WESTERN BUREAU: Music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson and his co-defendant Tajay Clarke, who are charged with a triple murder committed in Rose Heights, St James, on May 25, 2022, will learn on March 4 if the St James Circuit Court will allow...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), says the disruption caused by a sick-out by medical consultants over retroactive salary payments on Monday – and which could continue today – is...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Circuit Court is expected to hear today whether a prosecution witness in the case of popular music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson and his co-accused, Tajay Clarke, who are charged with three counts of murder, will...
WESTERN BUREAU: Ezekiel Clarke, the pastor of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Praise Temple in Falmouth, Trelawny, believes that Jamaica has taken its various blessings and advantages for granted and needs to return to godly principles in order...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is expressing confidence that, with the newly opened catheterisation laboratory for heart-related medical procedures at the Hospiten health facility, St James has now broadened its capacity to meet...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has declared that Jamaica’s healthcare system is now stronger than it was five years ago, thanks to local and international partnerships. Speaking at the official opening of a new...
WESTERN BUREAU: Sabrina Marshall expressed disappointment after Thursday’s sentencing of Delroy Rodney, the Westmoreland cabbie who pleaded guilty to causing the deaths of her mother and four other passengers in a 2023 traffic crash. Rodney was...
WESTERN BUREAU: Four longtime employees of the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) were recently honoured at the parish level for their unwavering commitment and over 25 years of service. This recognition comes just three months after they...
WESTERN BUREAU: Morland Wilson, the member of parliament (MP) for Westmoreland Western, is hitting back at criticisms by People’s National Party’s (PNP) officials of the Government’s proposal to build the Negril International Airport – a project...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mickel Jackson, the director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), is hoping that the Westmoreland police will be able to empanel a jury for the trial of the three police officers charged in connection with the death of Mario Deane,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Edward Muir, the regional operations manager for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Western Parks and Markets Waste Management Limited, is offering assurances that security protocols at St James’ Retirement...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite no recorded cases of yellow fever in Jamaica, St James’ Medical Officer of Health, Dr Tanique Bailey-Small, has emphasised the importance of screening at ports of entry to prevent a potential outbreak. Speaking at Thursday’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Services says it will investigate claims that meat dumped at the Retirement landfill, after being deemed unfit for human consumption, is making its way back into the market. During yesterday’s sitting of the St...
WESTERN BUREAU: A St James judge has ordered the prosecution in the case of Simoes Ellis and Kevina Atkins, the two defendants in the ongoing $17-million HEART/NSTA Trust fraud case, to ensure that the case-file can avoid going into backlog....
WESTERN BUREAU: Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis says the proposed implementation of processing software to streamline accounting and recordkeeping at the nation’s municipal corporations will not be effective if the underlying issues currently...
WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Eron Samuels, the police commander for St James, says that while plans are afoot to upgrade the security technology in the parish by next year, he still wants vendors in Montego Bay to better manage their waste...
WESTERN BUREAU: A prosecution witness from the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) testified on Friday that several children who were removed from the controversial Qahal Yahweh religious compound on June 7, 2023, including some...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kay-Ann Anderson, the British national who was caught trying to smuggle over one kilogramme of cocaine out of the island, via the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St James, escaped jail time, but was fined $3 million...
WESTERN BUREAU: Amid public concerns that high-profile defendants, including individuals accused of murder, are being granted bail, legal experts stress that all accused persons have the right to be considered for bail while awaiting trial....
WESTERN BUREAU: Lico ‘Nico’ Maxwell, who was St James’ most wanted man when he arrested for several offences in October 2024, was remanded in custody when he appeared in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday. Maxwell, a farmer from Flamstead...
WESTERN BUREAU: The trial of Brandi James, a British national who was reportedly caught with 16 pounds of cocaine at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on August 6, 2024, has been postponed to March 20 due to the late submission of...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Circuit Court yesterday halted the case against Rushawn Patterson, the man accused of the October 2022 murder of social media influencer Aneka ‘Slickianna’ Townsend, until October 15 to allow him time to recover from...
WESTERN BUREAU: Fidel Ferguson, one of the five inmates who escaped from police custody on December 14, 2024, and who was recaptured the following day, will know his fate when he returns to the St James Parish Court for sentencing in that matter on...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Patrick Anglin, the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) data-protection officer, is calling for data-protection policies to be implemented in Jamaica’s education system in order to streamline the use and security of sensitive...
WESTERN BUREAU: For most people, travelling through the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James, is usually a seamless experience, which is not by choice but due to high-quality service provided by employees like Akeem Rhoden...
