Western Focus

WESTERN BUREAU:Music lovers in Montego Bay were treated to the scintillating sounds of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Jamaica at the St James Parish Church last Sunday.

WESTERN BUREAU:Phase two of the Barracks Road Primary School's apps project got under way on Monday, with the presentation of a (trailer) container from the Canada-based environmental support organisation, GreenContributor.

The Skinnz Dermatology and Wellness Centre staged its inaugural skin-care and wellness seminar at the St Paul's United Church in Montego Bay last Thursday.

The John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall, St James, will stage a weeklong celebration this week to mark its 10th year of operations.

A St James man, who reportedly used a chopper to inflict wounds to a teenager following a dispute over water, was remanded in custody following his appearance in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Mayor of Black River and chairman of the St Elizabeth Parish Council, Everton Fisher, says the Government is paying little regard to agricultural development, and the sector is treated as an option for those with minimal academic qualifications.

President of the Petersfield Association of Clubs, Westmoreland, Norma Fenton (right), shows off a $250,000 cheque donated to the organisation by Scotiabank.

WESTERN BUREAU:The St James Parish Council has threatened to take the National Water Commission (NWC) to court for what they say is the utility company's role in the destruction of a section of the King Street to Cornwall Courts main road in Montego Bay.

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WESTERN BUREAU:The Bethel Primary and Junior High School and Sandy Bay Primary School started off on a winning note as the first round of matches in the Hanover Cooperative Credit Union's (HCCU) Academic Quiz Competition got under way on Tuesday.

WESTERN BUREAU:Member of Parliament for West Central St James Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams says she is taking steps to formalise the tenure of residents occupying 99 lots at Pigott Street in Mount Salem, Montego Bay, under the Land Administration Management Programme (LAMP).

WESTERN BUREAU:A St James woman who reportedly stabbed a man to death with a fish bone in 2012 had her case set for trial on December 8, when she appeared in the St James Circuit Court on Wednesday.