Approximately 200 residents from communities in Hanover and Westmoreland were recent beneficiaries of a back-to-school empowerment and wellness fair staged by the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD).
In this its 10th year of financing tertiary students' education in western Jamaica, The Wise Women's Club of Montego Bay has launched a fundraiser, set for September, to support 10 community-college students.
There is an ongoing debate about whether size matters. Well, for the prostate, it definitely does! This male reproductive organ grows throughout life, paradoxically, much to the dismay of many a man!
Marijuana interests in western Jamaica have ratcheted up pressure on the Government to speed up ganja-law reform in order to sow the seeds of an agricultural revolution that would empower small farmers, boost the domestic economy, and generate foreign exchange through exports.
WESTERN BUREAU:A St James fruit vendor, who pleaded guilty to stealing a cellular phone, was offered bail in the sum of $50,000 when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.
WESTERN BUREAU:A St James man, who was reportedly held with stolen appliances from the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, has been remanded in police custody until September 3, when his case will be tried.
WESTERN BUREAU:Some major stakeholders in the Green Island area in Hanover are expressing grave concern about the failure of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) to repair and reopen the Green Island Branch Library to the public after the facility was closed more than three years ago.
WESTERN BUREAU:St James parish councillor Suzette Brown was on Sunday re-elected unopposed as chairman of the Montego Bay South Division, which falls within the Central St James constituency.
WESTERN BUREAU:Come Celebrate Jesus, western Jamaica's signature gospel concert, is scheduled to return to the Montego Bay Convention Centre on October 4 with performances from international gospel singer and song writer Ron Kenoly and local recording artiste and evangelist Kevin Downswell.
WESTERN BUREAU:Twelve students who excelled in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) were presented with bursaries and scholarships during the Montego Co-operative Credit Union's (MCCU) Bayley-Hay Scholarship and Awards Ceremony at the Day O' Plantation in St James last week.
WESTERN BUREAU:Grammy-Award-winning American gospel artiste Alvin Slaughter, is set to headline the Leharia Singers Ministry's annual gospel concert, Make a Joyful Noise, at the West Jamaica Seventh-day Adventist Conference Centre in Montego Bay...
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 a parent/guardian takes a child for a doctor's visit.
More than 200 students from within Montego Bay's inner-city areas benefited from the Le Antonio Foundation annual back-to-school treat and book drive, held at the organisation's Homework and Development Centre at its Barnett Lane, Montego Bay, base on Monday.
Even though a double amputee, 84-year-old Gladston Allen is as sharp as a razor, and a happy man. He might have lost his legs, but he still possesses a very firm handshake, and a remarkable sense of humour.
The Rotary clubs of Montego Bay East and Savanna-la-Mar collaborated with the United States-based Jamaica Dental Mission to provide free dental health care for residents of Kew Park in Westmoreland and Flankers and Cambridge in Montego Bay, St James, recently.
We know that our lifestyle decisions have a tremendous impact on our health and we have control over these decisions. But what about changes in atmospheric conditions, which we have very limited direct influence over, do they affect our health as well?
The case against Odamion Davis, who is charged with the 2013 shooting death of Flankers resident Oneil 'Yankee' Brown in St James, has been deferred to September 24, due to the absence of the investigating officer from court.
A Costa Rican businessman who admitted to possessing a bullet that was found in his luggage was slapped with a fine of $250,000 when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
Ashley-Ann Foster was elected People's National Party (PNP) chairman of the East Central St James constituency at the organisation's annual conference on Sunday night.
GSAT awardees over the last five years pose with their parents during the Hanover Co-operative Credit Union's Grade Six Achievement Test Scholarship Awards Ceremony at the Global Villas in Lucea, Hanover, last week Thursday.
WESTERN BUREAU:The Montego Bay Marine Park hosted the closing session for its second annual summer camp with a fun day and prize-giving ceremony at Cornwall Beach, Montego Bay, on Monday, August 4.
