Western Bureau: The spirit of community was alive and well in Somerton, St James, on Saturday as overseas-based natives and their local counterparts joined forces in handing out thousands of dollars in scholarships, school supplies, and social...
WESTERN BUREAU: People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has restated a pledge to elevate reggae legend Bob Marley and cultural icon Miss Lou to the status of national heroes if his party forms the next Government. Speaking at the PNP’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: HAVING SERVED as a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), and an Independent representative at the municipal level, businessman Paul Patmore, who will be representing Trelawny South on the People’s National Party (PNP) ticket in the impending...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Lucien Jones, the vice-chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), wants the police to treat reckless drivers with the same urgency and seriousness as violent criminals. Speaking against the background of Sunday morning’...
Western Bureau: Buoyed by the enthusiastic crowd that greeted their all-island bus tour, which made a mid-morning stop in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St James on Saturday, the People’s National Party (PNP) has made it clear that it will be...
Persons traversing the roadway near the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday morning were greeted with an unfamiliar sight – several billboards nailed to palm trees displaying messages of “Free Gaza” and “No to...
Western Bureau: Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), has indicated that normality has been restored at the Cornwall Regional, Falmouth and Savanna-la-Mar hospitals, following two days of protest...
Western Bureau: Two days after St Catherine South Western Member of Parliament Everald Warmington fired off expletives on stage at a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) event in Westmoreland, for which he has since apologised, Prime Minister Dr Andrew...
Western Bureau: Controversial South West St Catherine Member of Parliament (MP) Everald Warmington has apologised and withdrawn a statement in which he used an expletive on a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) platform in Westmoreland on Sunday night....
Western Bureau: Dr Dayton Campbell, the People’s National Party (PNP) general secretary, says his party wants to form the next Government of Jamaica because it wants to fix the country’s infrastructure so that the people can enjoy a better...
WESTERN BUREAU: Gavin Myers, a businessman from Darliston, Westmoreland, who was abducted early Tuesday morning by heavily armed men, has reportedly been released and is now reunited with his family. Sources indicate that a ransom was paid to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Opal Greenfield was filled with disbelief and sorrow on Tuesday as she faced the painful reality that her 11-year-old son, Desroy Smith Jr, remained missing. He had been swept away by floodwaters on Monday afternoon, and efforts to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prominent ganja advocate Ras Iyah V is calling on the Government to take urgent steps to ensure that police officers and judges fully respect and enforce the legal rights of Rastafarians to use ganja for sacramental purposes. His...
WESTERN BUREAU: While the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is celebrating a marked decline in major crimes across all divisions since the start of the year, the Westmoreland Division has even greater reason to celebrate recording the most...
Western Bureau: With St James now experiencing a dramatic decline in serious crimes, Montego Bay’s deputy mayor, Councillor Dwight Crawford, last week heaped praise on to the police for their success in blunting the runaway lawlessness which has...
Western Bureau: Three persons were arrested and over J$28 million in local and foreign currencies seized during a series of targeted police operations in Montego Bay, St James, between last Thursday and Saturday, during which several high-end...
WESTERN BUREAU: If you find yourself on the streets of Montego Bay, St James, between 4:30 and 6:30 a.m., chances are you’ll spot one familiar face – Hyacinth Carey, better known as ‘Dawn’ or affectionately as ‘Ma Barka’. As a public-cleansing...
WESTERN BUREAU: In an appeal to supporters of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) who may be growing disillusioned due to delayed improvements in their communities, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has turned to biblical references to reinforce...
WESTERN BUREAU The countdown to the 32nd staging of Jamaica’s premier music festival, Reggae Sumfest 2025, got going on Wednesday night with an official media launch party at Iberostar Rose Hall in Montego Bay, St James. In speaking about the...
WESTERn BUREAU: Opposition Spokesman on Citizen Security Senator Peter Bunting has praised Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake for his handling of promotions since taking charge of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Speaking on Tuesday’s opening...
Western Bureau: While lacking the intensity of former years, Labour Day 2025 nonetheless saw several projects being undertaken across western Jamaica as political leaders, business entities and community leaders spearheaded several projects along...
Western Bureau: A 38-year-old cosmetologist was shot and killed early Thursday night and her children’s father, a policeman, left nursing a bullet wound following a violent altercation at the lawman’s home at Maize Muir Housing Scheme in Little...
WESTERN BUREAU: St James Central Member of Parliament Heroy Clarke has expressed strong disappointment over the suspension of classes at Green Pond High School on Thursday, citing poor management as the root cause of the issue. A disruption in the...
Western Bureau: The much-anticipated closing arguments by the defence in the trial over the beating death of Mario Deane did not start yesterday, as one member of the seven-member jury was unavailable to attend due to illness, forcing the presiding...
WESTERN BUREAU: The attorneys representing the three police personnel who are criminally charged in connection with the beating death of Mario Deane will get a final chance to convince the jury of their clients’ innocence when they commence their...
