WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Circuit Court has granted an application for two prosecution witnesses to give evidence via the online platform in the triple murder case against music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson and Tajay Clarke, who are...
WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kevin Francis, whose absence derailed Monday’s scheduled sitting in the trial of the three police personnel charged in the Mario Deane beating death case, was back on the stand today but it was...
WESTERN BUREAU: The third day of the trial of the three police officers charged in connection with the 2014 beating death of Mario Deane was adjourned after five minutes as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kevin Francis, who was slated to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson and his co-accused, Tajay Clarke, who are charged with a triple murder committed in Rose Heights, St James, in 2022, will learn next Tuesday if an overseas prosecution witness will be...
WESTERN BUREAU: With the empanelling of a jury for the trial of the three police officers implicated in the death of Mario Deane finally taking place, human-rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is calling for an examination of the circumstances...
WESTERN BUREAU: Yesterday’s much-anticipated start of the trial of three police officers, who are facing a range of charges in connection with the 2014 beating death of Mario Deane, did not get under way as one of the seven jurors empanelled on...
Western Bureau: After more than a decade of frustration as she waited with trepidation for the start of the trial of the three police officers implicated in the beating death of her son, Mario Deane’s mother, Mercia Fraser, says she is finally...
WESTERN BUREAU: Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn says her office would have no grounds to appeal the suspended sentence handed down to Delroy Rodney, whose dangerous driving caused the deaths of five persons in 2023. Rodney,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Students of the Chetwood Memorial Primary School, in Montego Bay, St James got a special hands-on agricultural experience yesterday when they created their very own school garden under the school’s Quality Educator Circle (QEC) 29-...
WESTERN BUREAU: No sooner had Joy Smith heard that the man accused of killing her daughter had met his demise in an alleged police confrontation on Tuesday than she and close relatives and friends made their way to Dovecot Cemetery to celebrate the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson and his co-defendant Tajay Clarke, who are charged with a triple murder committed in Rose Heights, St James, on May 25, 2022, will learn on March 4 if the St James Circuit Court will allow...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), says the disruption caused by a sick-out by medical consultants over retroactive salary payments on Monday – and which could continue today – is...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Circuit Court is expected to hear today whether a prosecution witness in the case of popular music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson and his co-accused, Tajay Clarke, who are charged with three counts of murder, will...
WESTERN BUREAU: Ezekiel Clarke, the pastor of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Praise Temple in Falmouth, Trelawny, believes that Jamaica has taken its various blessings and advantages for granted and needs to return to godly principles in order...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is expressing confidence that, with the newly opened catheterisation laboratory for heart-related medical procedures at the Hospiten health facility, St James has now broadened its capacity to meet...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has declared that Jamaica’s healthcare system is now stronger than it was five years ago, thanks to local and international partnerships. Speaking at the official opening of a new...
WESTERN BUREAU: Sabrina Marshall expressed disappointment after Thursday’s sentencing of Delroy Rodney, the Westmoreland cabbie who pleaded guilty to causing the deaths of her mother and four other passengers in a 2023 traffic crash. Rodney was...
WESTERN BUREAU: Four longtime employees of the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) were recently honoured at the parish level for their unwavering commitment and over 25 years of service. This recognition comes just three months after they...
WESTERN BUREAU: Morland Wilson, the member of parliament (MP) for Westmoreland Western, is hitting back at criticisms by People’s National Party’s (PNP) officials of the Government’s proposal to build the Negril International Airport – a project...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mickel Jackson, the director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), is hoping that the Westmoreland police will be able to empanel a jury for the trial of the three police officers charged in connection with the death of Mario Deane,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Edward Muir, the regional operations manager for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Western Parks and Markets Waste Management Limited, is offering assurances that security protocols at St James’ Retirement...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite no recorded cases of yellow fever in Jamaica, St James’ Medical Officer of Health, Dr Tanique Bailey-Small, has emphasised the importance of screening at ports of entry to prevent a potential outbreak. Speaking at Thursday’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Services says it will investigate claims that meat dumped at the Retirement landfill, after being deemed unfit for human consumption, is making its way back into the market. During yesterday’s sitting of the St...
WESTERN BUREAU: A St James judge has ordered the prosecution in the case of Simoes Ellis and Kevina Atkins, the two defendants in the ongoing $17-million HEART/NSTA Trust fraud case, to ensure that the case-file can avoid going into backlog....
WESTERN BUREAU: Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis says the proposed implementation of processing software to streamline accounting and recordkeeping at the nation’s municipal corporations will not be effective if the underlying issues currently...
