WESTERN BUREAU:Elaine Foster-Allen, former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, wants teachers to utilise the latest available resources to educate their students, while opening their own minds to new teaching and learning techniques."...
WESTERN BUREAU:Shamere McKenzie, an ambassador for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), who is also a survivor of human trafficking, earlier this week announced that she plans to start a scholarship to assist other...
WESTERN BUREAU:Andre Davis, an associate counselling psychologist at the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston, has suggested that the resocialisation of victims of human trafficking is sometimes made difficult because of the bond they develop with their...
WESTERN BUREAU:Mayor of Montego Bay Homer Davis has called for Jamaica's mayors and municipal corporations to be given greater power to take action against state agencies that fail to perform their duties at the parish level.Davis made the call...
WESTERN BUREAU:The St James Circuit Court has issued an order for the outstanding psychiatric report in the case of Marvin Orr and Adrian Morgan, the inmates charged with murder in relation to the 2014 death of Mario Deane, to be made ready by...
WESTERN BUREAU:Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling on Jamaica's municipal corporations to put more focus on training first responders to deal with natural disasters at the community level.Holness, who was giving the keynote address on Monday's...
WESTERN BUREAU:Amid recent reports of children falling victim to crime and violence in western Jamaica, Dr Michelle Pinnock, the regional director of the Ministry of Education's Region Four, is calling on parents to be vigilant in protecting their...
WESTERN BUREAU:Montego Bay Christian Academy in St James is in a celebratory mood following the final sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) as several of its students have emerged with averages in the high 90s.Two of those students, 11-...
WESTERN BUREAU:Harrison Preparatory School in Montego Bay, St James, has good reason to celebrate its participation in the final sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) - Jessica Brown and Mario Allen.Jessica and Mario, who currently serve...
WESTERN BUREAU:In response to recent security concerns at hospitals in western Jamaica, Errol Greene, the regional director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), said his administration is prioritising the safety of patients and staff at...
WESTERN BUREAU:Dr Adrian Stokes, president of Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance, has endorsed the establishment of an independent fiscal council (IFC) to strengthen Jamaica's fiscal responsibility framework, while at the same time offering...
WESTERN BUREAU:Male recipients dominated yesterday's annual Governor General Achievement Awards Ceremony for the county of Cornwall, walking away with eight of the 13 awards presented at the Melia Braco Village in Rio Bueno, Trelawny.The eight men...
WESTERN BUREAU:While she has been working diligently without any expectations of rewards, no one can seriously question the fact that Janet Richards, who has been a stalwart in community service in western Jamaica, is most deserving of the Prime...
WESTERN BUREAU:Paula Llewellyn, Jamaica's director of public prosecutions, believes that strong and effective leadership is needed if the police is to successfully investigate and prosecute gang-related cases, leaving no room for weakness."As far as...
WESTERN BUREAU:Selvin Hay, who serves as a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) in charge of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) crime and security portfolio, has said that based on factors such as geographical location and the presence of 145...
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has said that crime and security concerns were hurting the Caribbean's potential to generate greater returns from its tourism product, as based on studies, the region could have earned US$13 billion more than the US$...
Reverend Aston Carlyle, pastor of the Kingston-based Webster Memorial United Church, says church members must be willing to get proactive and do away with the "see no evil" mentality in order to promote peace at the community level.Carlyle made the...
WESTERN BUREAU:Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says that he is planning to table a motion in Parliament for the ongoing restoration work at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, to be documented for historical purposes...
WESTERN BUREAU:Montego Bay Mayor Homer Davis says choked-up sinkholes in proximity to Cornwall College played a major role in the flooding that impacted the western city last Friday, and he wants the matter to be addressed to prevent a recurrence."...
WESTERN BUREAU:Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has cautioned against spreading undue panic about the state of affairs at the problem-plagued Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay as this could cause persons in need of urgent medical...
WESTERN BUREAU:Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the physical appearance of medical facilities must play a role in the care and wellness of patients, and, as a consequence, he wants the maintenance of facilities such as the Cornwall...
WESTERN BUREAU:The three policemen, who are charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of Kamoza Clarke - a mentally challenged Trelawny resident - had their bail extended until June 1 when they appeared in the Trelawny Circuit Court...
WESTERN BUREAU:Dr Ken-Garfield Douglas, the regional director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), has dismissed concerns that the boiler and chimney at the problem-plagued Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) could spread contaminants to...
WESTERN BUREAU:Pastor Glen Samuels, president of the West Jamaica Conference (WJC) of Seventh-day Adventists, wants the ongoing state of public emergency in St James to be extended to the neighbouring parish of Westmoreland.According to the pastor,...
WESTERN BUREAU:Several ministers of religion, who were in attendance for the media launch of the Supernatural Encounter religious campaign's inaugural staging in Jamaica, have declared that, contrary to some beliefs, the Church is playing an active...
