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Published:Saturday | October 11, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Members of the Negril Resort Board have taken the National Works Agency (NWA) to task over what they said was the shabby state of phase one of the newly built shared-use pathway for pedestrian and bicycle traffic in the resort town.

Published:Saturday | October 11, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Kiwanians have been charged to rally together to rid Jamaica and the rest of the world of maternal and neonatal tetanus, which killed nearly 60,000 newborns globally in 2010 alone.

Published:Saturday | October 11, 2014 | 12:00 AM

INSTRUMENTS OF OFFICE: Lieutenant governor of the Kiwanis Club Division 25, Eastern Canada and the Caribbean, Lisa Golding, presents the instruments of office (gavel and bell) to newly installed presidents Natawah Dixon of the Kiwanis Club of New Falmouth and Anthony Cameron of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Freeport. The installation was held last Sunday at the Grandiosa Hotel, Montego Bay.

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:The Railway Gardens Basic School, located in the heart of the city of Montego Bay, was presented with approximately $70,000 worth of school supplies on Tuesday, courtesy of the Le Antonio Foundation.

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Why is the doc's handwriting so poor? The question has been asked many times by many persons with various (almost) 'conspiracy theories' as to why it is that way.

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:A St James man who allegedly threw stones at his neighbour and then attacked him with a knife, in July, was offered bail when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Ten of 26 chefs who competed in the CB Pan Chicken Cook-off western Jamaica eliminations at Montego Bay's Dump Up Beach, last week Saturday, were awarded places in the national finals to be contested on Saturday, November 27 at the Kingston Waterfront.

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:A Westmoreland couple who reportedly conned two bus drivers out of J$2 million, last year, had their case deferred to October 13, following their appearance in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Published:Tuesday | September 30, 2014 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

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Published:Wednesday | October 1, 2014 | 12:00 AMKarrie Williams

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Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Residents of Coral Gardens in St James say their community has been plagued with squatters who have moved into vacant houses, where they resided for almost a decade without basic utilities or access to proper sanitary facilities.

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Close to 600 men from St James and neighbouring parishes came out for prostate screening at the third annual Prostate Cancer Screening Day, held by the Rotary Club of Montego Bay East at the Montego Bay Civic Centre last Monday.

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

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Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Minister of Labour and Social Security Derrick Kellier has urged the nation to take greater interest in and do more to protect the country's senior citizens from societal ills, which afflict them in their twilight years.

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:The Burchell Baptist Church in Montego Bay was the scene of an inaugural scholarship awards ceremony, attended and financed by the great-great-great-grandson of church founder Thomas Burchell, Ray Matteson, as part of its 190th anniversary celebration service on Sunday.

Published:Wednesday | October 1, 2014 | 12:00 AMKarrie Williams

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Published:Saturday | September 27, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Probably all of us have had fever at some point or another. It is especially common in children and is one of the most common reasons why a parent or guardian carries a child for a doctor's visit.

Published:Saturday | September 27, 2014 | 12:00 AM

A group of western Jamaica-based doctors, led by heart specialist Dr Claudine Lewis, will offer free ECGs and full cholesterol profiles to Montegonians on World Heart Day, Monday, September 29.

Published:Saturday | September 27, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The case against three St James men, who are charged in connection with the theft of a woman's cell phone in May, was set for trial on October 21 when they appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Published:Saturday | September 27, 2014 | 12:00 AM

A St James man, who was arrested after material connected to the illicit lottery scam was reportedly found at his house last year, had his bail extended to October 8 when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Published:Saturday | September 27, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Some community leaders in sections of the North West St James constituency are claiming their political representatives have been virtually absent and are calling on them to make their presence felt.

Published:Saturday | September 27, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Beaches Negril team members and other well-wishers, headed by General Manager Adrian Whitehead (fifth from right), were out in their numbers to support Shadeky Mitchell (7th from right) as she vied for best female model at the recently held Sandals Resorts' ENCORE Grand Finals at Sandals Whitehouse.

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