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Published:Saturday | April 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

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Published:Saturday | April 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Westmoreland is yet to garner enough funds to prepare and complete a Local Sustainable Development Plan in keeping with a pledge made at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, in 1992.

Published:Saturday | April 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:While the relationship between the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC), the Chinese owners of the Frome Sugar Factory, and cane suppliers in Westmoreland remains tumultuous at best, stakeholders in the parish say divesting the historic factory was a good thing.

Published:Saturday | April 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:If you think dancehall deejay LA Lewis' flamboyance was enough, wait until you meet Savanna-la-Mar's Ted 'Mr Universe' Brown.

Published:Saturday | April 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:A St James man, who tried to travel to Germany on a fake British passport, was slapped with an $80,000 fine when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Published:Saturday | April 5, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:The preliminary enquiry into the 2012 murder of Salt Spring, St James, resident Rodell Hall failed to get off the ground due to the absence of a number of witnesses from the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:A Hanover man who reportedly punched a woman in the face during an argument last October was offered bail in the sum of $100,000 when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:A Westmoreland couple who reportedly conned two bus drivers of $2 million last August had their case deferred to April 8 when they appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Regional Operations Manager of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Eifert Daley, is calling on residents of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, to practise better garbage-disposal habits, claiming they have been putting too much pressure on the NSWMA's resources.

Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Residents of Bunker's Hill in Trelawny are expressing dissatisfaction over the poor state of roads in their communities and what they say is the failure of the member of parliament, Patrick Atkinson, to address the issue.

Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:East Central St James Member of Parliament Edmund Bartlett has called on the Ministry of Water, Land, and Housing to provide an adequate water supply for sections of his constituency, which, he says, have been deliberately neglected.

Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:The Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall was buzzing with activities on Wednesday during the first staging of the Montego Bay Agro-Tourism Farmers' Market Initiative, designed to garner new markets for local farmers and other entrepreneurs.

Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

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Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has called on the Hanover Parish Council to assist it in preventing the manifestation of illegal mini-dumps in the parish.

Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

We all need food, and some of us need medication.

Published:Saturday | March 29, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Montego Bay deejay Ryme Minista says his fans can expect him to ignite the Mandela Green Entertainment Centre in Green Island, Hanover, when he performs tonight at the Rock Top reggae band's album launch.

Published:Saturday | March 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Sixteen-year-old Sakaye Brooks walked away with the title of Miss Green Island High School 2014 at the pageant's coronation show last Saturday night.

Published:Saturday | March 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

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Published:Saturday | March 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:In a bid to curtail the reproduction of lionfish in Montego Bay's Coastal zones, the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust (MBMPT) has launched an initiative dubbed 'Seafood Nights' in collaboration with The Pork Pit eatery located on Gloucester Avenue.

Published:Saturday | March 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:The Hanover Pre and Preparatory School celebrated Girls and Fathers' Day under the theme, 'Girls on a Mission, Striving for Excellence' at the school's premises in Lucea recently.

Published:Saturday | March 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:More than 50 students and teachers from schools in Hanover and Westmoreland participated in the Island Routes Caribbean Adventures (IRCA) inaugural educational catamaran excursion on Monday in Negril.

Published:Saturday | March 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:A St James man who reportedly stabbed a man to death in Lilliput was offered bail in the sum of $450,000 when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Published:Saturday | March 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Montego Bay-based eco-tourism attraction Ahhh ... Ras Natango Gallery and Garden participated in the recent Cruise Shipping Miami exhibition and conference in Florida, USA.

Published:Saturday | March 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Two St James men who were arrested in 2010 in connection with a drug-smuggling operation between Jamaica and Canada were given a new trial date when they appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Published:Saturday | March 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Doctors are still among the most trusted professionals in our society.

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