Western Focus

Question: The Inter-American Development Bank-St James Parish Council's 'Montego Bay Action Plan,' will see approximately J$180 billion being spent over the next 15 years to modernise the city and make it sustainable. What are your views on it?

Corinaldi Avenue Primary School added yet another pleasing chapter to its perennial dominance of junior netball in St James last Friday when they emerged champions of the 2015 St James Netball Association/Burger King Primary Schools Under-12 Netball...

There is now a growing concern among some residents of the Accompong Town maroon village in St Elizabeth, that their traditional lifestyle and much revered culture is being undermined by outside influence, especially the so-called 'bling' culture -...

The St James Health Department has submitted a J$1-million budget to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Tourism Enhancement Fund to secure funding to bolster the parish's rodent and mosquito eradication programme.Dr Marcia Johnson-Campbell,...

It is no secret that men visit the doctor less than women. Many reasons have been put forward for this phenomenon. Let's look at some of the suggestions available. Men visit the doctor about 20-30 per cent less often than women. Well, men are more...

Like they did last, Hampden Primary and Infant School emerged as a shining example of excellence in the 2015 Trelawny Caribbean Library Quiz Competition when they once again copped the coveted title.Led by captain Brianna Foster, the Hampden team,...

Despite the efforts of disaster coordinators in western Jamaica, inadequate funding, closed shelters and a lack of equipment have left the region only 70 percent ready for the 2015 hurricane season, which officially started last week.In Westmoreland...

Do you believe the authorities are doing enough to educate andprepare residents in flood-prone communities to cope with possible flooding during the 2015 hurricane season, which officially started on June 1?John Donaldson - community involvement...

With Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister Phillip Paulwell recently stating that Jamaica plans to become a world leader in exploiting the economic value of ganja, ganja stakeholders are of the view that the government is finally seeing...

Hyacinth Jackson, businesswoman Traditional farmers are still uneasy and that is understandable, having had so many bad experiences with law enforcers in the past. It is going to be difficult for the government to win over the traditional farmers...

A significant percentage of us use a computer from time to time, some more often than others. Current trends indicate that the need for device mobility is shifting usage more and more to the use of tablets and laptops but a significant number of...