WESTERN BUREAU: Family Literacy specialist Dr Hixwell Douglas is urging parents of special-needs children to educate themselves about their children’s disabilities to know how to address any related behavioural issues. “Know about your child’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association (CCDA) has revealed that, since its formation in 2014, it has been receiving an average of three reports per month of disabled persons being the victims of abuse by various persons,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Nesta Morgan, the state minister in the Ministry of Education, has said the ministry is currently discussing means to provide a remedial strategy for students who have not been able to adequately engage with the education...
WESTERN BUREAU: Rosalee Gage-Grey, the CEO of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), says children’s homes have received roughly $50 million in extra grants and additional donations from corporate Jamaica and citizens during the...
Western Bureau: Maureen Dwyer, the chief inspector at the National Education Inspectorate (NEI), says she was surprised at the call for a delay in inspecting schools during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. She was speaking during a recent Jamaica...
WESTERN BUREAU: Although Andrew East’s life was forever changed after he was shot and crippled 20 years ago, his experience as president of the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association (CCDA) since 2014 has fuelled his determination to ensure...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has dismissed concerns about the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s (CRH) capability to adequately deliver antigen testing for COVID-19 amid the facility’s ongoing restoration work, which...
WESTERN BUREAU: The annual Montego Bay Christmas Grand Market, one of the city’s stellar attractions at Christmas, will not be staged this year as the St James Municipal Corporation tries to blunt the spread of the coronavirus in the western...
WESTERN BUREAU: Westmoreland native Edward Waite, who has served Jamaica as a junior municipal corporation councillor and a youth parliamentarian, believes student leadership is key in moulding young people for similar roles as adults. “Student...
Western Bureau: The Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) is describing recent criticisms from the St James Health Department in regard to its alleged failure to address several long-standing, health-related concerns at the People’s Arcade, in Montego...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Department says the parish’s mosquito Aedes index, the indicator for the geographical spread of the dengue virus, had soared to a record 25.6 per cent at the end of October, which is a steep climb over the 13.2...
WESTERN BUREAU: With indications that the country could continue to experience adverse weather conditions for weeks to come, Montego Bay Mayor Leeroy Williams is urging Jamaicans to take the necessary preventive measures to prevent potential...
Western Bureau: DR Marcia Johnson-Campbell, St James’ medical officer of health, has said the community of Cornwall Courts, which was recently placed under a special area curfew in response to a spike in COVID-19 cases, is currently experiencing a...
WESTERN BUREAU: PASTOR WESLEY Boynes, a past president of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA), is warning that private schools must be willing to work together with each other, including sharing resources, if they are to survive the...
Western Bureau: The Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) will be launching a programme for private-school students similar to the Ministry of Education’s current One Tablet or Laptop Per Child initiative, aimed at facilitating distance...
WESTERN BUREAU: Educators across the island are growing anxious over what they say is a lack of communication by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on how it intends to administer the 2021 sittings of the regional exams in light of the COVID-...
WESTERN BUREAU: Taxi operators in the Cornwall Courts community of St James, which is under a special curfew due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, are calling for greater support in combatting the virus, including assistance for persons who have to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is urging the residents of Cornwall Courts in St James, which is under a special curfew owing to an increase in COVID-19 cases in that community, to work with the local health...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite more European countries heading into lockdown and several American states witnessing record surges in COVID-19 cases, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is projecting that Jamaica will see a 40 per cent increase in arrivals...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Cornwall College Alumni Association (CCAA) South Florida chapter is calling on individuals and organisations with the capacity to help to assist the Montego Bay-based school by providing scholarships to students. Businesswoman...
WESTERN BUREAU: The trial of four Montego Bay businessmen who are accused of being major players in a drug-smuggling and money-laundering ring between Jamaica and the United States was set for continuation in February 2021 when the men appeared in...
Western Bureau: Sunday’s launch of the philanthropic Janet Richards Foundation has provided persons who have a spirit of giving, similar to founder Janet Richards, with a gateway to healthier and happier living at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic...
WESTERN BUREAU: With Jamaica expected to face a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases in the upcoming weeks, the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) says it is doing all it can to brace itself albeit with limited numbers of personnel and bed spaces for...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Education’s upcoming ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ programme, which will see children across Jamaica receiving electronic learning devices, may not be coming quickly enough for some St James primary schools,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman Chris Dehring, the chief executive officer of ReadyTV, wants the Ministry of Education to consider the full use of digital television as a learning tool for students, based on its capacity to provide long-distance...
