox patient may...
