WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, the member of parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, says the Government’s Restoration of Owner and Occupant Family Shelter (ROOFS) Programme is poorly conceived, logistically, as some hurricane victims are forced...
WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, says commerce, enterprise, and infrastructure expansion will be at the centre of Black River’s redevelopment and part of a broader strategy to...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Petersfield Division in Westmoreland Central will remain without elected representation for now, as Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds have forced a delay in naming a date for the by-election. Danree Delancy, chairman of the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, has revealed plans to introduce a locally produced tomato-based juice into Jamaica’s school nutrition programme, positioning it as part of a broader strategy to improve...
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is urging Jamaicans to resist any move to import bananas during the current production shortfall, warning that doing so could expose the island to a plant disease capable of wiping out the local...
WESTERN BUREAU: Donmayne Gyles, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Andrews Memorial Hospital, has donated medical supplies and computers valued at $9 million to the Hurricane Melissa-ravaged Black River Hospital on behalf of his...
WESTERN BUREAU: From the tranquil coastal town of Lucea, Hanover, to the exacting corridors of American military academies, siblings Se’rena and David Sutherland are emerging as proud standard-bearers of Jamaican excellence, shaping their journey...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James has donated J$1 million to the Montpelier-based St Mary’s Preparatory and Kindergarten School, to assist with its rebuilding, having sustained significant damage during the passage of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Moses Chybar, the president of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce, is urging the Government to strike a careful balance as it moves to impose new taxes on digital services, alcohol, cigarettes and sugary drinks to meet the demands...
WESTERN BUREAU: Seventy-three-year-old tailor Chensie Allen of Hudson Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, says the $500,000 he received under the Government’s ROOFS programme could not have come at a better time. “I really appreciate it a lot....
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has announced plans to rebuild some 500 homes damaged by Hurricane Melissa across St James, declaring that the municipality must act decisively to restore stability to hundreds of displaced families...
WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), says Jamaica’s regulated cannabis industry is gaining traction as with 196 licences issued since the framework was established, the...
WESTERN BUREAU: In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which battered western Jamaica last October, the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZ) has moved to address a bottleneck that industry leaders say has slowed post-disaster rebuilding in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of McAlpine, in Westmoreland, recently benefited from a medical outreach initiative conducted by Canadian entity Team Broken Earth, which partnered with the Westmoreland Public Health Department and the Canadian Red Cross...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has welcomed the Organica Whole Foods Store to Montego Bay, saying it is timely and aligned with the city’s growing push towards healthier lifestyles and...
WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, says Jamaica has made remarkable gains in national security in recent years, with a sharp decline in violent crime boosting confidence and...
WESTERN BUREAU: State Minister in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright, says sustained pressure from corporate Montego Bay was a critical factor in the rapid restoration of electricity and other essential services...
WESTERN BUREAU: Howard Wint, the senior director of operations in the western section of the Jamaica Customs Agency, has called for the church to pray for customs officers, particularly for integrity, wisdom and strength, as they operate under...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James, recently donated $2 million to Anchovy High School to support restoration work in the aftermath of the damage done to its two campuses during the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Curtis Yeates, the senior medical officer of health at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, has issued a public apology to patients and staff for the poor working conditions and overcrowding at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has confirmed that the long-delayed Balaclava Fire Station project is poised to enter an active phase as $27 million is earmarked in the upcoming 2026-2027 Budget to facilitate the purchase...
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says nearly 90 per cent of the town of Black River in St Elizabeth has been cleaned up in the coordinated effort to restore the town to full vibrancy, following the battering it took from...
WESTERN BUREAU: Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie will convene a high-level executive meeting this week with municipal chief executive officers, directors of planning and his ministry’s information technology...
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has given a commitment to the representatives at the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation (StEMC) that he will provide them with four containers for retrofitting to create an office that...
